Take a journey and explore the various elements that make Earth such an amazing planet! This collection combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers. Introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fiction and nonfiction books contain high-interest text, vibrant illustrations and images, age-appropriate text features, and increasingly complex vocabulary. This collection includes six copies of each title and a lesson plan. The titles in this collection include:

• Boris the Basset
• Edward the Explorer
• Splash Down!
• Land
• Weather
• Water