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Reading Out of the Box OUR NEWEST COLLECTION!
2012-2013
Our Newest Literature Units for grades 3-7!!
773 pages!

(18 Interactive Jeopardy-type Games plus 773 pages of activities on the CD)
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Six Kids' WingsTM Award Winners for 2012, including:
Lawn Boy Returns by Gary Paulsen
The Magic Half by Annie Barrows
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (Winner of the 2011 Newbery Medal)
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick (2010 Newbery Honor Book)
Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (2010 Newbery Honor Book)

Plus 20 books nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet AwardSM for 2012-2013 including:
Aliens on Vacation, The Intergalactic Bed and Breakfast by Clete Barrett Smith
Benjamin Franklinstein Lives! by Larry David Tuxbury and Matthew McElligott
Cheshire Cheese Cat, a Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy
Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming
EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken by Sally Warner
Escape Under the Forever Sky by Eve Yohalem
Hamster Magic, A Stepping Stone Book by Lynne Jonell
Hero by Mike Lupica
Hot Diggity Dog: The History of the Hot Dog by Adrienne Sylver
Just Being Audrey by Margaret Cardillo
Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie by Julie Sternberg
Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates by Kim Kennedy
Play, Louis, Play: The True Story of a Boy and His Horn by Muriel Harris Weinstein
Postcards from Camp by Simms Taback
Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Scarum Fair by Jessica Swaim
Thunder Birds
by Jim Arnosky
Under the Mambo Moon by Julia Durango, Illustrated by Fabricio VandenBroeck
Wonder Struck by Brian Selznick
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

  • Focused on Gr. 3-8, keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and state objectives
  • Multiple Choice Questions, Group Discussion Guides, Chapter Questions
  • Logic Puzzles
  • 18 Jeopardy-type games
  • Science and Social Studies
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  • Character Development
  • 773 pages plus 18 Jeopardy-like Games in the CD with site license for use throughout one school!
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Bringing Books to Life! Award-Winning Picture Books
for 2012-2013

Over 500 Pages of Activities for 54 Award-Winning Picture books for Grades K-3! Great G/T Curriculum Literature
Units for 54 Award-Winning Picture Books!

Keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and Objectives

20 Two-by-Two Books named by the Texas Library Association, 2012-2013,
The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man by Michael Chabon, illustrated by Jake Parker
Blackout by John Rocco (2012 Caldecott Honor Book)
Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha Vamos, illustrated by Rafael López
Dog in Boots
by Greg Gormley
Edwin Speaks Up by April Stevens, Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell (2012 Caldecott Honor Book)
Mine! by Shutta Crum, Illustrated by Patrice Barton
No Dogs Allowed! by Linda Ashman, Illustrated by Kristin Sorra
No Sleep for the Sheep! by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic
Perfect Square by Michael Hall
Rrralph by Lois Ehler
Red Sled by Lita Judge
Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kosteciki-Shaw
Stars by Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Marla Frazee
That’s How! by Christoph Niemann
Wiener Wolf by Jeff Crosby
The Woods by Paul Hoppe


20 Mockingbird Books named by the Abilene Librarians, 2011-2012,
A Balloon for Isabel by Deborah Underwood, RL 3.2
Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake by Michael B. Kaplan, RL 3.3
Big Bouffant by Kate Hosford, RL 2.9
Bloody Horned Lizards by Lori Haskins, RL 3.4
Brown Bear: The Biggest Meat-Eater on Land by Meish Goldish, RL 3.3
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary Siddals, RL 4.8
Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley, RL 2.9
Fandango Stew by David Davis, RL 2.7
The Handiest Things in the World by Andrew Clements, RL 1.8
Didn't Do It by Patricia MacLachlan, RL 1.7
In the Trees, Honeybees by Lori Mortensen, RL 4
In the Wild by David Elliott, Illustrated by Holly Meade
Monkey, A Trickster Tale from India by Gerald McDermott, RL 3.2
Our Grandparents: A Global Album by Maya Ajmera, RL 2.6
The Pirate of Kindergarten by George Ella Lyon, RL 1.4
Rain School by James Rumsford, RL 2.5
Shades of People by Shelley Rotner, RL 2.5
Soccer Hour by Carol Nevius, IL 1.9, RL 2.4
Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester Laminack, RL 3
Ugly Pie by Lisa Wheeler, RL 2.4


