Dive into an exciting new world through submarines and sonar! The world beneath our oceans' surfaces is dark, cold, and mysterious. It's also a critical ecosystem. Scientists use high-tech underwater vehicles and sound-based technology to see the unseen, map the unknown, and learn about new species in the deepest parts of the ocean. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will inspire curiosity about deep-sea creatures and corals. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is ideal for makerspaces and takes students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in physical science fields. Introduce engaging science topics to older readers with this STEAM book that is perfect for secondary students or ages 10-14.

Dive into an exciting new world through submarines and sonar! The world beneath our oceans' surfaces is dark, cold, and mysterious. It's also a critical ecosystem. Scientists use high-tech underwater vehicles and sound-based technology to see the unseen, map the unknown, and learn about new species in the deepest parts of the ocean. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will inspire curiosity about deep-sea creatures and corals. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is ideal for makerspaces and takes students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in physical science fields. Introduce engaging science topics to older readers with this STEAM book that is perfect for secondary students or ages 10-14.

A fun and funny way for kids to learn about mistakes and how to recover from them.Making a mistake can leave anyone feeling sick in the stomach or thinking that the world is going to end. Learning how to cope with mistakes—and how to stop that “ache”—can be one of the hardest parts of growing up. The latest entry in Free Spirit’s acclaimed Laugh and Learn® series takes a closer look at the mistakes kids make—honest and intentional—and offers practical advice on how to bounce back. With a healthy dose of humor, readers learn that embarrassing moments aren’t forever and a sincere apology can go a long way.Laugh & Learn® Series Realistic topics, practical advice, silly jokes, fun illustrations, and a kid-centric point of view all add up to one of the most popular series young people turn to for help with school, families, siblings, and more. Kids ages 8–13 can tote these pocket-size guides anywhere and learn to slash stress, give cliques and rude people the boot, get organized, behave becomingly, and, in general, hugely boost their coping skills.

Communication skills for kids that help them build stronger relationships with adults.Whatever kinds of grown-ups kids have in their lives, one thing is for sure: Life is better (and a whole lot simpler) when kids and grown-ups get along. And while grown-ups want kids to be respectful and thoughtful—toward everybody, not just grown-ups!—kids also deserve to be respected and treated thoughtfully. How to Take the GROAN Out of Grown-Ups (and Get Along!) provides practical communication skills for kids and shows them how to build relationships, have difficult conversations, and know when to seek more trusting adults.Relationships with grown-ups can be fun and fulfilling. They can lead to good times and great memories. They can make life better in all kinds of ways. (Like getting to eat French toast nachos for dinner once in a while!) How to Take the GROAN Out of Grown-Ups (and Get Along!) provides communication skills for kids that will help them build positive relationships with the adults in their lives.Laugh & Learn® Series Self-help, kid-style! Realistic topics, practical advice, silly jokes, fun illustrations, and a kid-centric point of view all add up to one of the most popular series that young people turn to for help with school, families, siblings, and more. Kids ages eight to thirteen can tote these pocket-size guides anywhere and learn to slash stress, give cliques and rude people the boot, get organized, behave becomingly, and in general hugely boost their coping skills.

Practical—and fun—tips for starting and growing friendships. Life is better with a friend. That’s true for everyone. Some kids have lots of friends. Others have a few. Either way is great! Make a Friend, Be a Friend helps young readers find ways to—you guessed it!—make friends and be a better friend. That doesn’t mean making and being friends is a snap. Even though it’s natural, it doesn’t always feel that way. The ideas in this book can help. Children learn:how to find and make friendsways to show you want to be a friendhow to be a good friendwhat to do when times get toughA special feature, What Would You Do? A Story Starring YOU, invites readers to practice making friends and solving friendship problems. Includes a glossary of terms at the back of the book to equip and empower children with the vocabulary they need.Little Laugh & Learn Series Self-help, kid-style! Kids ages six to nine can tote these handy guides anywhere and boost their skills. With practical advice, silly jokes, fun illustrations, and a kid-centric point of view, these books are the go-to for help with everything, from triumphing over teasing to learning to be a fantastic friend to becoming a self-confidence superstar, and more!

This survival guide introduces the basics of financial literacy and money management for kids—from earning and saving money to spending and donating it—and gives readers essential skills for financial know-how. The book also explores how choices about money and finances connect to character development and social-emotional well-being. Readers will find ideas for setting money goals, delaying gratification, being thrifty, building self-esteem, giving to charity, and making socially responsible spending and donating decisions. The book includes special features such as: Fictional vignettes in a choose-your-own-adventure style, putting readers in hypothetical situations where they need to make decisions about how to manage moneyTrue success stories about real kids who made smart financial decisionsVocabulary boxes that highlight important terms“Financial tactics” boxes with helpful tools, tips, and strategiesSurvival Guides for Kids Helping Kids Help Themselves® Straightforward, friendly, and loaded with practical advice, the Free Spirit Survival Guides for Kids give kids the tools they need to not only survive, but thrive. With plenty of realistic examples and bright illustrations, they are accessible, encouraging, kid-friendly, and even life-changing.

