The Day the Towers Fell

The Lion and the Mouse

Teach beginning readers about the rewards of being kind to others with this beautifully illustrated retelling of the Aesop fable, the Lion and the Mouse. This wordless picture book develops oral language skills.

The Tortoise and the Hare

Slow and steady wins the race! Teach early readers about perseverance and patience with this beautifully illustrated retelling of the Aesop fable. This wordless picture book encourages children to use their own words to tell the story.

The Three Little Elephants

Teach early readers that hard work pays off in the long run with this illustrated retelling of the beloved fable, The Three Little Pigs. This wordless picture book encourages children to use their own words to tell the story.

American Us!

Join the fun when a group of kids discover a box of historical costumes. Early readers will learn about important US symbols with this playful, wordless picture book.

From Sea to Shining Sea

Join a family on their cross-country trip through America! From coastal forests to New York City, there's so much to see and do from sea to shining sea. This wordless picture book encourages children to use their own words to tell the story.

Oh Hi, Ohio!

Join a girl and her dog as they spend the day playing by the Ohio river. This wordless picture book features vibrant illustrations that encourage children to use their own words to describe what is happening in each picture.

Fred and Me

Early readers will be delighted by this story about a boy who compares his growth to that of his pet dog, Fred. Learn about the concepts of growth and change with this beautifully illustrated picture book.

The Little Red Hen

Teach beginning readers about collaboration, work ethics, and sharing responsibilities. This beautifully illustrated fiction reader introduces kindergarten students to the classic fable, The Little Red Hen.

A Treat for Grandpa

A girl buys two ice cream cones from a street vendor in her neighborhood, one for herself and one for her grandpa. But will both treats make it safely home? This beautifully illustrated fiction book teaches beginning readers about acts of kindness.

Out of This World

Take a trip that is out of this world! Join a young astronaut as he counts his way through outer space. This fun, beautifully illustrated fiction reader teaches beginning readers to count to ten.

Who Took the Snacks?

A boy's snacks are disappearing one by one. Can he follow the clues and find the guilty culprit? Children will be delighted by this story of an incorrigible snack stealer as they learn about the importance of sharing.

Lemonade Stand

Count all the things that are needed to set up a lemonade stand! This beautifully illustrated reader develops children's oral language skills as they describe what is happening in each picture.

Chuck's Diner

Chuck the groundhog runs a diner in the woods but his customers, the forest animals, don't always behave as they should. Children will be delighted by this fun-filled tale of dining-out disasters as they learn about good table manners.

The Ugly Duckling

Meet a fluffy little fellow who is not like any of the other ducklings! This beautifully illustrated fiction reader introduces children to the classic tale, The Ugly Duckling. Beginning readers will learn why it's important not to judge by appearance.

Puzzled

Gino's friends are excited to help him with a puzzle. But what happens when Gino doesn't want to share? Teach beginning readers about the importance of sharing and getting along with others with this beautifully illustrated fiction reader.

Watch Me Dance

Gina is ready to show off her dancing skills at a wedding. But will she last the night? This beautifully illustrated fiction reader features simple rhymes, high-frequency words, and repetitive sentences to build foundational reading skills.

Peter and His Shadow

Peter Pan has lost his shadow. Can Wendy Darling help him get it back? Introduce early readers to the character Peter Pan with this beautifully illustrated fiction reader.

The Girl in the Mirror

A girl and her cat examine their reflections in a mirror in this charmingly illustrated fiction reader. With high-frequency words and simple, repetitive sentences, this book builds foundational reading skills and supports early literacy.

Whose House?

Introduce early readers to size and shape as they compare and contrast different types of houses. This beautifully illustrated fiction reader features high-frequency words and simple, repetitive sentences.

Perfect Fit

With playful illustrations that encourage children to describe what is happening in each picture, this fiction reader introduces children to the concepts of size and shape.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Early readers will be captivated by this beautifully illustrated retelling of the classic story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The playful illustrations encourage children to compare and contrast what is happening in each picture.

