Be uprooted and dropped into a busy and overwhelming city to learn about friendship and belonging. Take all the work out of planning a lesson so there's more time focused on comprehension and engaging hands-on follow-up activities. Do some research on the importance of crickets in the Chinese culture. Compare Chinatown with Times Square by listing three differences. Describe Chester's dream and what he did in response to it. Find the words the author used to represent sounds and explain what sounds they represent. Imagine what it would be like for Harry and Tucker to visit Chester in the country. Get into the 'skin' of Tucker to tell how he would act if he found money in Times Square. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: The Cricket in Times Square is the Newbery Honor-winning story of a cricket who finds himself taken away from his country home and dropped right in the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket enjoys his home in Connecticut; however, one day he is brought to the city and immediately misses home. While in Times Square, Chester meets Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat, who quickly become friends with the musical insect. Chester is also adopted by Mario, a young boy who's family runs a small newspaper stand in the station. Throughout the story, Chester finds himself amidst many obstacles and struggling to prove he belongs in the big city.

These classic storybooks represent some of the finest children's literature available. Each set includes the book plus carefully selected sets of charming objects to help young students retell and re-enact these wonderful stories in their own words.

In the third Miss Nelson book, the laugh track continues with this book and CD combo. This time, the notorious Miss Swamp returns to Horace B. Smedley School as coach to shape up the football team and help them to win at least one game...and she has a secret helper!

Your students will love these dialogue-driven stories with very easy text in speech balloons. They'll also adore the zany cast of characters: monsters, bears, robots, talking crayons, pirates, pigs, dinosaurs, and more! These sets–for guided reading levels A & B and C & D–are packed with just-right books. A giggle-fueled way to motivate every learner! 20 titles in all, 8 pages each. Includes 100 readers (5 each of 20 titles) and a 32-page teaching guide.

This bestselling classic features a berry-loving boy and an endearing rhyme-spouting bear. The fun wordplay and bright paintings with lots of details for young readers to explore make Jamberry a perennial favorite. A small boy and a big friendly bear embark on a berry-picking extravaganza, looking for blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries. Their fun adventure comes to a razzamatazz finale under a starberry sky. From author-illustrator Bruce Degen, Jamberry is perfect for sharing. "With delightful, rich illustrations and zany wordplay, Jamberry is a must have book for any family with young children," according to Children's Books Guide.

This Read-Along Book and CD Favorite includes a paperback edition of the book and a compact disc in a newly designed reusable package. Perfect for car trips, classrooms, and bedtime listening, these recordings feature lively sound effects and original music. The CD includes one reading with page-turn signals as well as an uninterrupted reading.

Award-winning American author and illustrators combine to recount an ancient Japanese folktale. Long ago and far away in the land of the rising sun lived a pair of mandarin ducks. Coveted for his great beauty, the drake was captured and caged by an avaricious lord.

Eek! There's a mouse in the house! To get rid of it, a little girl invites a parade of animals into her home, including Cat, Dog, Sheep, Hog, and more. They all join in a merry, silly chase to catch the pesky rodent in a rhyming text with lighthearted illustrations.

These classic storybooks represent some of the finest children's literature available. Each set includes the book plus carefully selected sets of charming objects to help young students retell and re-enact these wonderful stories in their own words.

This super cool paperback beginning reader collection includes five of the grooviest stories from the Pete the Cat I Can Read series by New York Times bestselling artist James Dean: Pete the Cat: Play Ball!, Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch, Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach, Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete, and Pete the Cat: Too Cool for School.