Describe It: Size Shape, and Color is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.K.9 and Literacy.L.K.5. It's Megan's birthday, and readers are treated to cake, ice cream and gifts while learning about descriptive language. This book should be paired with “What Does It Look Like?" (9781448889747) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.

Volunteering is a fun way to show good citizenship. Readers discover many ways to help others by becoming a volunteer and see how easy it is to make a real difference in their communities--activities including planting a tree and feeding the hungry are discussed. With the help of accessible text, readers learn how rewarding and enjoyable volunteering can be. Bright photographs capture the energetic spirit of young volunteers in a way that adds excitement to each page.

Write on! Write with students in grades 5 and up using Writing: Fundamentals for the Middle-School Classroom. This 128-page book helps students learn how to express themselves through writing. It provides open-ended lessons of personal writing, descriptive writing, short stories, poetry, and reports. This excellent classroom supplement also includes chapters arranged in order of increasing difficulty and activities that allow students to choose their own writing topics. It supports NCTE and IRA standards.