Rebecca Pettiford
1) Minerals
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Minerals, beginning readers are introduced to Earth's minerals, where they can be found, and how people use them in everyday life. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers as they learn what makes minerals building blocks to many materials on Earth.
A picture diagram shows where minerals can be found in many everyday items, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about minerals...
2) Vegetables
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
In Vegetables, early fluent readers learn how to plant and care for a vegetable garden. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how to grow their own fresh vegetables.
An infographic illustrates the features of a raised garden bed, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about vegetable gardening using our safe search engine that provides...
3) Bridges
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Bridges, early fluent readers will explore different kinds of bridge structures while learning about the science behind the engineering. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates parts of a bridge, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about bridges using our safe search engine that provides...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Roller Coasters, early fluent readers will learn how roller coasters are engineered to keep thrill seekers safe while giving them an exciting ride. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates the physics principles that make roller coasters work, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about...
5) Composting
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Composting, early fluent readers learn how organic matter breaks down to create a nutritious soil additive. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how compost can be used to help their garden thrive.
An infographic illustrates the components of a compost pile, and an experiment offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about composting using our safe search...
6) Stadiums
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Stadiums, early fluent readers will learn how stadiums are designed to provide the best possible experiences for performers and spectators alike. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates how stadium roofs manage sound, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about stadiums using our safe...
7) Flowers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Flowers, early fluent readers learn about how to create and care for a flower garden. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover the world of annuals, perennials, bulbs, and seeds.
An infographic illustrates a flower's stages of development, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about flower gardening using our safe search engine that provides...
8) Dams
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Dams, early fluent readers will learn why dams are built and how they work. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates how dams can be used to make electricity, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about dams using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites....
9) Planting
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Planting, early fluent readers learn how to begin a garden. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they choose their plants, prepare the soil, and start their crop.
An infographic illustrates how a plant grows from a seed, and an experiment offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about planting using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites....
10) Tunnels
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Tunnels, early fluent readers will learn about the engineering that goes into building tunnels and making them safe. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates aspects of the Channel Tunnel, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about tunnels using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...
11) Skyscrapers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Skyscrapers, early fluent readers will learn about the engineering that goes into building sky-high. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates how steel frames make skyscrapers safer, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about skyscrapers using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...
12) Harvesting
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Harvesting, early fluent readers learn how gardeners gather the results of their labor. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn how and when to harvest their own home-grown fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
An infographic illustrates how a vegetable ripens, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about harvesting using our safe search engine...
13) Fruits
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Fruits, early fluent readers learn how to plant and care for fruit-bearing trees, bushes, plants, and vines. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how to grow their own delicious fruit.
An infographic illustrates the process of growing and harvesting from fruit trees, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about growing fruit using...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Different Appearances, beginning readers will learn to celebrate diversity by appreciating the many ways people look different from one another. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they draw inferences about how diversity makes our society stronger and more interesting.
An infographic helps readers recognize how many similarities underlie people's physical differences, while a picture glossary reinforces...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Being Responsible, beginning readers will learn about all the ways they can practice responsibility in their daily lives. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover how they can build character by being responsible.
An activity encourages kids to practice responsibility, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about responsibility online using our safe search...
16) Showing Kindness
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Showing Kindness, beginning readers will learn about all the ways they can be kind and considerate in their daily lives. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover how they can build character by showing kindness.
An activity encourages kids to practice kindness, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about kindness online using our safe search engine that...
17) Igneous Rocks
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this book, readers will learn how the more than 600 different kinds of igneous rock all form from magma. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn about igneous rocks and where an Earth they are found.
Infographics aid understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about igneous rocks using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this book, readers will learn how intense heat and pressure changes rock so completely it becomes metamorphic rock. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn more about the new rocks that are created and where on Earth they are found.
Infographics aid understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about metamorphic rocks using our safe search...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Different Families, beginning readers will learn to celebrate diversity by appreciating the variety of configurations that can make a family. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they draw inferences about how diversity makes our society stronger and more interesting.
An activity helps readers identify and appreciate their own unique family, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children...
20) Gemstones
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this book, readers will learn how 130 of the more than 3,000 minerals that exist form gemstones. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn more about how gemstones are formed and the qualities for which they are prized.
Infographics aid understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about gemstones using our safe search engine that provides...