15 Kids' Wings Award Books for 2012-2013
A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka (2012 Caldecott Medal Winner)
Calvin Can't Fly, The Story of a Bookworm Birdie by Jennifer Berne
Challenger: America's Favorite Eagle by Margot Theis Raven
Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown (2012 Andrew Carnegie Medal)
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith (2012 Caldecott Honor Book)
The Hound from the Pound by Jessica Swaim
Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian
Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don't) by Barbara Bottner
Mr. President Goes to School by Rick Walton
Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon by Ute Krause
Splat the Cat by Rob Cotton
Sweet Land of Liberty by Callista Gingrich
UnBEElievables by Douglas Florian

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Extraordinary Destinations
Terrific Literature Units for grades 3-7!!
550 pages!
(Games plus 550 pages of activities on the CD) Curriculum Connections

Six Kids' WingsTM Award Winners for 2011, including:
Emily's Fortune by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Saving Sweetness by Diane Stanley (Pair with Emily's Fortune)
Edwina Victorious by Susan Bonners (Pair with Imogene's Last Stand)
Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen

Plus 20 books nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet AwardSM for 2011-2012 including:
Amazing Faces by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story by S. D. Nelson
The Brixton Brothers: The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett
The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy by Dori Hillestad Butler
The Duchess of Whimsy: An Absolutely Delicious Fairy Tale by Randall de Sève
The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) by Barbara Kerley
Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
The Shadows by Jacqueline West
The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda by Tony Angleberger

Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Wild Times at the Bed and Biscuit by Joan Carris

  • Focused on Gr. 3-7, keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and state objectives
  • Multiple Choice Questions, Group Discussion Guides, Chapter Questions
  • Logic Puzzles
  • Jeopardy-type games
  • Science
  • Writing
  • Projects
  • Character Development
  • 550 pages plus 13 Jeopardy-like Games in the CD!
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Discover Magic in Award-Winning Picture Books!

NEW! 553 Pages of Activities for 59 Award-Winning Picture books for Grades 1-3! Great G/T Curriculum Literature
Units for 59 Award-Winning Picture Books!

Keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and Objectives

20 Two-by-Two Books named by the Texas Library Association, 2011,
20 Mockingbird Books named by the Abilene Librarians, 2010-2011,
19 Kids' Wings Award Books for 2011

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Tempests and Teamwork OUR NEWEST COLLECTION!
Now on sale!
Literature Units for grades 3-7!!
630 pages!
(Recorded Songs, Games, and 630 pages of activities on the CD)
Curriculum Connections

Eight Kids' WingsTM Award Winners for 2010, including:
A Dog on His Own by Mary Jane Auch (homeless dog novel)
Masterpiece, by Elise Broach (art history theft, beetle, mystery)
Titanicat, by Marty Crisp, (Titanic, historical fiction, ship's cat, picture book)
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Steward (a science fiction mystery, gifted children)
Nic Bishop Butterflies and Moths
by Nic Bishop (science, photojournal, butterflies and moths)
Sneaky Spinning Baby Spiders by Sandra Markle (science photojournal, spiders)
The Sherlock Files. The 100-Year-Old-Secret, The Sherlock Files # 1
by Tracy Barrett
(Sherlock Holmes, art theft)

Night of the Seven Splashes--Hawaiian Folktale and Felt Board Story by Vivian Laubach Thompson

Plus 20 books nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet AwardSM for 2010-2011 including:
All Stations Distress by Don Brown (Titanic nonfiction, picture book)
That Book Woman by Heather Hinson
(Pack Horse Librarian, 1930s, Appalachia)
Calvin Coconut, Trouble Magnet by Graham Salisbury (Hawaii, realistic fiction)
Cabinet of Wonders, by Marie Rutkoski (high fantasy set in medieval times)
Down, Down, Down, A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins (science, ocean, picture book)
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino (picture book, biography, ocean)
Fourteen Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy (Africa, compassion, 9-1-1)
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow
by James Rollins (Yuccatan, Indiana Jones-type adventure)

Mud Shark by Gary Paulsen (Something new from our favorite author)
Pirates by David Harrison
(Poetry about the REAL, evil nature of pirates)
The Uglified Ducky with included CD by Willy Claflin (hysterical spin-off on The Ugly Duckling)
PLUS 8 MORE!

