Joyce Jeffries
1) Meet the Vet
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When our pets are sick, we take them to the vet! Readers learn all about what these helpful community heroes do each day to make sure our cats and dogs stay safe in this exciting book filled with full-color photographs. Through the use of accessible text, early readers are introduced to many types of vets. From horse vets to small animal vets that take care of cats and dogs, readers explore the lives of the professionals that help take care of our...
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Every mayor is different, but they all want to help make towns and cities better places to live! Beginning readers learn what mayors can do to help everyday citizens with the help of full-color photographs and accessible text. They'll discover how mayors help make laws, raise money for their towns and cities, and keep citizens safe. Strong picture-to-text correlation aids in reading comprehension, and a picture glossary reinforces vocabulary and concepts...
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The essential concept of distance is, taught through an easy-to-follow narrative and illustrations featuring colorful dinosaurs. Beginning readers discover the difference between "near" and "far" with the help of this book's accessible text and vibrant cartoon dinosaurs, which are, shown interacting with common vocabulary words, including cars and horses. Strong picture-to-text correlation helps early learners enhance their vocabularies and understanding...
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A teacher is a familiar figure in the lives of many readers, but readers discover new information about the hard work teachers do every day through achievable content. Beginning readers are introduced to a variety of teachers and the tools they use to help their students learn. Accessible text and a picture glossary allow readers to see for themselves what a teacher's job is like as they learn fun facts and build a stronger vocabulary with each turn...
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How do refugees differ from immigrants? Why do they leave their country, and what do they hope to find in a new place? These questions and more are answered as readers are given an in-depth look at refugees and their struggle to build a better life. This important topic is addressed using accessible text, enlightening fact boxes, full-color photographs and helpful graphic organizers. The relatable tone presents this issue to readers without condescension,...
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Beginning readers discover why bus drivers are a very, important part of a community. A variety of bus drivers are, introduced with their own special job, including a school bus driver and a tour bus driver. Through fun, accessible text and a helpful picture glossary, young readers learn important facts about bus drivers and the vehicles they drive. Colorful photographs allow early learners to feel as if they are on an exciting bus ride, making this...
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Our mom is often one of our first teachers. Readers discover some of the fun things kids can learn from their moms, including how to count, tie shoes, and play baseball. These lessons are shown through a relatable fictional narrative and bright illustrations. The close relationship between the pictures and text aids in the development of strong reading comprehension skills. Readers can explore the accessible text on their own, or they can follow along...
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Our mom is often one of our first teachers. Readers discover some of the fun things kids can learn from their moms, including how to count, tie shoes, and play baseball. These lessons are shown through a relatable fictional narrative and bright illustrations. The close relationship between the pictures and text aids in the development of strong reading comprehension skills. Readers can explore the accessible text on their own, or they can follow along...
9) Black Bears
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Black bears are the most common bears found in North America. Readers learn fun facts about these familiar bears through accessible main text, a detailed graphic organizer, and eye-catching fact boxes. These facts are presented alongside full-color photographs of black bears in their natural habitat. Readers explore common science curriculum topics, including life cycles and food chains, in an engaging way as they explore the lives of these beautiful...
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Snow, sledding, and hot cocoa can only mean one thing: Winter is here! This charming fiction title transports readers into a winter wonderland, where a relatable narrator explores the season. Readers meet the narrator's family and friends, who show how much fun it is to spend Winter with loved ones. Readers will enjoy this title's colorful illustrations and approachable text, which is perfect for young learners. By the end, readers will be counting...
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Construction workers build our towns and cities! In this book, beginning readers will get to meet the community helpers who turn wood and metal into houses and schools. Through accessible text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish, readers will meet roofers, pipe fitters, and other essential builders that make the places we call home. Full-color photographs depict people hard at work, and a picture glossary reinforces vocabulary...
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Not many people know that the first pilots took to the skies in hot air balloons. Today, professional pilots use fast jets and helicopters to get from place to place in style. Through the use of accessible text and colorful photographs, early readers will learn all about the people who soar high above their towns and cities every day, and will have fun exploring the cockpit of the world's fastest vehicles. A picture glossary helps reinforce essential...
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Not many people know that the first pilots took to the skies in hot air balloons. Today, professional pilots use fast jets and helicopters to get from place to place in style. Through the use of accessible text and colorful photographs, early readers will learn all about the people who soar high above their towns and cities every day, and will have fun exploring the cockpit of the world's fastest vehicles. A picture glossary helps reinforce essential...
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The concepts of "same" and "different" are important for early learners to understand, and they are the focal point of this fun and helpful book. Bright cartoon dinosaurs can be found on each page, alongside easy-to-follow text asking readers to question which dinosaur is different from the others and explaining why. The strong correlation between illustrations and text allows for the development of vocabulary skills. This book presents young readers...
16) Big and Small
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Beginning readers will find a fun-filled learning experience through easy-to-follow text and colorful illustrations. Charming illustrations, featuring dinosaurs interacting with a variety of objects and animals, show the difference between, things that are big and those that are small, introducing students to the concept of comparing things by size. A concluding graphic organizer reinforces the concept, separating big and small objects through pictures...
17) Meet the Farmer
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Farmers know how to get the most out of the land, whether with crops or big farm animals. Readers learn more, about the lives of these important community helpers with the help of full-color photographs and easy-to-read text. Readers discover how big tractors help farmers work quickly, and what kinds of animals call a farm home. Accessible text helps early readers grasp concepts, while a picture glossary pairs vocabulary with colorful photographs...
18) Meet the Mayor
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Every mayor is different, but they all want to help make towns and cities better places to live! Beginning readers learn what mayors can do to help everyday citizens with the help of full-color photographs and accessible text. They'll discover how mayors help make laws, raise money for their towns and cities, and keep citizens safe. Strong picture-text correlation aids in reading comprehension, and a picture glossary reinforces vocabulary and concepts...
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When natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires strike, it can be frightening, not just for people living through the event, but also for young people watching coverage on television or social media. By giving elementary readers objective information presented in a sensitive way, this guide to natural disasters aims to empower young people to protect themselves and help others. Additional information is presented through fact boxes and graphic...
20) Meet the Baker
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How a baker makes the breads, pies, and cakes that we love to eat is revealed though fun, engaging text. Beginning readers get an enjoyable and educational look at the work that bakers do every day-including mixing the batter and slicing the bread. Readers are introduced to the tools bakers need to do their jobs, and a picture glossary helps develop a stronger vocabulary. Bright photographs show bakers hard at work making delicious treats.