Pamela Brunskill – författare

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. This primary source book focuses on the history of California’s water system and explains how its limited water supply must meet the demands of many people. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and documents, these books are perfect for reports or projects. The Read and Respond post-reading questions and a culminating activity sharpen critical-thinking skills.

Expanding your child’s reading horizons is easy with fiction books from Teacher Created Materials! In “Bess” by Pamela Brunskill, girls aren’t allowed to act in Shakespeare’s London, so Bess pretends to be a boy to get a role. When it’s show time, can she let her parents—and the Globe—know it’s her? Find out more in this historical fiction book your child will love. Includes ‘Book Club’ literacy and comprehension questions.

Where does California’s water come from? How is it used? Why is it important to conserve water? This text teaches students the answers to these important questions, and uses primary sources to simplify this complex topic and make it interesting to students. This nonfiction book builds students’ reading skills and social studies content knowledge. The intriguing primary source maps, letters, documents, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state studies standards and the NCSS/C3 Framework and features appropriately leveled text to meet the needs of students reading at different levels. Additional features include Read and Respond and a culminating activity that prompt students to dive deeper into the text for additional reading and learning.

This short, 32-page chapter book features full-color illustrations to capture the attention of kids who enjoy modern retellings of classic tales. In this spin on Hansel and Gretel, Tim and Lia are playing outside on a snow day when they get lost in the woods. They find a candy shop owned by the mysterious Mr. Gretel who gives them as much candy as they can eat. But they'll have to rely on their own smarts when it comes to getting home! Kids will be captivated by this fast-paced adventure story that is appealing to reluctant readers.