A Fairy-Tale Day

Young readers will be captivated by the illustrations that tell the story of a day in the life of a busy princess. With high-frequency words and simple, repetitive sentences, this book builds foundational reading skills and supports early literacy.

Save the Day

When a cat gets stuck in a tree and some ducks need help crossing the street, these young superheroes are there to save the day! This brightly illustrated fiction reader builds foundational reading skills and supports early literacy.

Bunny's Magic Day

Meet a magical bunny who does more than just appear in the magician's hat! The beautiful, colorful illustrations and simple story in this children's picture book will capture the attention of early readers.

What's for Dinner?

It's dinner time at the pond and the flies, frogs, fish, and bears are hungry! Introduce early readers to the food chain with this brightly illustrated fiction reader. With high-frequency words and a simple rhyming story, this book builds foundational reading skills and supports early literacy.

Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

Early readers will be captivated by this beautifully illustrated retelling of the nursery rhyme, Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater.

Love Like Salt

A daughter tells her father that she loves him like salt. What does she mean? Early readers will be captivated by this heartwarming version of a classic folk tale featuring high-frequency words and simple sentences.

Play Ball!

Join Reggie, Rex, and Remi as they work together to find their lost ball. With playful illustrations and a fun story, this book emphasizes why it's important to work together and appreciate each other's differences.

Chimp Paints

Chimp is an artist who is lacking inspiration. Can her friends help her get out of a creative rut? This beautifully illustrated fiction reader teaches early readers about friendship and artistic inspiration.

The Three Blind Mice Start a Band

Meet three musically inclined mice who decide to start a band. This fiction reader puts a fun, new spin on the traditional nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice.

Creating Social and Emotional Learning Environments

This resource defines social and emotional learning and digs into the real work of incorporating SEL in K-12 schools. It makes the connection between research and practical application through real-life examples and testimonials of SEL in the classroom.

Chuck's Diner

Chuck the groundhog runs a diner in the woods but his customers, the forest animals, don't always behave as they should. Children will be delighted by this fun-filled tale of dining-out disasters as they learn about good table manners.

The Ugly Duckling

Meet a fluffy little fellow who is not like any of the other ducklings! This beautifully illustrated fiction reader introduces children to the classic tale, The Ugly Duckling. Beginning readers will learn why it's important not to judge by appearance.

Puzzled

Gino's friends are excited to help him with a puzzle. But what happens when Gino doesn't want to share? Teach beginning readers about the importance of sharing and getting along with others with this beautifully illustrated fiction reader.

Goldilocks Visits Her Aunts

In this silly sequel to Goldilocks and the Three Beers, readers will discover how much Goldilocks learned about manners from the bears. Readers will be captivated by this beautifully illustrated story that puts a new spin on an old classic.

The Raven: A Modern Retelling

Readers will be "haunted" by this spooky, modern retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem, The Raven. Appealing to both reluctant and avid readers, students who enjoy suspenseful stories will not be able to put this one down.

Biking for a Cause

Jae is preparing to bike 150 miles in 2 days to raise money for the National MS Society. But after a bike accident, will he be able to conquer his fear and participate in the marathon? This book will appeal to fans of realistic fiction!

Cooking Up a Friendship

When "popular" Tyler is forced to invite "weird" Mackenzie to his party, they're surprised to find how much they have in common. Readers will enjoy this realistic fiction story about an unexpected friendship that explores important social issues.

The Clique

This realistic fiction chapter book explores the theme of bullying. When Jayden becomes friends with a bullied student, he must choose between loyalty to an old friend and doing what's right.

Meeting of the Bad Guys

Timothy is shocked when he is sent to detention. Imagine his surprise when he finds the Big Bad Wolf, Goldilocks, Captain Hook, and the Evil Stepsisters are serving detention with him! Students will be captivated by this imaginative story told in verse.

The Egg Salad Sandwich Incident

In this fiction reader, the new kid at school gets pressured by the popular kids into pulling pranks on other students. This book features full-color illustrations, compelling text, and chapter format to build reading comprehension and fluency.

