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Ready-to-use templates to help develop early writing skills and meet the common core state standards.

Teaches eleven skills for being a better writer from the eleven authors whose works are sampled in this books.

Helps to explore everyday science in the kitchen with simple experiments.

Carlos learns about nutrition and food science as he tries to help his mother sell her burritos at the local grocery store.

Examines scientific research that provides information about the role of nutrition in good health, looking at the effect of vitamins and minerals on the body and mind, identifying food sources of vitamins and minerals, and discussing additives, fads, alternative treatments, and other topics.

A guide to the human body and the way it works offers an accessible way to find out about the body's operating and maintenance systems, and all the key components that make this machine work so well.

Provides the calorie, carb, and fat counts for more than seven thousand popular foods, along with information on the amount of exercise it would take to burn off each item.