Joe and Rob are separated into two different classrooms in this fifth adventure in the hilarious Bots chapter book series. Many years ago, scientists on Earth sent video satellites out to the end of the universe to see what was hiding in deep space. Now, years later, these satellites have begun sending their first videos back to Earth...and the stars of the show are two goofy robots. When Joe and Rob are separated into two different classrooms, will their lives ever be the same? With easy-to-read language and graphic novel art on almost every page, the Bots chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

Joe and Rob are separated into two different classrooms in this fifth adventure in the hilarious Bots chapter book series. Many years ago, scientists on Earth sent video satellites out to the end of the universe to see what was hiding in deep space. Now, years later, these satellites have begun sending their first videos back to Earth...and the stars of the show are two goofy robots. When Joe and Rob are separated into two different classrooms, will their lives ever be the same? With easy-to-read language and graphic novel art on almost every page, the Bots chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

"A collection of ten short stories that all take place in the same day about kids walking home from school"--

In this insightfully honest and moving memoir about the realities of teaching in an inner-city school, Ed Boland "smashes the dangerous myth of the hero-teacher [and] shows us how high the stakes are for our most vulnerable students" (Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black). In a fit of idealism, Ed Boland left a twenty-year career as a non-profit executive to teach in a tough New York City public high school. But his hopes quickly collided headlong with the appalling reality of his students' lives and a hobbled education system unable to help them. Freddy runs a drug ring for his incarcerated brother; Nee-cole is homeschooled on the subway by her brilliant homeless mother; Byron's Ivy League dream is dashed because he is undocumented. In the end, Boland isn't hoisted on his students' shoulders and no one passes AP anything. This is no urban fairy tale of at-risk kids saved by a Hollywood hero, but a searing indictment of schools that claim to be progressive but still fail their students. Told with compassion, humor, and a keen eye, Boland's story is sure to ignite debate about the future of American education and attempts to reform it.

Joe and Rob discover a hidden space station inhabited by aliens in this sixth adventure in the hilarious Bots chapter book series. Many years ago, scientists on Earth sent video satellites out to the end of the universe to see what was hiding in deep space. Now, years later, these satellites have begun sending their first videos back to Earth...and the stars of the show are two goofy robots. When Joe and Rob discover a hidden space station filled with aliens, will they be able to help the aliens get home…or are the aliens looking for a new place to crash? With easy-to-read language and graphic novel art on almost every page, the Bots chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

Joe and Rob lose one of their cameras in this hilarious eighth installment of the Bots chapter book series! Many years ago, scientists on Earth sent video satellites out to the end of the universe to see what was hiding in deep space. Now, years later, these satellites have begun sending their first videos back to Earth...and the stars of the show are two goofy robots. When one of Joe and Rob’s space cameras goes on its own adventure, our favorite Bots go on a rescue mission...but who will save them? With easy-to-read language and graphic novel art on almost every page, the Bots chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

This invaluable resource book includes everything teachers and librarians need to know for using storytelling in their classrooms with ready to tell tales correlated to the Common Core Standards.