Maryland Adventure


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Leonard Calvert and the Maryland Adventure


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Leonard Calvert was a quiet boy who grew up in England. When he was grown, Leonard went to Newfoundland with his father, George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, and fought French privateers. When his father died, Cecil became the second Lord Baltimore, and led the first colonists to settle in Maryland. Leonard was just twenty-seven-years old when he became Maryland's first governor. He faced fierce Indians, unfriendly Virginia fur traders, and plundering pirates who wanted to chase him out of Maryland and take the colony away from the Calverts. Middle grades-ages 10-13.




Maryland Adventure, the Student Guide


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The Maryland Adventure Student Guide accompanies the student edition and is aligned with the Maryland Voluntary State Curriculum standards for social studies. The Student Guide provides activators that kick-start every lesson by allowing students to access prior knowledge and make predictions. Graphic organizers, reading strategies, vocabulary activities, and social studies skill pages are also included. One Student Guide is free with every purchase of 25 or more student editions. Please call 1-800-748-5439 ext. 175 for more information.




Perry's Baltimore Adventure


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Scarlett and Beauregard, pergrine falcons living on the ledge of a Baltimore skyscraper, hatch four chicks. One of the chicks --Perry-- is especially eager to grow up so he can fly from the nest and explore the world around him. Beauregard promises to take Perry on a tour of the city when he is old enough. That day finally comes, and the two birds fly off on their adventure. Perry has a wonderful time seeing Baltimore's sights and learning about the famous and not-so-famous who lived in "Charm City."




Maryland Adventure, the Teacher Guide


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The Maryland Adventure Teacher Guide supplements the Wraparound Teacher's Edition and is aligned with the Maryland Voluntary State Curriculum standards for social studies. The Teacher Guide provides student chapter worksheets, four assessment options, answers and rubrics, and blackline maps and graphic organizers. One Teacher Guide is free with every purchase of 25 or more student editions. Please call 1-800-748-5439 ext. 175 for more information.




Pirates of Maryland


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High adventure, dastardly deeds, and newly uncovered lore.




Libby’s Great Adventures


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Libby is a Cavalier King Charles spaniel who loves to travel with her best human buddy, Pat. In Libby’s Great Adventures, Pat helps Libby tell the story of Libby’s adventures as they visit many national monuments in Washington, DC; quaint historic towns in Maryland and national parks. Along the way, Libby presents her point of view and shares interesting historical facts about each place. Even better, there are photos of Libby as she visits each site, becoming a friend to everyone she meets with her positive attitude. She offers an important lesson about the excitement of sharing adventures with a friend and provides helpful information for anyone who wants to get to know the landmarks of the nation’s capital. Inspiring and informative, this book describes the adventures of a Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Libby as she visits famous landmarks around Washington, DC and Maryland.




The Maryland Adventure Program Kit


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The Maryland Adventure Program Kit includes one Student Edition, one Teacher Edition, one Teacher Guide, one Student Guide, one ELL/Modified Chapter Guide, one Digital Resource CD, one audio book, and a one-user subscription to Experience State History.com.




Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes


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‘Enthusiastic, pleasingly madcap’ Geographical Adventure – something that’s new and exhilarating, outside your comfort zone. Adventures change you and how you see the world, and all you need is an open mind, bags of enthusiasm and boundless curiosity. Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet.




Weird Maryland


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GET WEIRD! “Best Travel Series of The Year 2006”—Booklist What’s weird around here? Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman asked themselves this question for years. And it’s precisely this offbeat sense of curiosity that led the duo to create Weird N.J. and the successful series that followed. The NOT shockingly result? EveryWeirdbook has become a best seller in its region! ((Series Sales Points)) This best-selling series has sold more than one million copies…and counting Thirty volumes of the Weird series have been published to great success since Weird New Jersey's 2003 debut