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Redwoods

sarah — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:42:10 +0000

A ordinary subway trip is transformed when a young boy happens upon a book about redwood forests. As he reads the information unfolds, and with each new bit of knowledge, he travels – all the way to California to climb into the Redwood canopy.

Crammed with interesting and accurate information about these great natural wonders, Jason Chin’s first book is innovative nonfiction set within a strong and beautiful picture storybook.

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The Trailblazing Life of Daniel Boone

sarah — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:36:09 +0000

Daniel Boone’s story is every young adventurer’s fantasy: A childhood in Pennsylvania spent hunting on lands shared with Native Americans; a coming-of-age fighting in the French and Indian War; and the fulfillment of a life’s dream with the blazing of the Wilderness Road across the Appalachian Mountains and the settling of Boonesborough in Kentucky. Add to this the rescue of his daughter from Shawnee warriors, and readers are quickly in the thick of another irresistible Cheryl Harness History.

During Daniel Boone’s 86-year life, Colonial America is transformed into a revolutionary republic, trails morph into roads and highways, and Americans discover new ways to travel―by canal, and by steam-powered boats and trains.

Readers journey through these formative milestones in America’s great westward expansion with the aid of a time line running along each page, 200-plus illustrations, maps, sidebars, primary-source quotations, and resource lists.

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John Muir: America’s First Environmentalist

sarah — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:28:00 +0000

John Muir was particularly devoted to the high cliffs, waterfalls, and ancient giant sequoia trees that, through his careful influence, were set aside as Yosemite, one of the first national parks in America.

Here is the life story of the man who, moved by a commitment to wilderness everywhere, founded the Sierra Club in 1892, a conservation group that carries on his crucial work to this day.

Back matter includes an epilogue, a bibliography, and information about the Sierra Club.

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The Bee Bundle

Admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 21:46:53 +0000

Bundled together to help you save! Cultivate a love for learning with this picture book bundle. Make memories along the way as you spend time together reading aloud. Use this bundle to teach your primary learners about flowers, bees, and honey making, but don't overlook the value of reading aloud to your older learners.

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Weather Tree – Free Digital Download

Admin — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:17:24 +0000

Decide what you are going to track using the blank lines in the lower-left corner then assign a colour to each variable using the leaves. Everyday, colour a leaf using the appropriate colour.

-track the weather or temperature, choosing to move from top to bottom, left to right, or in a random pattern
-number the leaves with the dates if you like; there are 31
-there is plenty of room to use 2-3 colours on one leaf for those cloudy, rainy, windy days
-if you decide to track the temperature, we suggest using a temperature range for each colour
-makes for an impressive year-long visual project when you complete 1 per month

Additional Products:

Oh Say Can You Say What’s the Weather Today?
Weather Words and What They Mean
The New Weather Book
Look at the Sky and Tell the Weather

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Nature Study Library Bundle

Admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 04:51:36 +0000

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The Book of Trees – Text (Second Edition)

sarah — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:22:00 +0000

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As much as modern science instruction becomes increasingly dominated by a focus on technology and scientific abstractions, teachers, parents, and students will appreciate programs like these that return to the traditional focus on the wonders of nature.

Does your student know that the very gift of breath is the result of oxygen that trees and plants put into the air? Or that trees and plants provide sustenance for all life on earth?

Companion Products:

The Book of Trees – Set
The Book of Trees – Text (Second Edition)
The Book of Trees – Teacher Guide
The Book of Trees – Student Workbook
Peterson First Guide to Trees of North America
The Tree Book for Kids and Their Grown Ups

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Because of an Acorn

CEBAdmin — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 18:29:07 +0000

Because of an acorn, a tree grows, a bird nests, a seed becomes a flower. Enchanting die-cuts illustrate the vital connections between the layers of an ecosystem in this magical book. Wander down the forest path to learn how every tree, flower, plant, and animal connect to one another in spiraling circles of life. An [...]

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The Honeybee Man

CEBAdmin — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:02:41 +0000

Every morning, Fred climbs three flights of stairs—up to his rooftop in Brooklyn, New York—and greets the members of his enormous family: "Good morning, my bees, my darlings!" His honeybee workers are busy—they tend the hive, feed babies, and make wax rooms. They also forage in flowers abloom across Brooklyn... so that, one day, Fred [...]

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Salmon Stream

CEBAdmin — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:32:10 +0000

Fast-paced prose and brilliant illustrations follow the salmon from their form as eggs in a stream to the wide ocean, eventually making a hazardous journey home to their stream of origin. Carol Reed-Jones uses cumulative verse, a literary technique that is not only enjoyable but suggests how interconnected salmon are with their habitat.

At the back is a section on salmon facts and what makes a good habitat for them, teaching the basics of ecology and why clean streams and waters are so important.

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The Reason for a Flower

CEBAdmin — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:17:11 +0000

The reason for a flower is to manufacture seeds, but Ruth Heller shares a lot more about parts of plants and their functions in her trademark rhythmic style.

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Peterson First Guide to Wildflowers

CEBAdmin — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:30:15 +0000

Other Titles in Series:

Peterson First Guide to Birds of North America
Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America
Peterson First Guide to Rock and Minerals
Peterson First Guide to Trees of North America

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