Nonfiction Books for Early Readers

Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese American woman who went from earning a PhD in philosophy to becoming an activist in the black power movement in Detroit. She used ideas about revolution to inspire people to create a new world and imagine a new way of living. Learn about Grace Lee Bogg's life and accomplishments in this nonfiction biography, part of the Leaders Like Us series. Featuring 24 pages with vibrant illustrations, this children's book also includes a timeline, post-reading questions, and an interactive activity to help develop reading comprehension skills..Engaging biography that tells the inspiring life story of an Asian American leader.For ages 6-10..Page Count: 24 pages.ISBN: 9781731656308.Vivid illustrations.Includes a time line, after-reading questions, and an activity to encourage further learning.Leaders Like Us: Grace Lee Boggs is a nonfiction biography that explores the life and achievements of Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American activist who played a pivotal role in the black power movement, featuring vibrant illustrations, a timeline, and interactive activities to enhance reading comprehension.

As a child, Serena Auñón-Chancellor loved watching rockets launch into space. She dreamed of becoming an astronaut, but she also loved medicine and helping people. Could she be both a doctor and an astronaut? Learn about how Serena Auñón-Chancellor made her dreams come true in this biography—part of the Leaders Like Us children's book series. This children's book features post-reading questions, an extension activity, and time line to engage readers while reinforcing reading comprehension skills. Featuring vibrant illustrations, this nonfiction book introduces readers to Serena Auñón-Chancellor, a doctor and NASA astronaut who was the second Latina to go to space—proving you can make your dreams a reality!.Engaging biography that tells the inspiring life story of a Latinx American leader.For ages 6-10..ISBN: 9781731657701.Vivid illustrations.Includes a time line, after-reading questions, and an activity to encourage further learning.Serena Auñón-Chancellor: Doctor and Astronaut tells the inspiring story of how Serena followed her dreams of both medicine and space exploration, becoming the second Latina to travel to space, and features vibrant illustrations, a timeline, post-reading questions, and an activity to engage readers and enhance comprehension.

Hands-on, brains on! Engage children in phonics learning with 26 sets of alphabet slider manipulatives, picture find puzzles, and writing practice pages, all designed to make learning phonics fun. Extend the learning with companion flash cards and games for independent or partner work. With the learning routines in Slide Into Phonics, children will cut, weave, and color their way to improved letter recognition, phonemic awareness, and early reading skills..Research-based activities strengthen alphabet knowledge and phonemic awareness for early learners..Build fine-motor skills through cutting, coloring, weaving, writing, and sign language..Unique hands-on sliders give kids kinesthetic learning opportunities that are followed by writing and visual discrimination activities.

Help students learn what taxes are, how they work, and why they exist. This nonfiction book describes the purpose and history of taxes, and includes a glossary, short fiction piece related to the topic, and an exciting activity. Above all, this book explains how taxes function in society in an easy-to-understand way. This 32-page full-color book covers how taxes work, the different types of taxes, and what taxes pay for. It also explores important topics like civic duty and democracy and includes an extension activity for grade 3..Explains how taxes work, the different types of taxes, and why taxes exist.For ages 7-12 years..This 32-page full-color book covers how taxes work, the different types of taxes, and what taxes pay for..ISBN: 9781087605166.Provides a short fiction piece related to the topic that will keep students interested.Connects key themes like civic duty and democracy to students' daily lives.Includes a glossary, thought-provoking discussion questions, and a "Civics in Action" activity designed to help students expand their understanding of taxes.Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to discover taxation, money, and public goods and services.

Oscar de la Renta loved art. He wanted to be a famous fashion designer, but it was a very competitive field where the most successful designers were French or Italian, unlike him. Learn about the fashion designer from the Dominican Republic who turned his dreams into a reality as you dive into Oscar de la Renta's biography—part of the Leaders Like Us children's book series. Post-reading questions, an extension activity, and time line are included to engage readers while reinforcing reading comprehension skills. Featuring vibrant illustrations, this nonfiction book introduces readers to Oscar de la Renta, a fashion designer from the Dominican Republic who built a fashion empire and proved that you can accomplish your dreams no matter how big they may seem!.Engaging biography that tells the inspiring life story of a Latinx American leader.For ages 6-10..ISBN: 9781731657725.Vivid illustrations.Includes a time line, after-reading questions, and an activity to encourage further learning.Oscar de la Renta tells the inspiring story of the Dominican Republic-born fashion designer who overcame obstacles in a competitive field to build a successful fashion empire, proving that dreams can be achieved with determination.