  • Focused on Gr. 3-7, keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and state objectives
  • Multiple Choice Questions, Group Discussion Guides, Chapter Questions
  • Logic Puzzles
  • Jeopardy-type games
  • Science
  • 3 Professionally-Recorded Songs
  • Writing
  • Projects
  • Character Development
  • Over 600+ pages plus recorded songs and Jeopardy-like Games in the CD!
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Serendipity: Discovering Science, Math, and Language Arts
in Award-Winning Picture Books

Now at a new low price while supplies last.

NEW! Over 500 Pages of Activities for 60 Award-Winning Picture books for Grades 1-3! Great G/T Curriculum Literature Units for 60 Award-Winning Picture Books!

Keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and Objectives

20 Two-by-Two Books named by the Texas Library Association, 2010,
2 0 Mockingbird Books named by the Abilene Librarians, 2009-2010,
20 Kids' Wings Award Books for 2010

Excellent activities for cross-age tutoring and mentoring!
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Gifts and Givers
Now at a new low price while supplies last.
Literature Units for grades 3-7!!
Over 430 pages!
(Recorded Songs, Games, and over 430 pages of activities on the CD) Contents and Summaries , Song Index , Game Index

Kids' WingsTM Award Winners for 2009:
Clementine's Letter by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee (realistic school fiction)
I, Vivaldi by Janice Shefelman, illustrated by Tom Shefelman (picture book, biography of composer Antonio Lucio Vivaldi)
SPY! by Anna Myers (historical fiction adventure based on the life of Nathan Hale)
Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln by Judith St. George, illustrated by Matt Faulkner (picture book, biography, president)

Plus 20 books nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet AwardSM for 2009-2010 including:
The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman
Piper Reed, Navy Brat
by Kimberly Willis Holt
Two-Minute Drill by Mike Lupica
Savvy by Ingrid Law

  • Focused on Gr. 3-7, keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and state objectives
  • Multiple Choice Questions, Group Discussion Guides, Chapter Questions
  • Logic Puzzles
  • Math
  • Science
  • 4 Professionally-Recorded Songs
  • Writing
  • Projects
  • Character Development
  • Over 430 pages plus Songs recorded and Jeopardy-like Games in the CD!
 

 

 

 

Flying Higher -- Over 550 Pages of Activities for 52 Award-Winning Picture books for Grades 1-3!
Great G/T Curriculum Literature Units for 52 Award-Winning Picture Books!
Now at a new low price while supplies last.

Keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and Objectives

Two-by-Two Books named by the Texas Library Association, 2009,
Mockingbird Books named by the Abilene Librarians, 2008-2009,
Kids' Wings Award Books for 2009

View the first 6 pages that include the Contents, Summaries, Curriculum Connections, Repeated Reading Chart, and How to Use Flying Higher

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Transformers
Now at a new low price while supplies last.
One of BEST Literature Units for grades 3-7!!
Over 500 pages!
(Recorded Songs, Games, and
over 500 pages of activities on the CD)

Kids' WingsTM Award Winners for 2008:
Elijah of Buxton
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson
My Light by Molly Bang
Rudy Rides the Rails, A Depression Era Story by Dandi Daley Mackall

The World's Greatest Elephant by Ralph Helfer

Plus 20 books nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet AwardSM for 2008-2009 including:
Atherton, the House of Power by Patrick Carman

Gabriel's Horses by Alison Hart

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Lawn Boy
by Gary Paulsen

  • Focused on Gr. 3-7, keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and state objectives
  • Multiple Choice Questions, Group Discussion Guides, Chapter Questions
  • Logic Puzzles
  • Math
  • Science
  • 10 Professionally-Recorded Songs Sung by a School Choir
  • Writing
  • Projects
  • Character Development
  • Over 400 pages plus Songs recorded by a school choir and Jeopardy Games in the CD!
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Stepstone Stories -- Over 500 Pages of Activities for 50 Award-Winning Picture books for Grades 1-3!
Great G/T Curriculum Literature Units for 50 Award-Winning Picture Books!

Keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and State Objectives

Two-by-Two Books named by the Texas Library Association, 2008,
Mockingbird Books named by the Abilene Librarians, 2007-2008,
Kids' Wings Award Books for 2008 including:
Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel--A Fantastic Alphabetical Adventure
Duck for President by Doreen Cronin
If I Ran for President by Catherine Stie
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Little Lost Bat by Sandra Markle
Mr. Putter and Tabby Look at the Stars
by Cynthia Rylant

Hi! Fly Guy and Super Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

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The Ripple Effect
Now at a new low price while supplies last.
Literature Units for grades 3-7!!
442 pages!
(Recorded Songs, Jeopardy Games, and 442 pages on the CD)

Literature Guide for 23 Award-Winning Books that include:
19 selections from the Texas Bluebonnet List for 2007-2008SM
PLUS
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
The White Elephant by Sid Fleischman
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

The Perfect Wizard: Hans Christian Andersen by Jane Yolen

  • Focused on Gr. 3-7, keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and state objectives
  • Multiple Choice Questions, Group Discussion Guides, Chapter Questions
  • Logic Puzzles
  • Math
  • Science
  • 12 Professionally-Recorded Songs
  • Writing
  • Projects
  • Character Development
  • 446 pages plus Songs recorded by Ted Newman and Jeopardy Games in the CD!
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Reading Seeds -- Activities for 40 Award-Winning Picture books for Grades 1-3!
Great G/T Curriculum Literature Units for 40 Award-Winning Picture Books!

Keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and State Objectives

Two-by-Two Books named by the Texas Library Association, 2007, Plus:
Mockingbird Books named by the Abilene Librarians, 2006-2007,
PLUS two of new favorites:
Substitute Groundhog by Pat Miller
Zelda and Ivy, Runaways a first chapter book by Laura Mcgee Kvasnosky, Winner of the 2007
Theodore Geisel Medal
PLUS two books about Benjamin Franklin:
Now and Ben, The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta
How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning by Rosalyn Schanzer

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Forever Friendships
Now at a new low price while supplies last.
Terrific Literature Units for grades 3-7!!
272 pages!
(6 Jeopardy Games and 322 pages on the CD)

Literature Guide for 21 Award-Winning Books that include:
The City of Ember
Thomas Edison, A Brilliant Inventor

19 selections from the Texas Bluebonnet List for 2006-2007SM

PLUS: Thomas Edison, A Brilliant Inventor, A Time for Me Book

  • Focused on Gr. 3-7, keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and state objectives
  • Multiple Choice Questions, Group Discussion Guides
  • Logic Puzzles
  • Math
  • Science
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Projects
  • Character Development
  • 272 Pages in the Book. 330 pages plus Jeopardy Games in the CD!
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Springboards--533 pages of activities for 41 books! Focused on Grades K-3!

Great G/T Curriculum Literature Units for 41 Award-Winning Picture Books:

Keyed into the Multiple Intelligences and State Objectives

Two-by-Two Books named by the Texas Library Association, 2006,
Plus:
Mockingbird Books named by the Abilene Librarians, 2005-2006
PLUS two of your favorites:
Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin
Wallace's Lists by Barbara Bottner


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Excellent activities
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Light in the Darkness
Now at a new low price while supplies last.

The Best Literature Units Available Anywhere!! 272 pages!

Literature Guide for 21 Award-Winning Books that include:

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo, Winner of the 2004 Newbery Medal

19 selections from the Texas Bluebonnet List for 2005SM

PLUS: Thunder from the Sea by Joan Hiatt Harlow

  • Focused on Gr. 3-7
  • Multiple Choice Questions, Group Discussion Guides
  • Logic Puzzles
  • Math
  • Science
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Projects
  • Character Development
  • 272 Pages
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Book Buddies
Now at a new low price while supplies last.
Great G/T Curriculum Literature Units for 39 Award-Winning Picture Books:

Two-by-Two Books named by the Texas Library Association, 2005,
Plus:
Mockingbird Books named by the Abilene Librarians, 2004-2005

PLUS one of your favorites: Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester

Focused on Grades 1-3!
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Mountains and Valleys
The Best G/T Curriculum Available Anywhere!!

Now at a new LOW price while supplies last!

