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Photographs and information related to the lives of folk heroes help students learn how to write interesting and effective narrative paragraphs, with activities, charts, and vocabulary exercises designed to help students master every step of the paragraph-writing process.

Pictures and easy-to-follow text help students write interesting and effective expository paragraphs about NativeAmerican art and culture, with an overview of each step in the paragraph-writing process as well as activities, charts, and vocabulary exercises.

Offers a brief introduction to writing descriptive paragraphs, with tips on using adjectives and other parts of speech to describe persons, places, or things.

Teaches young readers the value of being trustworthy, including telling the truth, not hiding mistakes, keeping promises, and not stealing.

Looks at the life and career of Thomas Jefferson--patriot, president, and author of the Declaration of Independence.

Explains the virtue of sportsmanship and describes ways to practice sportsmanship at home, with friends, at school, and on the playing field.

Text and photographs examine the concept of being responsible.

Describes respect as a virtue and suggests ways in which children can recognize and practice being respectful.

Simple text and photographs look at different food people eat around the world.

Photographs and simple text provide an introduction to Mount Rushmore.