Why are those elephants following each other? That's one of the mysteries you'll solve as you explore amazing animal societies. In Amazing Animal Behaviors: Animal Societies, you'll learn how guppies teach each other, leafcutter ants build their nests, and wolves hunt their next meal! Finally, be a scientist as you draw conclusions and create your own scientific study. What amazing societies will you observe? Let's discover the incredible ways that animals interact within different societies in the wild with a real-life animal behavior case study! This engaging 24-page nonfiction book will help your child improve comprehension and build confidence with guided after-reading questions and a fun extension activity. The nonfiction leveled text features simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures. Reading/teaching tips are also included..Inquiry-based investigation of animal behaviors using real-life examples.For ages 6-10..This engaging 24-page nonfiction book will help your child improve comprehension and build confidence with guided after-reading questions and a fun extension activity..ISBN: 9781731654533.Vivid photos.Includes after-reading questions, reading suggestions, and an activity to encourage further learning.This 24-page nonfiction book, Amazing Animal Behaviors: Animal Societies, investigates how animals like elephants, ants, and wolves live and work together, using real-life case studies, vivid photos, and guided questions to support comprehension and scientific exploration.

Learn the history behind the phrase "We the people". This nonfiction book analyzes the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution in an exciting and informative way. The book includes a glossary, a short fiction piece related to the topic, and a bonus activity. This 32-page full-color book describes the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the Preamble. It also explores important topics like justice and liberty and includes an extension activity for grade 3. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to explore the Constitution, structure of government, and United States history..Analyzes the Preamble line by line in an easy-to-understand manner.For ages 7-12 years..This 32-page full-color book describes the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the Preamble..ISBN: 9781087605159.Provides a short fiction piece related to the topic to keep students invested.Connects essential topics like the U.S. Constitution and federal government to students' daily lives.Includes a glossary, interactive discussion questions, and a "Civics in Action" activity designed to get students excited about the Preamble's powerful words.With this book that's perfect for young readers, students can see how the powerful words of the Preamble are reflected in American government.

You wouldn't look for a cow in a tree, or a shark in a forest! Animals live in specific habitats that have the things they need to survive. Different animals eat different kinds of food. They like different weather and fear different predators. In Super Science: Cows Don't Live in Trees!, readers will discover some of the many reasons why animals live where they do! The Super Science series presents standards-supporting concepts in relatable, often-humorous ways to engage young readers and provide teachers with fun informational texts to support science curriculums. Maximum information is delivered with minimal text to engage and support early readers..Photo- and fact-filled text for young readers supports NGSS standards.For ages: 6-10 years..Page Count: 24 pages.ISBN: 9781731654755.Includes glossary, index, and comprehension questions.Activity helps reader further engage with book content.Super Science: Cows Don't Live in Trees! explains why animals live in specific habitats that meet their needs for food, weather, and safety, using fun and engaging text for young readers.

Stories told from the perspectives of diverse children enable students to learn about relationships and feelings! My Self's books help children recognize and understand feelings, while also building empathy..Social-Emotional Learning.Newmark Learning.Recommended age 4-6 years.Paperback.English.576 pages.24 books.9781478883258.Develop positive behavior through reading and discussions about emotions and social interaction.

