The Return of the Jedi
Go on an out-of-this-world LEGO(R) Star Wars(TM) reading adventure! Join LEGO(R) Star Wars(TM) hero Luke Skywalker. He is the last Jedi in the galaxy. Can he help the rebels to defeat the evil Empire? Engaging topics and fun, interactive pages build reading skills in this Level 3 Reader - just right for children who are beginning to read on their own. A glossary and fun quiz at the end of the book help to develop vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. Each title in the DK Readers series is developed in consultation with leading literacy experts to help children build a lifelong love of reading. (c)2014 The LEGO Group.
The Empire Strikes Back
Relive the exciting story of the iconic Star Wars(TM) Episode V movie, retold in LEGO(R) form for young readers with their favorite LEGO Star Wars minifigures and sets. Follow the adventures of the rebels as they fight against the Galactic Empire and see Luke Skywalker take on Darth Vader in DK Readers: LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back(TM).Perfect for 5-7 year olds beginning to read fluently with support, Level 2 titles contain carefully selected photographic images to complement the text, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Additional informational spreads are full of bonus fun facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as diagrams and activities.Trusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With shiny jackets and brand-new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts and contains a glossary and index, making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3-11.LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (c)2016 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved. Produced by DK Publishing under license from the LEGO Group.(c) & TM 2016 LUCASFILM LTD. Used Under Authorization.
A New Hope
Relive the exciting story of the iconic Star Wars(TM) Episode IV movie, retold in LEGO(R) form for young readers with their favorite LEGO Star Wars minifigures and sets. Help the rebels rescue their leader Princess Leia from the evil empire in DK Readers L1: LEGO Star Wars: A New Hope.Perfect for 3-5 year-olds learning to read, Level 1 titles contain short, simple sentences with an emphasis on frequently-used words. Stunning photographic images with labels provide visual clues to introduce and reinforce vocabulary.Trusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With shiny jackets and brand-new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts and contains a glossary and index, making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3-11.LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (c)2016 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved. Produced by DK Publishing under license from the LEGO Group.(c) & TM 2016 LUCASFILM LTD. Used Under Authorization.
Touchthinklearn: Numbers
Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, two new TouchThinkLearn books offer youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multisensory way. See the image, trace its shape, say its name: these modes of perception combine in a dynamic way to stimulate understanding of essential concepts. Experience the number "2" both by counting a pair of raised car wheels on one side, and feeling its shape on the other. Featuring a format unlike any other, these groundbreaking books translate abstract thought into tangible knowledge.
Touchthinklearn: Shapes
Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, two new TouchThinkLearn books offer youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multisensory way. See the image, trace its shape, say its name: these modes of perception combine in a dynamic way to stimulate understanding of essential concepts. Contemplate a circle by touching the raised surface of an owl hooting at night on one side, and the form of a moon rising on the other. Featuring a format unlike any other, these groundbreaking books translate abstract thought into tangible knowledge.
Jump Pup!
Come along as little puppy goes out exploring in the world! This National Geographic Kids Pre-reader uses sight words and pictures to aid young kids learning how to read. Explore a day in the life of a puppy as he sees the outside world, meeting friends, big and small, and experience amazing sights. Young readers will have fun with the lively text that also features sight words and picture icons to hone reading skills. NGK Pre-readers offer easy-to-follow sentences, sight words, and beginning vocabulary. They're just right for kids who are getting ready to read. Looking for more Pre-readers for your child? There's a whole world of animals to explore! Check out: - Play, Kitty! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)- Trot, Pony! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)- Flutter, Butterfly! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)
Go Cub!
Join the little lion cub on his day of adventures on the African savanna. Watch him run, jump, play, eat, and sleep, cuddle with mom, and roll around with his brother and sister. Told in simple yet lively text built with sight words and using picture icons to aid reading, National Geographic Pre-readers will enchant kids just beginning their journey with books.
My Florida Alphabet
My Florida Alphabet is not just another alphabet. Join Big Al, the tugboat, as he chugs through Florida from A to Z. And sing along, performing the gestures for each letter. Research continues to prove that adding movement, music, and rhythm facilitates learning. The authors have used this method in their classrooms with fast and amazing results.
