Elementary Non-Fiction
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Peace Begins with You - A Sierra Club Book
Beautiful artwork and matter-of-fact text gently explain peace as a way of being rather than just the absence of conflict. Explores all kinds of peace (personal to global) — a powerful peace-making primer. Paperback, 40 pages. Learn More -
Ten Amazing People - And How They Changed the World
An inspiring, well-written biography and time line for each of ten historic figures who made the world a better place. Themes coincide well with Montessori philosophy and will resonate with the elementary-age child. Hardcover, 50 pages. Learn More -
If Peace Is
What is Peace? For each of us it is something different... Inspiring verse and joyful jewel-like illustrations express the many ways children find personal peace and comfort. A moving resource children will love. Learn More -
Pass the Energy, Please!
Connect herbivores, carnivores, insects, and plants together in the food chain with this cleverly written, upbeat, rhyming story. From anchovy to zooplankton, all beings on Earth depend on the green plant, the hero of this story. Learn More -
Hear Your Heart - Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science - Stage 2
A perfect companion to hands-on experience with a real stethoscope. Simple, fact-based text takes a clear, accessible look at how the circulatory system works. A good introduction to human anatomy. Paperback, 33 pages. Learn More -
How Do You Know What Time It Is?
“A clock can measure time. But once there were no clocks! Long long ago, people measured time with the sun.” From pre-agricultural solar calendars through the atomic clock, this absorbing book captures the history of time and time measurement. Learn More -
Seven Blind Mice - Award-winning read-aloud folktale
An Indian fable that encompasses abstracts like sensorial isolation, fear of the unknown, and the difference between knowledge and wisdom, while offering concrete color-naming and counting opportunities. Teacher-recommended. Paperback, 40 pages. Learn More -
I Wonder Why Camels Have Humps - and other questions about animals
This graphic format fact book answers questions curious children might ask (and are so hard to answer.) Lively question and answer approach, incredible information, and appealing artwork. A favorite resource. Paperback, 32 pages. Learn More -
I Wonder Why Snakes Shed Their Skin - and other questions about reptiles
This graphic format fact book answers questions curious children might ask (and are so hard to answer). Lively question and answer approach, incredible information, and appealing artwork. A favorite resource. Paperback, 32 pages. Learn More -
Ubiquitous - Celebrating Nature's Survivors
Fan the flames of inspiration! Children will love these profiles of 14 contemporary living things with ancient origins, and how they used adaptation to survive. Playful, engaging conversational style. Works with the Timeline of Life. Hardcover, 36 pages. Learn More
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