Fantastic Lives: Business Sense
Item 28055
Grade 6-8
Lexile 920L
ISBN 9781425850043
Language English
Guided Rd. Level W
Interest Level 5-12
Starting your own business isn't all about dollars and cents. But it has everything to do with having a good sense of your strengths and the world around you. Read the inspiring stories of five young entrepreneurs who used their creativity and worked hard to turn their ideas into real products and services.
Created in partnership with TIME, this nonfiction reader builds critical literacy skills while students are engaged in reading high-interest content.
- Reader's Guide and Try It! provide extensive language-development activities to develop critical thinking
- Table of contents, glossary, and index help increase comprehension and strengthen academic vocabulary
- A fun culminating activity challenges students to develop an idea for their own business
- Prepares students for college and career and aligns with state and national standards
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