Literature Guide for 21 Award-Winning Books including:
Crispin: the Cross of Lead
by Avi, Winner of the 2003 Newbery Medal

  • Focused on Gr. 3-7
  • Multiple Choice Questions, Group Discussion Guides
  • Logic Puzzles
  • Math
  • Science
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Projects
  • Character Development
  • 230 Pages
 
 

 

 

 

 
 


 


Book Bridges
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Great G/T Curriculum Literature Units for 40 Award-Winning Picture Books:

20 Two-by-Two Books named by the Texas Library Association, 2004,
Plus:
20 Mockingbird Books named by the Abilene Librarians, 2003-2004

Focused on Grades 1-3

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Tickles, Tricks, & Treasure--Clearance Price: $20.00 while supply lasts

Great G/T Curriculum Literature Units for 40 Award-Winning Picture Books:

20 Two-by-Two Books named by the Texas Library Association, 2003, 
                                         Plus 
20 Mockingbird Books named by the Abilene Librarians, 2002-2003

Focused on Grades 1-3 

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Treasure Trackers 

The best books from 2003-2004 become motivation, inspiration, character-building, and skills-foundation for young readers! Exciting, challenging activities in Treasure Trackers are perfect for the Gifted and Talented curriculum! Featuring 21 units (225 pages!) covering award-winning literature that includes: 
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park 

All the Way Home by Patricia Reilly Giff 

Fair Weather by Richard Peck 

Walking to the Bus Rider Blues by Harriette Gillem Robinet 

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Defeating Giants


Outstanding books from 2002-2003 present characters who overcome giant problems. They model courage, perseverance, self-determination, empathy, and other character traits necessary to enable them to succeed. Activities in Defeating Giants cross the curriculum with problem solving, skill-building, projects, and cooperative fun for young readers! 
Great for G/T kids!
Featuring 20 units covering award-winning literature including: 

Ereth's Birthday by Avi 

The School Story by Andrew Clements

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley & Brian Selznik

The Graduation of Jake Moon by Barbara Park

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

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Roots and Wings
--Our Best Seller!

Units for one of the most outstanding groups of books available! Characters show that working through difficult circumstances helps their roots grow deep so that they may fly to reach greater heights in the future! They model courage, perseverance, self-determination, empathy, and other character traits necessary to enable them to succeed. Activities in Roots and Wings cross the curriculum with problem solving, skill-building, projects and cooperative fun for young readers! Perfect for gifted and talented kids!
Featuring 20 units covering award-winning literature including: 

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis --Newbery Medal

Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Holt

So You Want to be President? by Judith St. George--Caldecott Winner
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Forged in the Fire


"When we make things easy for children, we truly make them more difficult." Eleanor Roosevelt

This group of 20 outstanding units will help children understand the importance of struggle! Characters in the books go through difficulties and emerge winners! They model courage, perseverance, self-determination, empathy, and other character traits necessary to enable them to succeed. Activities in Forged in the Fire cross the curriculum with problem solving, skill-building, projects and cooperative fun for young readers! 
The units are excellent, multi-cultural gifted and talented guides to independent growth, building academic muscle in gifted and talented students.
Featuring 20 units covering award-winning literature including: 

The Riches of Osceola McCarty by Evelyn Coleman

The Mightest Heart by Lynn Cullen

Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher

Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan

Mary on Horseback by Rosemary Wells

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Tales for Two Centuries

In this diversified collection of award-winning books, we find a variety of literature from ghost story, to a dog story, an hysterical science fair story, great historical fiction, fantasy, and more!
Characters will make you laugh and cry as they struggle to solve their problems. They model courage, perseverance, self-determination, empathy, and other character traits necessary to enable them to succeed. Activities in Tales for Two Centuries cross the curriculum with problem solving, skill-building, projects and cooperative fun for young readers!  The units are excellent, multi-cultural gifted and talented guides to independent growth, building academic muscle in gifted and talented students.
Featuring 20 units covering award-winning literature including: 

I WAS A THIRD GRADE SCIENCE PROJECT by Mary Jane Auch
THE GHOST OF FOSSIL GLEN by Cynthia DeFelice

THE GREAT TURKEY WALK by Kathleen Karr

TOMAS AND THE LIBRARY LADY by Pat Mora

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Heart of the Hero


Who are our children's heroes?
This set of units will help your students define HERO! They model courage, perseverance, self-determination, empathy, and other character traits necessary to enable them to succeed. Activities in Heart of the Hero cross the curriculum with problem solving, skill-building, projects and cooperative fun for young readers who are seeking REAL heroes!! 
These units will help Gifted and Talented kids develop strong character as well as academic prowess.
Featuring 20 units covering award-winning literature including: 

