New Releases by Gare Thompson

Follow Mary Lewis and her family as they move from Kentucky to Nicodemus, Kansas, one of the first African American homesteading towns in our country. See how the settlers lived and how their community changed over time.

Watch what these monkeys do.

Examines how corn began to grow in the early Americas, why it was important to Native Americans, and how it became a staple product in many other countries.

Timothy Mole writes of escapades and adventures in letters to his mom and dad while traveling with his school band to Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC.

This pairing of fiction and non-fiction literature features a short play which is a retelling of the story of Pinocchio. The companion book describes how plays are put on and describes different people needed to perform a play.

Easy experiments introduce kids to water, air, and land pollution. Earth Awareness.

Introduces basic facts about 14 endangered animals. Earth Awareness.

Surveys different modes of transportation, such as automobiles, ships, trains, and planes, and discusses their development in history.

Provides brief information on the accomplishments of Americans who worked for social change as well as leaders in the fields of government, industry, science, art, and sports.

Outlines the different reading strategies that can take place in the classroom, suggests effective management techniques for using trade books, and offers tips on integrating trade books into the curriculum and evaluating their use.