Scholastic news nonfiction readers

Follows the process by which a group of students decides whether to get a goldfish or a hermit crab for the class pet.

Provides information about Neptune, the eighth planet from the sun, and includes a word hunt, definitions, and a comparison of Neptune and Earth.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to information on the planet Venus including its size, matter, surface, and location.

Looks at some of the many ways in which people are alike and different.

Photographs, diagrams, graphs, and simple text about helping out at home teach young learners vocabulary and basic grammar and comprehension skills, with websites for further research.

Describes how children around the world play different games.

Photographs, diagrams, graphs, and simple text about going to school help young learners develop vocabulary and basic grammar and comprehension skills, with websites for further research.