Manatees
In this level 2 reader, young readers will explore the underwater world of lovable manatees. Follow these gentle giants, sometimes called "sea cows," through their marshy habitats, learn how manatees raise their young, and discover the threats to their environment. Beautiful photos and carefully leveled text make this book perfect for reading aloud or for independent reading. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Robots
Discover the coolest robots of today and tomorrow in this colorful, photo-packed book. In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will learn about the science behind these amazing machines. This Level 3 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the scientists of tomorrow! National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do
A playful introduction to careers in a community, that's also a rhyming picture book guessing game! Perfect for kids interested in different professions around town. Who wears what to work? The clues in each kid-friendly rhyme can be spotted hanging from the clothesline--from a mail carrier's uniform to a firefighter's pants and heavy coat. Then turn the page to learn which professionals wear and use the special gear in the jobs they do. Clever illustrations show the workers helping one another, and in the end, everyone comes together for a celebration that is out of this world.
I Can Tie My Own Shoes (I Can Books)
Help your child master the essential life skill of tying shoelaces with this engaging, hands-on activity book.A fun educational tool that combines vibrant illustrations, friendly animal characters, and catchy rhymes to teach children different methods of tying their shoes. This interactive book includes a built-in practice shoe and lace, allowing kids to tie and retie as they learn, making the process enjoyable and effective.Key Features: Interactive Practice: Features an integral practice shoe and lace on the inside back cover, enabling hands-on learning.Engaging Content: Utilizes fun characters and rhyming text to help children remember the steps involved in tying shoelaces.Multiple Techniques: Teaches three different methods of shoelace tying, catering to various learning preferences.Ideal for Early Learners: Perfect for children aged 4 and up, especially those preparing to start school.Durable Format: Presented in a sturdy hardcover format to withstand repeated use.Empower your child with the confidence and independence that comes from mastering this key life skill.
Core Skills Reading Comprehension Workbook Grade 4
These all-inclusive skills resources provide the focused practice students need to apply, reinforce, and review skills in reading, math, and test-taking. Answer key included.
Core Skills Reading Comprehension Workbook Grade 7
These all-inclusive skills resources provide the focused practice students need to apply, reinforce, and review skills in reading, math, and test-taking. Answer key included.
The Divergent Companion
The first companion guide to the blockbuster bestselling Divergent trilogy--soon to be a major motion picture Written by the New York Times bestselling author of The Twilight Companion and The Hunger Games Companion, the book takes fans deeper into the post-apocalyptic world created by Veronica Roth--a dystopian Chicago in which humanity has organized itself into five factions, each with its own core value to uphold. At the age of sixteen, Beatrice Prior must choose to which one she will devote her life. The Divergent Companion includes fascinating background facts about the action in all three books--the third book, Allegiant, publishes in October 2013--a revealing biography of the author, and amazing insights into the trilogy's major themes and features. It's everything fans have been hungering for since the very first book! This book is not authorized by Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, or anyone involved in the Divergent movie. The Divergent Companion is a must-read and a terrific gift for the millions of fans both young and old--especially with the Summit Entertainment film version of Divergent, the first book in the trilogy, hitting theaters in March 2014.
Core Skills Reading Comprehension Workbook Grade 3
These all-inclusive skills resources provide the focused practice students need to apply, reinforce, and review skills in reading, math, and test-taking. Answer key included.
Heroes for All Times
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie!! When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #23: High Time for Heroes, they had lots of questions. How did Florence Nightingale change nursing? Who helped women get the vote? What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, dream? How did Gandhi change the world? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts behind six amazing people who have changed history. Includes Florence Nightingale, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, and John Muir. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet common core text pairing needs. Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
George Washington
Learn all about George Washington, one of the most important figures in American history, in this colorful, inviting, and entertaining biography. This carefully leveled reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the historians of tomorrow! National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Koalas
With a seemingly permanent half-smile on their face, koalas are appealing to boys and girls alike. Filled with adorable photos, and carefully leveled text, this level 1 reader introduces beginning readers to these furry creatures, from cub to adult, exploring where they live, what they eat, and even the way they say "hello"--by touching noses! National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Seed to Plant
Kids see plants, flowers, and trees around them every day. In this lively and educational reader, they'll learn how those plants grow. Kids will take this magical journey from seed pollination to plant growth, learning about what plants need to thrive and grow with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and the fun approach National Geographic Readers are known for.
Dinosaurs
Learn all about dinosaurs with Fly Guy and Buzz!Fly Guy and Buzz are ready for their next field trip! And in FLY GUY PRESENTS: DINOSAURS they visit a natural history museum to learn all about dinosaurs. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will learn lots of fun facts about these prehistoric creatures. Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold really brings nonfiction to life in this fun nonfiction reader!
Pick a Picture, Write an Opinion!
Fun-filled photos inspire kids to write their first opinion essays. What is the best song ever? Who is the greatest sports star of all-time? In this early introduction to composition, little scribes discover techniques for writing persuasive opinion pieces, including how to craft strong topic sentences and choose supporting examples. With full-color photographs and easy-to-follow text, this engaging resource is part inspiration, part lesson plan, and full of fun!
