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Coop the Great
Nominated for the MYRCA Sundog Award Selected for Best Books for Children and Teens 2019 Coop is an aging, cynical, down-and-out dachshund who faces the ultimate test when his new owner, Mike, and Mike's grandchildren, Zach and Emma, run into trouble. Mike rescued him, but does Coop have what it takes to do the same? Drawing strength from the stories about great dogs that Mike shares with him, Coop charts a dangerous journey to save his new family. "Sensitively examines the impact domestic abuse has on all members of the family as well as the damaging psychological effects repeated failed adoptions have on rescue animals. Tears are likely to be shed reading this book due to the author's deft...
Life or Death
More than 30 riveting - and true! - survival stories from Larry Verstraete, the master of adventure non-fiction. A slave in mid-1800s North Carolina squeezes into a 2' x 3' box and has friends mail him to Philadelphia . . . and freedom. A doctor injects 8000 Polish Jews with a substance that makes it appear they have typhus, getting them sent into quarantine instead of to death camps. Apollo 13 astronauts use duct tape, a hose, and other spare parts to fix failed machinery and bring their spacecraft safely home. Following the popularity of the award-winning At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times, winner of the Silver Birch Award for nonfiction, this new collection from Larry Verstraete features over 30 incredible true stories of survivors who found creative ways to beat impossible odds.
Accidental Discoveries
Accidental Discoveries - a man inhales laughing gas...and feels no pain in his leg - a blast of water in a bathroom leads to a billion dollar invention - a scientist dreams the answer to the question that had him stumped - a spill creates an explosive even more powerful than dynamite Some discoveries come about by logic and reasoning. Others happen because of blunders, fumbles and freaky circumstances - in short, by accident. Over 80 stories about the stumbles, goofs, and strange twists that have resulted in amazing breakthroughs from laughing gas to dynamite.
Extreme Science
Sometimes scientists have to put everything onthe line to promote and test their ideas. ExtremeScience tells the stories of scientists like GiordanoBruno, who was executed in the 17th century forwriting that there might be life on planets other thanearth. Or Alfred Nobel, who risked his life and thelife of others by conducting dangerous experimentswith nitroglycerine to find a stable explosive.Extreme Science takes readers to the cutting edge ofdiscovery. From death-defying tornado chasers to aman who fell through the sky so fast that his bodybroke the sound barrier, these true stories will keepreaders on the edge of their seats! Includes sidebarsfeaturing additional extreme facts.
Reading and Responding
Introduce students to literary texts to help them become active and enthusiastic readers! This practical resource provides experienced and novice teachers with a variety of literature that can be implemented into the elementary classroom. Background information and fiction book recommendations are provided for key topics. From alphabet books to poetry, chapter books to read-alouds, this teacher-friendly resource is a must-have!
Developing Fluent Readers
Viewing fluency as a bridge between foundational skills and open-ended learning, this book guides teachers through effective instruction and assessment of fluent reading skills in the primary grades. Fluency?s relationship to phonological awareness, phonics, and print concepts is explained, and practical methods are shared for integrating fluency instruction in a literacy curriculum grounded in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Classroom examples, weekly lesson plans, and extensive lists of recommended texts add to the book?s utility for teachers.
Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers
In Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers, science educators Jessica Fries-Gaither and Terry Shiverdecker help teachers blend literacy into elementary science instruction. This unique book will show teachers how to teach science using a variety of nonfiction text sets (such as field guides, reference books, and narrative expository texts) and replace individual lessons with a learning-cycle format (including hands-on investigations, readings, directed discussion, and problem solving). Research-based and teacher-friendly, Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers shows how inquiry can engage your students in reading nonfiction texts, discussing important science concepts, and writing to both d...
COOP the Great
Coop for Keeps is a story about trust and belonging told through the viewpoint of Coop, an old dachshund. After the death of his former companion, Mike, Coop is adopted by Mike's daughter, Jess, and her children, Zach and Emma. Coop feels like a misfit and an outsider in the family, especially when it comes to getting along with 14-year-old Zach, who is having adjustment issues of his own. When visitors arrive at Jess's newly opened guest house, conditions worsen. The situation sours even more when 5 crows arrive to compete for Zach's attention, and bully brothers, Dylan and Donnie, along with their mean dog Biggie, harass and threaten Zach and Coop, resulting in Lucinda, the family's pet cat, running away. Can Coop and Zach work together to find Lucinda, settle matters with the bullies, and establish a friendship of their own?
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