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In the years immediately following the American Revolutionary War, New York City cemented its place in the emerging country, acting as the capitol of the newly-formed United States of America from 1783-1790 and hosting the inauguration of the its first president, George Washington. This and other events from the formative century are examined in this book, which uses primary source illustrations and engaging, authentic text to explore daily life throughout the turbulent 1700s. Supports New York City''s Grade 2 social studies standard for Unit 2: New York City Over Time 1.1a, 1.2a, 1.3a, 1.3b, 1.4b, 3.1a, 3.1d, 3.1e, 4.1c, 4.1d, 4.1e.

Census data shows that the population of New York City increased by well over 50 times in the 100 years between 1800 and 1900, largely because of immigration, industrialization, the creation of new jobs, and the consolidation of the five boroughs in 1898. With primary source illustrations and authentic text, this book follows New York City throughout the tumultuous 1800s, with an emphasis on the daily life of ordinary citizens. Aligned with New York City''s Grade 2 social studies standard for Unit 2: New York City Over Time 1.1a, 1.2a, 1.3a, 1.3b, 1.4b, 3.1a, 3.1d, 3.1e, 4.1c, 4.1d, 4.1e.

Over the course of the twentieth century New Yorkers developed the largest subway system in the world, traded horse drawn carriages for automobiles, built two international airports, fought in two world wars, and found themselves at the forefront of many artistic movements. This book uses primary source illustrations, full-color photographs, and engaging text to explore life in New York in the 1900s, with an emphasis on the many technological leaps made over the course of the century. Supports New York City''s Grade 2 social studies standard for Unit 2: New York City Over Time 1.1a, 1.2a, 1.3a, 1.3b, 1.4b, 3.1a, 3.1d, 3.1e, 4.1c, 4.1d, 4.1e.

This narrative nonfiction title provides the basics of cause and effect for water and gardens. First-person accounts make gardening accessible to young readers.

Emerging readers immerse themselves in the world of dolphins and their behaviors as they interact with humans and each other. The text structure is descriptive, and the controlled vocabulary provides a first introduction to domain-specific words.

This narrative nonfiction text provides examples of children reading a book in different classroom and social situations. This text allows discussion of the components of a book and how a reader navigates them.

This descriptive title provides strong sequential action in the growth of a sunflower plant from seed to flower. The kid-friendly context provides many opportunities to explore how things grow.

This accessible, descriptive text helps emerging readers understand how clouds are formed. Examples of cause and effect in nature illustrate patterns of weather in a context that kids can understand.

This photo-illustrated nonfiction descriptive volume gives STEAM opportunities to students to learn principles of force and motion, as well as providing examples of the creative approaches engineers use to solve problems.

Knowing different genres is an important part of the ELA standards. In this narrative nonfiction work, Frances shares how she creates a fable, providing the key elements and literary language inherent in such a work.

This earth science nonfiction title provides a basic introduction to the differences between bodies of water, providing many opportunities to compare and contrast and to gather evidence for categorization.

A favorite natural object for classroom touch and tell, pinecones hold the cause-and-effect story of how pine trees grow from tiny seeds. The descriptive text structure here gives the young reader a mental picture of certain stages of a pinecone’s life.

Readers count along with Dwayne as he sees new animals on safari. Dwayne and his family notice the long necks on the giraffes and their long black tongues. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title "The Life of a Giraffe" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.

Readers will learn about the tools and steps required to create a garden, which also happens to attract Beth''s favorite insect. This fiction title is paired to the nonfiction title "Flowers in My Garden" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.

Sam learns that his family is going on a trip. It''s a new experience for him, as he has to get used to a new person who''s taking care of him. Readers will see how Sam overcomes this new experience, and how he counts the days until his family returns. This fiction title is paired to the nonfiction title "My Friend''s Cat" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.

A piglet, a lamb, a chick, and a calf are some of the charming baby animals introduced to young readers. The sentence structure of each spread is repeated, first introducing the adult-animal term, then the young-animal term, helping to ease into new vocabulary. A picture-word glossary is included.

Three art projects, including the classic hand-traced turkey drawing, are explained. The safe and simple projects highlight the features of thanksgiving and its season, including brightly colored fall leaves. A picture-word glossary is included.

A daughter tries to bake cookies for her father''s birthday. Her mother helps, but the daughter fails to follow instructions. Readers will delight after seeing how correcting mistakes can lead to delicious results. A picture-word glossary is included.

This nonfiction text explains how doctors make our lives better. The tools, technology, and science behind care-giving and healing are introduced with simple text and colorful photographs.

Jaevon shows readers that there is a world of magic beneath our feet. The rock cycle is explained while it''s mixed in with Math, as readers count along with Jaevon. He ends up with a nice collection of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title "Rocks and Minerals" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.