Nonfiction Learning

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This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, follows Mike Blunt, a smaller-than-average boy who becomes a batboy for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is constantly teased by the players for being so small. However, one of the players, Roberto Clemente, stands up for him and serves as a role model for how to handle discrimination and prejudice. This audio study presents concepts such as elements of plot and mood, as well as key vocabulary words.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, introduces listeners to the rich culture and long history of El Salvador, a country in Central America. In addition to learning about El Salvador, listeners will be introduced to comprehension skills that will help them better understand the story. These skills include cause-and-effect, identifying sequence of events, and vocabulary-building.

Kids Making Money introduces children to the different ways adults earn money from jobs and helps them think about age-appropriate jobs kids can do, too. Ages five to eight.

Sharing with Others explains the values of charity and sharing one’s earnings and time. The book helps young children see the benefits of sharing their time and money. Ages five to eight.

Young listeners will learn to distinguish between the things they really need (food and clothing) and the things they want (toys!) in this fun, fresh look at wants and needs.

What do we use money for? Why might families want to save money, and what are some ways you can save it? Find out all about how money works, from earning and spending to saving up for needs and wants.

All Across Canada is a mnemonic-filled learning/teaching tool geared, first and foremost, toward helping children learn capitals and locations of Canadian provinces and territories in a fun and entertaining way. Additional facts are also provided to enrich the child's learning experience.

From bus rides to reading and math to recess and field trips, simple language offers young learners a look at what happens throughout the school year. See a diverse range of kids taking part in morning meeting, visiting the library, going to lunch, playing in the playground, and much more. Perfect for preschoolers preparing to start school as well as early elementary students getting ready to begin a new year!

A mango...is just one thing. But if I chop it in two, then chop the half in two, and keep on chopping, I get more and more bits, on and on, endlessly, to an infinity I could never ever reach. In 1887 in India, a boy named Ramanujan is born with a passion for numbers. He sees numbers in the squares of light pricking his thatched roof and in the beasts dancing on the temple tower. He writes mathematics with his finger in the sand, across the pages of his notebooks, and with chalk on the temple floor.

How can you make your voice heard when you're not old enough to vote? How can you set a good example when someone is picking on you? What can you do to make a difference in your community and in the world? You make a difference every time you help others or set a good example. That's what good citizenship is all about! The questions and answers in this book will show you how to be a great citizen. Get ready to make your voice count!

What is the best way to cheer up a friend? How can you help if your mom or dad is grumpy? What can you do to make a classmate feel more included? You care about your family, friends, and maybe even people you don't know well. But sometimes it's hard to show your feelings. This book offers examples of what you can do for others. It shows how being helpful and caring can make you and everyone around you happy. See how a little caring can go a long way!

What should you do if you see someone bullying another person at school? Is it better to just stay out of it? Or what should you do when your best friend says she won't play with you if you talk to someone she doesn't like? It's really tricky to handle situations like these. But if you show respect for others, it gets easier. This audiobook offers examples of several tough problems and shows what you might do in each situation. See how a little respect can go a long way!

Las ambulancias son importantes porque ayudan a la gente. ¿Cómo trabajan? Aprenda acerca de las ambulancias y los EMT que trabajan en ellos en esta introducción a la no ficción para los oyentes jóvenes.

Despite an attempt on her life by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai has continued to fight for the rights of children to become educated. As the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, her courage and conviction continue to push her to fight for what she believes in. This riveting and inspiring biography tells the story of a young girl whose bravery and intellect continue to amaze the world.

Learn about Lyra, Parys, Ali, Ozzy, and their deputies who work hard to protect Laramie County in Wyoming. You'll discover their most heroic acts, like saving an air force base from a bomb to finding drugs, catching criminals with their teeth, and working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on certain cases.

美德教育是幼儿教育里十分重要的一个环节，同时也是最难以具体落实的一个环节……美德教育是幼兒教育裡十分重要的一個環節，同時也是最難以具體落實的一個環節……

Every student feels stress and anxiety in school at one time or another. It can present itself in a strict teacher's classroom, while trying to complete a test or assignment, or when having to make a speech or presentation. This title examines the causes, signs, and symptoms of academic anxiety and describes how to manage it, as well as how to help a friend or sibling who is struggling with the pressures of academic life.

Travel north - beyond the Arctic Circle - to Barrow, Alaska, and meet the proud Iñupiaq people. For thousands of years they have hunted whales on the open sea, but now global climate change threatens their way of life. The whale hunt is about to begin, and you're invited to come along! Just as soon as the ice covering the ocean cracks apart, the whales will appear. Set out with the Iñupiaqs in their bearded-sealskin boats to hunt bowhead whales, and witness a tradition that has been followed for 3,000 years.