Spanish Words at School
It's time for clase. That means "class" in Spanish. Readers of this book will find it easy to learn school-oriented Spanish vocabulary in the context of a day at school. Spanish words are introduced in an accessible way amid English text, reinforcing their meaning. A key on each page aids readers in proper pronunciation, and images labeled in Spanish add further support.
Star Wars Jedi Battles
Featuring the most exciting duels and epic battles that have ever been fought in the Star Wars galaxy, DK Adventures: Star Wars: Jedi Battles will show you lightsaber techniques, deadly weapons, other-world allies, and just how the Jedi succeed in battle. Let the journey begin! Good books build great readers. Created in consultation with literacy experts, DK Adventures will appeal to proficient readers who have a love of reading for both information and pleasure. With rich, descriptive vocabulary, and interactive elements including diaries, recipes, poetry, character profiles, diagrams, and articles to support the stories, DK Adventures focus on engaging, action-packed topics that will develop comprehension skills and continue to build a child's love of reading. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
Core Skills Writing Workbook Grade 1
These all-inclusive skills resources provide the focused practice students need to apply, reinforce, and review skills in reading, math, and test-taking. Answer key included.
A Is for Activist
One of NPR's Top 100 Book for Young Readers "Reading it is almost like reading Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, but for two-year olds--full of pictures and rhymes and a little cat to find on every page that will delight the curious toddler and parents alike."--Occupy Wall Street A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight for. The alliteration, rhyming, and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues it brings up resonate with their parents' values of community, equality, and justice. This engaging little book carries huge messages as it inspires hope for the future, and calls children to action while teaching them a love for books.
Big and Small
Bestselling baby & toddler books for early literacy and fun learning! This stylish board book introduces first vocabulary about nature with appealing, textured illustrations. Each spread compares the tiny things we see in nature, like acorns and raindrops, with great big wonders like trees and rainbows, to reinforce the concept of opposites. The thick cardboard pages with high-contrast illustrations are perfect for reading again and again with a baby.
Fast and Slow
Bestselling baby & toddler books for early literacy and fun learning! Little ones love things that go! Introduce first vocabulary about modes of transportation with this essential baby book. The appealing, textured illustrations compare slow-moving vehicles like hot-air balloons and bikes with speedy machines like cars and rockets.
Lift the Flap
The million-copy bestseller from Roger Priddy, First 100 Words, now with flaps! This must-have for little learners is the ideal tool for teaching new words. There are over 100 eye-catching photographs of food, pets, toys and more that children will recognize from their everyday environment, each with big, bold labels printed underneath. Lift-the-Flaps scattered through add interest and surprises! Lift-the-Flap First 100 Words is a great aid for building vocabulary and teaching sight words.
Numbers
An interactive touch and feel book for babies that inspires hands-on learning. Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning.Baby Touch and Feel: Counting is an interactive and fun way to help your child learn not only words but shapes and textures too. Bold, bright pictures and colorful illustrations will be more than enough to keep your baby's attention. This adorable picture book is a perfect first book for preschoolers and makes for an ideal baby gift. Not too big and not too small, this sturdy, padded sensory book is just the right size for little hands to hold. No need for Mom and Dad to turn the pages! Babies and toddlers can turn the tough board book pages themselves, which helps to develop their fine motor skills while building an early language foundation.This charming board book for babies includes: - An amazing range of different textures to explore - Clearly labeled pictures and a simple, easy to follow design - Easy to read text to encourage early vocabulary building - A texture or eye-catching area on every page - Rounded edges and chunky pages, protecting babies and their growing teeth Learning to read should always be this fun. Kids will get hours of play from this sturdy board book for babies and toddlers, from making the noises and reading the names to feeling the different textures. Packed full of shiny objects and some bumps and grooves, this educational book will engage small children and stimulate early childhood development in different ways. This touchy feely book, with its strong, baby-safe jacket, makes for an ideal baby gift. Complete the SeriesThis delightful book is part of the Baby Touch and Feel range of board books for babies and toddlers from DK Books and includes titles like Baby Touch and Feel Animals, Baby Touch and Feel Bedtime, Baby Touch and Feel Colors and Shapes, and more for your little one to enjoy!
Ears, Eyes, Nose
Enchanting photos of young children make it easy for your toddler to learn the names of body parts.Rookie Toddler books offer fun ways to engage with little ones during story time and play time. Each book includes story-related tips that help extend the reading experience and emphasize key learnings. Engaging photographs and illustrations will delight your toddler while encouraging a love of reading.