Empower kids to develop and build positive self-esteem and self-confidence."What makes you YOU?" Be Yourself, Like Yourself is a fun and friendly book that launches kids into understanding that they are important and loved, and that they can build their self-esteem and confidence by recognizing their own unique traits and strengths. People with strong self-esteem believe in themselves, are proud of themselves, and feel confident that they can do and learn hard things.Be Yourself, Like Yourself invites kids to look at what makes them who they are and dig deep to discover all the things they know, like, and do, as well as the people who care about them and are there to help them along. Helpful "stick-up" tips for dealing with meanness, strategies for being nice to yourself, and self-esteem do's and don'ts give young readers lots of ways to boost confidence and bounce back from setbacks in order to stay strong through both good and hard times.Little Laugh & Learn® seriesSelf-help, kid-style! Kids ages six to nine can tote these handy guides anywhere and boost their skills. With practical advice, silly jokes, fun illustrations, and a kid-centric point of view, these books are the go-to for help with everything, from triumphing over teasing to learning to be a fantastic friend to becoming a self-confidence superstar, and more!

Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about Phil, who is just trying to find some food! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will excite young readers while they gain meaningful practice with several high-frequency words: both, earth, give, short, white. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 3 covers digraphs and silent letters. Build key reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about Phil, who is just trying to find some food! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will excite young readers while they gain meaningful practice with several high-frequency words: both, earth, give, short, white. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 3 covers digraphs and silent letters. Build key reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about some ducks who are ready to dress up and show off at the duck ball! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage and excite young readers while they gain practice with many high-frequency words: along, ball, give, high, miss, move, song, walk, watch, white, work, write. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 4 covers digraphs, trigraphs, blends, and silent letters. Develop key reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about some ducks who are ready to dress up and show off at the duck ball! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage and excite young readers while they gain practice with many high-frequency words: along, ball, give, high, miss, move, song, walk, watch, white, work, write. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 4 covers digraphs, trigraphs, blends, and silent letters. Develop key reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about what Meg and Sam do on a very hot day! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will excite and engage young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: begin, cut, move, once, page. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 1 covers short vowels and consonants that make more than one sound. Build important reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about what Meg and Sam do on a very hot day! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will excite and engage young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: begin, cut, move, once, page. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 1 covers short vowels and consonants that make more than one sound. Build important reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read exciting for children with this decodable fiction book about a boy named Bill whose pink mink gets stuck in a tree! This book offers a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage young readers while they gain meaningful practice with several high-frequency words: along, miss, oh, song, watch. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 2 covers digraphs, trigraphs, and the nk blend. Develop important reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read exciting for children with this decodable fiction book about a boy named Bill whose pink mink gets stuck in a tree! This book offers a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage young readers while they gain meaningful practice with several high-frequency words: along, miss, oh, song, watch. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 2 covers digraphs, trigraphs, and the nk blend. Develop important reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about a man and his new cat friends! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage and excite young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: thing, where, who. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 4 covers digraphs such as ck and th. Develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about a man and his new cat friends! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage and excite young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: thing, where, who. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 4 covers digraphs such as ck and th. Develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about two moths who get themselves in some sticky situations! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book engages and excites young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: call, small, such, tell. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 8 covers digraphs and trigraphs. Develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about two moths who get themselves in some sticky situations! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book engages and excites young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: call, small, such, tell. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 8 covers digraphs and trigraphs. Develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about a man named Jeff who gets stuck in a dangerous well! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book excites young readers while they gain important practice with several high-frequency words: call, small, tell, well. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 7 covers final double consonants. Build foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about a man named Jeff who gets stuck in a dangerous well! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book excites young readers while they gain important practice with several high-frequency words: call, small, tell, well. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 7 covers final double consonants. Build foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about this king who loves to sing! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book excites and engages young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: change, long, show, such. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 6 covers digraphs and trigraphs. Develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable fiction book about a boy named Chad who is feeling mad! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book addresses emotional skills and engages young readers while they gain practice with two high-frequency words: thing and where. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 5 covers digraphs such as ch and th. Build foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable fiction book about a boy named Chad who is feeling mad! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book addresses emotional skills and engages young readers while they gain practice with two high-frequency words: thing and where. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 5 covers digraphs such as ch and th. Build foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Encourage students to think carefully about the many choices they can make with money!This social studies book introduces options such as saving, spending, donating, and budgeting, while showing how each decision has both costs and benefits. Students learn how a savings account works, why giving can make a difference, and how planning ahead supports financial responsibility. The book explores the concept of opportunity cost to help students understand the trade-offs that come with every financial choice.Be Smart with Your FinancesBuilds financial literacy and decision-making skillsExplores the different ways to spend or save money and shows how each decision has both costs and benefitsIncludes a simplified bank statement with annotations to explain important featuresBe Smart with Your Finances is part of the Knowledge Builders: Social Studies Readers series. This series introduces young learners to the world with high-quality nonfiction that is captivating and informative. Each book blends engaging text with striking primary source imagery and dynamic text features, allowing every student to connect with social studies content in meaningful ways.

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about this king who loves to sing! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book excites and engages young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: change, long, show, such. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 6 covers digraphs and trigraphs. Develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!