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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.
Surprising Things We Do for Beauty
Grade: 7-8
Price: $12.99
The perception of beauty varies from person to person and culture to culture. This high-interest text teaches students about other cultures' interpretations of what makes people beautiful and gives meaningful insight into those cultures' ways of life.
Surprising Things We Eat
Grade: 7-8
Price: $12.99
Sink your teeth into delicacies from different places and cultures and discover the stories behind the food from around the world that people love to eat. This leveled reader guides students to increased fluency and comprehension of nonfiction text.
Surprising Things We Do for Fun
Grade: 6-8
Price: $12.99
From chess boxing to worm charming, our planet is filled with some peculiar pastimes. With this high-interest, leveled nonfiction reader, teach students about the strange and unusual ways that people from around the world choose to pass the time.
You Are There! March on Washington, August 28, 1963
Grade: 6-8
Price: $10.99
On August 28, 1963, some 250,000 people marched peacefully from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial in the name of equality for African Americans. Teach students about the March on Washington with this leveled nonfiction reader.
Game Changers: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Grade: 6-8
Price: $10.99
This biography details the fascinating life of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the award-winning actor, playwright, and composer of Hamilton: An American Musical. Featuring TIME content, this nonfiction reader builds literacy skills and enriches instruction.
Showdown: Underdogs
Grade: 6-8
Price: $11.99
Be inspired by the stories of real-life underdogs who overcame oppression, poverty, and physical challenges to achieve their goals. Featuring TIME© content, this book keeps grade 7 students engaged in reading as they build their critical literacy skills.
Failure: Business Blunders
Grade: 6-8
Price: $11.99
Even successful companies have had major failures that resulted in the loss of millions of dollars. Read about the risky ventures that didn't pay off in this high-interest nonfiction book that builds students' critical literacy skills.
Unsung Heroes: Risk Takers
Grade: 7-8
Price: $11.99
Learn about 6 courageous individuals who became heroes and inspired those around them! With TIME© content and images, this full-color book explores contemporary issues, builds critical literacy skills, and readies students for college and career.
Legacy: Business Leaders
Grade: 7-8
Price: $11.99
Learn about the innovative business leaders behind companies such as Apple, Netflix, Google, eBay, and Amazon! With TIME© content and images, this high-interest book builds critical literacy skills and readies grade 8 students for college and career.
Fantastic Lives: Against All Odds
Grade: 7-8
Price: $11.99
Be inspired by the stories of six individuals who overcame adversity and achieved success! With TIME© content and images, this full-color book explores contemporary issues, builds critical literacy skills, and readies students for college and career.
Life in Numbers: The Electoral College
Grade: 7-8
Price: $11.99
Learn the history of the Electoral College, how it works, and why it is controversial today with this high-interest informational text. With TIME© content and images, this book builds critical literacy skills and readies students for college and career.
180 Days of Geography for Sixth Grade
Grade: 6
Price: $22.99
Help sixth grade students improve their geography skills with fun and effective daily practice activities. Focusing on a new topic each week, students will build map skills, apply information and data, and connect what was learned.
