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Accidental Inventions That Changed Our World: (Books For Curious Kids)

Written by Riddleland
This book covers fascinating origin stories of 60 every-day items that were invented by accident; that is, the inventor did not expect to make the product when the product was discovered.
3rd - 8th

Hoot: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading. 

Hoot: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

Hoot: Word Search

After reading Hoot by Carl Hiassen use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend...

Hoot: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Hoot by Carl Hiassen.

Fresh Air, Clean Water: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

Fresh Air, Clean Water: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

Fresh Air, Clean Water: Word Search

After reading Fresh Air, Clean Water: Our Right to a Healthy Environment by Megan Clendenan use this...

Fresh Air, Clean Water: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Fresh Air, Clean Water: Our Right to a...

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Fresh Air, Clean Water: Our Right to a Healthy Environment

Written by Megan Clendenan and Illustrated by Julie McLaughlin

Everyone depends on clean air to breathe, safe water to drink and healthy soil for growing food. But...

4th - 8th
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The Standing Rock Sioux Challenge the Dakota Access Pipeline (Taking a Stand)

Written by Clara MacCarald

Explores the history, events, and aftermath of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribes protest of the Dakota...

5th - 10th
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Wild River

Written by Rodman Philbrick
This gripping survival story from the Newbery Honor author of Wildfire is filled with adrenaline-pumping adventure and moments of true bravery.
4th - 8th
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Sky Gazing: A Guide to the Moon, Sun, Planets, Stars, Eclipses, and Constellations

Written by Meg Thacher
The sun, moon, stars, and planets have been a source of wonder for as long as humans have lived on earth.
4th - 8th

National Museum of African American History & Culture Resources

The National Museum of African American History & Culture (Smithsonian Institution) has a variety of...

How to Read a Graphic Novel: Anchor Chart

Use this anchor chart to help students understand the components of a graphic novel.

"FAB Four" Reciprocal Teaching Graphic Organizer

Use this "FAB Four" Reciprocal Teaching graphic organizer to help students use the strategies of prediction, clarify, question, and summary to engage in text. Watch the tip video below to get started.

Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) Graphic Organizer

Use this graphic organizer to help students ask key questions and find answers while reading.
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The Enchanting Things You May See: A Mathematical Adventure

Written and Illustrated by Elizabeth Segal
3rd - 8th

Book Club: Esperanza Rising (Duke TIP's Teachers Workshop)

This article from Duke TIP's Teachers Workshop blog offers a variety of engaging activities...

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The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book One

Written by David A. Robertson

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought...

5th - 8th
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Tight

Written by Torrey Maldonado

Tight: Lately Bryan's been feeling it in all kinds of ways. He knows what's tight for him in a good...

5th - 8th
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Manu: A Graphic Novel

Written and Illustrated by Kelly Fernández

A funny and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel adventure about friendship, defying expectations...

3rd - 8th
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They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems

Written by David Bowles

Twelve-year-old Güero is Mexican American, at home with Spanish or English and on both sides of the...

6th - 8th
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Twin Cities: (A Graphic Novel)

Written by Jose Pimienta

Being twins means having a best friend forever . . . But when one goes to middle school in Mexico...

5th - 8th

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