Reading Explorer Foundations: Student Book

Becky Tarver Chase is an experienced English instructor who has taught all subject areas including reading, writing, grammar, communication skills, and test preparation. She has worked at universities and in private programs in the United States, Mexico, and Thailand. Her current focus is on creating effective language-learning materials, and she is one of the authors of the World English, Reading Explorer, Close-Up, and Pathways series from National Geographic Learning. Kristin Johannsen held an MA in Applied English Linguistics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She had extensive experience teaching English in Japan, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, France, and the United States. She has presented her ideas on global issues at multiple conferences around the world and was a published author. She spoke several languages including French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, and Korean. David Bohlke has over 30 years of experience as a teacher, teacher trainer, program director, editor, and materials writer. He has lived and worked in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco, and has conducted multiple teacher-training workshops in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and the Pacific. As an editor he has worked on some of the world’s best-selling ELT courses for teens and adults. For National Geographic Learning he has authored the series Time Zones, Keynote, and Reading Explorer. David holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics/TESOL.

• Unit 1: Mysteries Reading A: Have Aliens Visited Us?Reading B: The Lost City of AtlantisUnit 2: Favorite Foods Reading A: The History of PizzaReading B: The Hottest ChiliesUnit 3: Cool JobsReading A: Training Grizzlies!Reading B: Getting the ShotUnit 4: ShipwrecksReading A: I’ve Found the Titanic!Reading B: Treasure ShipUnit 5 Science Investigators Reading A: At the Scene of a CrimeReading B: The Disease DetectiveUnit 6: Explorers and Pioneers Reading A: Who Was Sacagawea?Reading B: Polar PioneerUnit 7 Mind’s Eye Reading A: The Meaning of DreamsReading B: Seeing the ImpossibleUnit 8: Animal Wonders Reading A: A Penguin FamilyReading B: Do Animals Laugh?Unit 9: Incredible Domes Reading A: A Love Poem in StoneReading B: The Great Dome of FlorenceUnit 10: Wild Weather Reading A: A Warming WorldReading B: Freaky Forces of NatureUnit 11: Giants of the Past Reading A: The Mammoth’s TaleReading B: Sea MonstersUnit 12: Technology Reading A: The Robots Are Coming!Reading B: How Will We Live in 2035?