Lou Gerhig: The Luckiest Man by David Adler 

Frindle by Andrew Clements

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart by Corinne Szabo

The Kid Who Ran for President by Dan Gutman

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Character Connections


When the characters in fine literature connect with children, something wonderful happens!
In this set of units, your students will make connections and live vicariously through the lives of kids who went on extraordinary journeys! Their determination and courage save a spotted owl, a dog, a family, an orphan, and a sister. They model courage, creativity, perseverance, self-determination, empathy, and other character traits necessary to enable them to stand tall for what is right and honorable. Perfect for G/T classes, the activities in Character Connections cross the curriculum with problem solving, skill-building, projects and cooperative fun for young readers who make connections with characters who will mold their futures.

Featuring 20 units covering award-winning literature including: 

There's an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George

Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Tornado by Betsy Byars
Poppy by Avi

Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret
Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull

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Literature Based Learning


Are you tired of boring textbooks? Need curriculum that lights fires for learning?
This set of units will set learning in authentic settings! They will inspire kids to read under the covers with a flashlight! Activities in Literature-Based Learning cross the curriculum with problem solving, skill-building, projects and cooperative fun for young readers who find inspiration in reading stories of exciting people and events.

Featuring 20 units covering award-winning literature including: 

Birthday Surprises: Ten Great Stories to Unwrap by Johanna Hurwitz

Shape Changer by Bill Brittain

Math Curse by Jon Scieszka

Mick Harte was Here by Barbara Park

Mr. Tuckett by Gary Paulson

Stranded a Plimoth Plantation 1626 by Gary Bowen

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Bluebonnet Celebrations
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Units on twenty books that define quality literature and inspire reading!
This set of units will help your students identify with characters who have made a difference in the world! They meet bullies, impossible situations, war, slavery, and personal hardships with courage, perseverance, self-discipline, loyalty, integrity, and empathy. Activities in Bluebonnet Celebrations cross the curriculum with problem solving, skill-building, projects and cooperative fun for young readers who will identify with these strong characters! 

Featuring 20 units covering award-winning literature including: 

The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson 

The Hero of Bremen by Margaret Hodges

Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell

Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns by Mary Quattlebaum

Time for Andrew by Mary Downing Hahn

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson
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Chalkboard Songs

Thirty-Seven Terrific Songs by Suzy Red
Original lyrics set to folk tunes make learning fun and easy! Plays on your computer or CD player. Includes "You are my Adverb," "The Comma Song," "Show Possession," multiplication songs, and many more!

Included: Lyrics on PowerPoint for your PC to accompany the music!


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Cowboy guitarist, educator, and entertainer, Ted Newman brings music in your classroom!

 

 

Songs for Kids by Ted Newman--$14.95
Thirteen songs including "Readers are Winners," "The Best Me," "Latitude and Longitude," "Water Cycle," "Wolf Pack Running Like the Wind," and "Colorado Melody" and more!

You Made Me a Better Man by Ted Newman-- $14.95
Thirteen Cowboy Songs on CD by Ted Newman
Original lyrics set to folk tunes make learning fun and easy! Plays on your computer or CD player. Includes "You Made Me a Better Man," "Oh What a Ride," "Little Rodeo Cowboy," and more! Listen to our favorite song from the album--Thank God I'm A Cowboy

The Great Sonoran Desert --$14.95
A paperback illustrated book containing the words to the song and the CD as well will bring the Great Sonoran Desert to life in your class room!

The Great Sonoran Desert is $14.95 plus $4.00 shipping.
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Ted Newman
DogStar Productions
273 E. Laredo Ave.
Gilbert, AZ 85296

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A Paradise Called Texas Integrated Unit

The Best Literature Unit Available Anywhere!!
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  • ONLINE version of the book
  • Focused on Grades 4 & 7
  • Multiple Choice Questions
  • Logic Puzzles
  • Math
  • Science
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Character Development
  • 83 Student Activity Sheets 
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    Order the Book of activities for $24.95 and receive download code for the PDF or PowerPoint Download Unit Free PLUS receive the spiral-bound unit in the mail  
 

     

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