Richard Tan – författare

Over four hundred years have passed since Henry Hudson first landed on present-day Manhattan, and yet to this day traces of New York’s early settlers can still be seen in the city’s plans and street names. This book uses accessible text and primary source illustrations to explore the history of New York’s earliest settlements, with an emphasis on their lasting contributions to the city today. Supports New York City’s Grade 2 social studies standard for Unit 2: New York City Over Time 1.1a.

With the influx of immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century, New York City’s diverse urban community divided itself into neighborhoods based on ethnic identity and common experience. While these divisions have faded over the years, the neighborhoods remain a rich reminder of New York’s shared history. With vivid color photographs, authentic text, and primary source illustrations offering historical context, this book traces the origins of some of New York City’s most popular neighborhoods into the twenty first century. Supports New York City’s Grade 2 social studies standard for Unit 2: New York City Over Time 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 3.2a.

Twenty million people ride the Staten Island Ferry across the 5.2 miles between Manhattan and Staten Island every year. With color photographs, primary source illustrations, and engaging, authentic text, this book examines the ferries, water taxis, shipping containers, and recreational vehicles that traverse New York City''s waterways every day. Supports New York City''s Grade 2 social studies standard for Unit 1: New York City''s Geography 2.3c, 3.1, 3.2a, 4.1d.

There are over 2,000 bridges and 20 tunnels throughout New York City that help connect its five boroughs to each other. This book explores several of the best known of these important structures, with authentic text and vivid color photographs. Supports New York City''s Grade 2 social studies standard for Unit 1: New York City''s Geography 3.1b, 3.1c, 3.1e, 3.2a.

Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first European to explore present-day New York City, sailing up the Hudson River, and traversing Long Island in 1524, over eighty years before Henry Hudson would make his own eponymous voyage. This book examines the legacy of Verrazzano, Hudson, and other explorers of early New York with authentic, accessible text, clearly defined maps, and vibrant color illustrations. Supports New York City’s Grade 2 social studies standard for Unit 2: New York City Over Time 1.1a.

Long before the Dutch settlers arrived, the Lenape Indians hunted and fished on an island that they called Mannahatta. Though New York City has changed dramatically since then, evidence of the Lenape can be found in the names that we still use today, such as the familiar island, Manhattan. With rich, color images, primary source illustrations, and authentic text, this book explores the history of Native Americans in early New York and their legacy in today''s urban community. Supports New York City''s Grade 2 social studies standard for Unit 2: New York City Over Time 1.1, 1.2, 1.3a, 1.4.

This narrative nonfiction title provides a point of view and descriptions about a season and one of the fun activities kids love to do in the snow. Strong photo-text correlation reinforces the action.

This narrative nonfiction title shows kids how playing computer games can help them learn new math, art, and science skills. The domain-specific vocabulary provides numerous opportunities for acquisition.

This narrative nonfiction title describes life on a farm from a child’s perspective, including daily chores such as feeding the animals and tending to the vegetables.

In this descriptive nonfiction title, the differences between ponies and horses are examined in order to provide compare-and-contrast opportunities for early readers. Life science becomes as approachable as the ponies and horses with which the children interact in the book.

Using a tablet is easy. Emerging readers learn the sequence of steps needed to use a tablet and apps. This text provides opportunities to demonstrate 21st-century learning skills.

This first-person account provides useful information about an important life skill. Working with days, weeks, months, and years, students learn necessary vocabulary and organizational skills.

This descriptive title shows a carpenter at work, using wood to make a table. Kids can see the process from tree to finished woodwork and the sequence of steps.

This informational text provides children with insight into a key STEAM function involving inventions and engineering design. Using the scientific method of observation, kids learn about tools of measurement and cause and effect. Text-dependent questions are included at the back of this book.

This explicit STEAM title shows principles of force and motion and how engineers use technology to do their jobs in a variety of contexts. The cause-and-effect narrative helps young readers to understand the concepts presented.

George and Jen help readers learn about portions in this tale about a favorite fruit. This fiction title is paired to the nonfiction title "All About Bananas" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.

A trip to the farm introduces basic math and technology concepts to a group of excited students. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title "My Farm" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.

A great experiment is under way! Mara learns about Life Science while observing her three pots, each with a seed. One seed sprouts, and grows well under specific conditions, and one doesn''t sprout or grow at all. Readers learn along with Mara why. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title "Sunflowers Need the Sun" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.

This compare and contrast narrative reinforces the concept of speed by introducing objects and animals that are fast and slow. A picture-word glossary is included.

The colors, shapes, and features of various bugs are explored in this nonfiction narrative work. Bright, detailed photographs introduce backyard favorites such as the dragonfly, butterfly, snail, and ladybug. A picture-word glossary is included.

The conditions under which a kite takes flight are explained in this sequential text, which is accompanied by large, colorful photographs. A picture-word glossary is included.

All the elements necessary to build a presentation are explained in this sequential text about a child''s mother who works at a hotel. A picture-word glossary is included.

Simple concepts of Math, Science, and Technology are intertwined in a story about the bay. Amy and her mother pitch in with locals to clean up an oil spill, which is washing ashore in their bay. Techniques used to combat actual oil spills are explained. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title "Real Facts About Bays" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.

All the elements necessary to build a presentation are explained in this sequential text about a child''s mother who works at a hotel. A picture-word glossary is included.

This first-person account provides useful information about an important life skill. Working with days, weeks, months, and years, students learn necessary vocabulary and organizational skills.