World around me

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Our American symbols

Introduces American symbols such as the flag, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, and Lincoln Memorial, describing their histories.

Tools that help me

Describes tools people with different kinds of disabilities use in everyday life, including braille, sign language, and ramps.

How we make music

Looks at how people make music, features descriptions of some of the instruments in the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion families, and describes different groups of musicians.

Different places, different words

2007
Explores synonyms by discussing the different terms people around the country use for various things, such as chips and fries, frankfurters and hot dogs, and sofas and couches.

Chores around the house

2007
Simple text and photographs describe children doing chores around the house.

My national parks

2007
Full-color photographs and simple text describe a number of national parks across America including Everglades National Park and Yosemite National Park.
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