Life is not easy for baby animals in the wild. They have to learn how to find food, stay safe, and avoid being eaten. In Super Science: Does a Fly Cry?, readers will discover some of the interesting behaviors baby animals and their parents engage in to help ensure their survival. The Super Science series presents standards-supporting concepts in relatable, often-humorous ways to engage young readers and provide teachers with fun informational texts to support science curriculums. Maximum information is delivered with minimal text to engage and support early readers..Photo- and fact-filled text for young readers supports NGSS standards.For ages: 6-10 years..Page Count: 24 pages.ISBN: 9781731654731.Includes glossary, index, and comprehension questions.Activity helps reader further engage with book content.Super Science: Does a Fly Cry? explores the behaviors of baby animals and their parents that help ensure survival in the wild, using engaging and simple text to support young readers and science curricula.

Starting with STEAM: Let's Build a Model! introduces young learners to the ways models are used in STEAM disciplines. Readers will learn how models can be used to understand concepts and make new discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Everyone from scientists to artists makes models. What are they and why are they used? Let's find out! This collection introduces young readers to a variety of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) topics using kid-friendly language and examples. Books include simple activities for home or classroom that support the reader's understanding of the main topic..Explores NGSS standards topics through the lens of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math).For ages: 5-8 years..Page Count: 24 pages.ISBN: 9781731654694.Activity helps reader further engage with book content.Includes glossary, index, and comprehension questions.Starting with STEAM: Let's Build a Model! introduces young readers to the role of models in STEAM fields, helping them understand how they are used to explore and discover concepts in science, technology, engineering, art, and math, with engaging activities and resources to deepen their learning.

Stories told from the perspectives of diverse children enable students to learn about relationships and feelings! MySelf's I Respect Differences Set helps kids gain an understanding of each persons individual contribution regardless of differences..Social-Emotional Learning.Newmark Learning.Recommended age 4-6 years.Paperback.English.144 pages.6 books.9781478878100.Develop positive behavior through reading and discussions about emotions and social interaction.

These books are organized to prompt students to apply their phonics knowledge and read before seeing the accompanying pictures, ensuring that guessing and cueing do not occur. The pictures then assist in comprehension after the text has been read. Each Decodable Book includes 10 fiction and 10 nonfiction stories. No irregular high-frequency words appear in the stories until they are explicitly taught in Guided Phonics + Beyond Focus Lessons. For over 55 years, hand2mind has encouraged hands-on learning and discovery, driving deeper understanding and helping children unlock their full potential. hand2mind specializes in literacy activities and products designed to help students learn by doing. With products designed to help students with reading comprehension, sentence building, phonics for toddlers and more. We're also a leader in dyslexic tools for kids who have a tougher time getting started with reading. From early reading to advanced reading, hand2mind has you covered with products designed to enhance learning in the classroom and the world around us. Through hands-on exploration and discovery, we strive to find new ways to encourage students in math practice, literacy activities, STEM education and more!.Engaging decodable books developed by Tara West to help students build phonics skills through meaningful reading practice..Includes 20 stories—10 fiction and 10 nonfiction—designed to encourage decoding before viewing pictures, supporting true comprehension..High-frequency words introduced only after they’re taught in Guided Phonics + Beyond® Focus Lessons..Unit 2 focuses on CVC Words and includes a printed book plus 3-year access to hand2mind eReader..Created by Tara West, a trusted educator and curriculum expert with over 15 years of experience as an educator, writer, and professional development speaker..Developed by Tara West, Guided Phonics + Beyond Decodable Books are designed to uniquely engage students in reading while practicing phonics skills.

This Kindergarten Phonics Bundle features four sight word books and a language arts workbook. The kindergarten workbook features parent support pages at the beginning of each chapter with helpful definitions, tools and tips, and a skills list to provide a spectrum of support for your leaner. QR codes are also included throughout the language arts workbook that take you to free video tutorials to help explain and break down certain concepts. An answer key is included in the back of the workbook to track your child's progress and accuracy. The bundle of early readers features both nonfiction and fiction children's books for a variety of reading opportunities. The bundle is stored securely in the durable drawstring bag so your child can read and practice skills while on the go!.This bundle includes a Kindergarten language arts workbook as well as fiction and nonfiction books..Provide a spectrum of literacy support for your kindergartener with the Spectrum Kindergarten Language and Literacy Backpack!.This Kindergarten Phonics Bundle features four sight word books and a language arts workbook..ISBN: 9781483873831.Features parent support pages at the beginning of each chapter with definitions, tools, and tips..A great resource for both homeschooling and classroom curriculum..Providing workbooks that are a great resource for both homeschooling and classroom curriculum for more than 20 years..Provide a spectrum of literacy support for your kindergartener with the Spectrum Kindergarten Language and Literacy Backpack!