Under the Bridge

Nina, Maricela, and Alejandro decide to help some homeless people living near their school in Los Angeles in this illustrated, realistic fiction book. The compelling text and chapter format help build reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.

The Boy and the Bayonet

This historical fiction book is based on a story by the African-American poet and playwright, Paul Laurence Dunbar. It features full-color illustrations, compelling text, and chapter format to build reading comprehension.

The Story of My Life

Things aren't going well for Lexi. She's stuck in remedial gym class and suffering from writer's block. But when some girls find and read her diary, things get surprisingly better. This realistic fiction book is written in a compelling diary format.

Practice Makes Perfect

Baseball fans will love this illustrated fiction reader about two friends--one who's good at math and one who's good at sports--who must collaborate in order to beat the best team in the league.

Victoria's Victory

Victoria would rather play football than be a cheerleader, and her stepbrother would rather be a cheerleader than play football in this realistic fiction book featuring full-color illustrations, compelling text, and chapter format.

Homemade Time Machine

When Ralph's and Luna's science fair project doesn't work, they travel back in time to see how inventors from the past have dealt with failure. This illustrated fiction reader features compelling text and chapter format to build comprehension.

Acertijo (Puzzled)

Gino's friends are excited to help him with a puzzle. But what happens when Gino doesn't want to share? Teach beginning readers about the importance of sharing and getting along with others with this beautifully illustrated Spanish book.

Effective Strategies for Integrating Social-Emotional Learning in Your Classroom

Learn how to embed social-emotional learning (SEL) into everyday instruction with useful strategies. Includes activities, tips, competency connections, and reflection questions to introduce, discuss, and incorporate SEL in the classroom.

Social-Emotional Learning Starts With Us: Empowering Teachers to Support Students

180 Days of Social-Emotional Learning for Kindergarten

An effective kindergarten workbook that provides daily social and emotional learning (SEL) activities to help students explore emotions, actions, relationships, and decision making. The daily activities connect to the CASEL competencies and mindfulness.

180 Days of Social-Emotional Learning for First Grade

An effective first grade workbook that provides daily social and emotional learning (SEL) activities to help students explore emotions, actions, relationships, and decision making. The daily activities connect to the CASEL competencies and mindfulness.

180 Days of Social-Emotional Learning for Second Grade

An effective second grade workbook that provides daily social and emotional learning (SEL) activities to help students explore emotions, actions, relationships, and decision making. The daily activities connect to the CASEL competencies and mindfulness.

180 Days of Social-Emotional Learning for Third Grade

An effective third grade workbook that provides daily social and emotional learning (SEL) activities to help students explore emotions, actions, relationships, and decision making. The daily activities connect to the CASEL competencies and mindfulness.

180 Days of Social-Emotional Learning for Fourth Grade

An effective fourth grade workbook that provides daily social and emotional learning (SEL) activities to help students explore emotions, actions, relationships, and decision making. The daily activities connect to the CASEL competencies and mindfulness.

180 Days of Social-Emotional Learning for Fifth Grade

An effective fifth grade workbook that provides daily social and emotional learning (SEL) activities to help students explore emotions, actions, relationships, and decision making. The daily activities connect to the CASEL competencies and mindfulness.

180 Days of Social-Emotional Learning for Sixth Grade

An effective sixth grade workbook that provides daily social and emotional learning (SEL) activities to help students explore emotions, actions, relationships, and decision making. The daily activities connect to the CASEL competencies and mindfulness.

I Can

Featuring basic concepts, this lovely book uses vivid images, engaging vocabulary, and informational text to inspire beginning readers to recognize activities such as playing, digging, reading, running, swinging, and writing.

Este soy yo (This Is Me) (Spanish Version)

Engage early readers in identifying the people and places around them with this fun, Spanish-translated nonfiction book featuring clear, colorful images and simple text.

Yo sé (I Can) (Spanish Version)

Featuring basic concepts, this Spanish-translated book uses vivid images, engaging vocabulary, and informational text to inspire beginning readers to recognize activities such as playing, digging, reading, running, swinging, and writing.