From a very young age, every child recites the words to the Pledge of Allegiance. Here they will find those symbolic words illustrated by gorgeous stock photos.
Readers will learn about a citizen's rights and responsibilities through engaging, accessible text. After reading, they will be able define the difference between a right and a responsibility, gives examples of rights people have stood up and fought for, and of responsibilities that are part of good citizenship. Readers will gain a new understanding of the importance of the relationship between…
Our Global Community uses the familiar Acorn format of a simple text structure combined with stunning photography to introduce young readers to familiar aspects of life in communities across the world. Each book looks at a different ritual of everyday life such as going to school and shopping for food in order to reveal the lives of people in other cultures.
"Once upon a time, doctors made house calls, fire trucks were pulled by horses, and the milkman delivered fresh milk right to peoples doors. In this innovative title, students will love learning about their favorite community helpers and how their jobs have evolved over time."--
How can you make a new pupil feel welcome in class? What does it mean to volunteer? How can you help people in hospital? Read Helping the Community to learn ways that you can make a difference! Find out what it means to volunteer, how little actions can make a big differences, and why your community needs your help.
These books will help you think about and look around your local area. Find out what your surroundings can tell you about how people live and work, where they shop and go to school and how they travel and spend their leisure time. Discover the clues that will tell you how people lived in the past. Think about the changes that could benefit your local area, whether it's your home, school or furt…
Keeping communities safe means setting rules and making laws for everyone to follow. This book goes over why and how rules and laws are made, who is in charge, and why rules are in place. Kids will learn how rules and laws are created and how they help to make a community a safe place for people to live.
The way we communicate with others is continuously changing as technology evolves. From telephone operators to Skype, this book examines how and why communication has progressed since the early 19th century. Critical thinking is encouraged through spread-by-spread comparisons of mail to email and everything in between.
Animals. American History. Earth Science. Geography. Health. Space. True Books covers all this and more in photo-filled chapter books that provide a basic introduction to curriculum-relevant topics. Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and an index, plus a comprehensive To Find Out More section listing books, organizations, and Intern…