This ELA & Reading Comprehension Grade 1 Bundle features four first grade reading books and a language arts first grade workbook. The first grade workbook features parent support pages at the beginning of each chapter with helpful definitions, tools and tips, and a skills list to provide a spectrum of support for your leaner. QR codes are also included throughout the language arts workbook that take you to free video tutorials to help explain and break down certain concepts. An answer key is included in the back of the workbook to track your child's progress and accuracy. The bundle of 1st grade books features both nonfiction and fiction children's books for a variety of reading opportunities. The bundle is stored securely in the durable drawstring bag so your child can read and practice skills while on the go!.This bundle includes a 1st grade language arts workbook as well as fiction and nonfiction books..Provide a spectrum of literacy support for your 1st grade student with the Spectrum Grade 1 Language and Literacy Backpack!.This ELA & Reading Comprehension Grade 1 Bundle features four first grade reading books and a language arts first grade workbook..ISBN: 9781483873848.Features parent support pages at the beginning of each chapter with definitions, tools, and tips..A great resource for both homeschooling and classroom curriculum..Providing workbooks that are a great resource for both homeschooling and classroom curriculum for more than 20 years..Provide a spectrum of literacy support for your 1st grade student with the Spectrum Grade 1 Language and Literacy Backpack!

Ants have legs and scurry about. Plants have roots and are stuck in one place. Ants breathe oxygen; plants breathe carbon dioxide. Ants and plants are different, but they have similar needs. In Super Science: Are Ants Like Plants?, readers will find out how these living things get food, grow up, and talk to their friends. The Super Science series presents standards-supporting concepts in relatable, often-humorous ways to engage young readers and provide teachers with fun informational texts to support science curriculums. Maximum information is delivered with minimal text to engage and support early readers..Photo- and fact-filled text for young readers supports NGSS standards.For ages: 6-10 years..Page Count: 24 pages.ISBN: 9781731654762.Includes glossary, index, and comprehension questions.Activity helps reader further engage with book content.Super Science: Are Ants Like Plants? explores the similarities and differences between ants and plants, highlighting how both get food, grow, and communicate in a fun and engaging way for young readers.

Oscar de la Renta loved art. He wanted to be a famous fashion designer, but it was a very competitive field where the most successful designers were French or Italian, unlike him. Learn about the fashion designer from the Dominican Republic who turned his dreams into a reality as you dive into Oscar de la Renta’s biography—part of the Leaders Like Us children’s book series..Nonfiction/Social Studies.Annette M. Clayton, Elisa Chavarri/Rourke Educational Media.Grades 1-4.Paperback.English.24 pages.9781731657749.After-reading questions.Extension activity.Time line.We proudly publish respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!.This nonfiction book introduces readers to Oscar de la Renta, a fashion designer from the Dominican Republic who built a fashion empire.

How tall is it? Who has more? How long until my turn? Learn about measuring units and pick the right tools with the Measure It! series. Striking photography and simple text take readers through fun, real-world measuring examples..Simple text and color photographs describe the units and tools used to measure.Measurement is an essential life skill and its never too early to begin learning.Fun, real-world examples.For ages 3-6.ISBN# 9781429663342.Page Count: 32

Discover creatures that walk, crawl, swim, slither, and fly with colorful books that feature TIME FOR KIDS® content! Children will be motivated to read with familiar concepts, high-interest text, and a variety of colorful graphic features. 12-28 pages per book. This 11-book set includes Animal Mothers and Babies; Animal Eyes; A Frog's Life; A Butterfly's Life; A Bee's Life; Things with Wings; Sea Life; Going Buggy!; Eagles Up Close; Horses Up Close; and Snakes Up Close..Nonfiction.English.Guided Reading Levels: E-J