Teacher Created Materials imprint: 1983 books

Uncover some of the most infamous disasters in the world including the Hindenburg, the sinking of the Titanic, the Dust Bowl, BP oil spill, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs, and the Chernobyl disaster in this shocking book. With its intriguing facts, vivid images, helpful graphs and maps, and...

Mansa Musa was the king of Mali as it became one of the largest empires during the time of Musa's rule. Readers will discover the life of Mansa Musa in this appealing biography that uses vivid images, appealing maps, and stunning facts to engage children. A glossary and index work in conjunction with...

A pond may seem quiet and subdued, but this unique ecosystem is filled with active life cycles. Students learn what distinguishes a pond from other bodies of water, the plant and animal life within it, and how their life cycles contribute to the pond itself.

Act out the story of a mischievous boy who is responsible for herding the sheep and keeping them safe from a nearby wolf. He gets bored at work and tricks his family, crying, "Wolf!" even though the wolf is not there. Since his family gets angry that he continues to lie, he loses their trust....

Students will explore the rising tensions between the colonies and Great Britain with the Reasons for a Revolution e-Book. This informational text looks at the ways England tried to control the colonists, including imposing taxes and sending British troops (Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, and...

This informative book teaches readers about the seven continents and how to recognize them on maps. Through supportive text, vibrant images, and a helpful glossary, index, and table of contents, readers will learn about map basics like the compass rose, a scale, and a legend.

In this creative story, children are introduced to Links and Budge, two dinosaurs studying the stars in school. As they gaze at far off bodies, they begin to wonder if there are dinosaurs like them on other planets. Their instructor, Madam Thor, tells them that there were once dinosaurs on a planet...

When Ms. Mirabella assigns a writing assignment about runners, Rosalyn and William laugh to themselves. They wonder what this old woman could know about running. They resolve to study Rosalyn's Uncle Mike, who is running a big race in the upcoming weekend. Much to their surprise, who do they also...

Learn more about science behind the creatures that continue to frighten and fascinate us from angry aliens to zombies. The Science of Monsters e-Book looks at the scientific aspects of monsters in Greek mythology, colossal creatures that were the result of radiation and genetic mutations, horrific...

Learn more about the accomplishments of former US President and Georgia State Governor and Senator, Jimmy Carter, in this high-interest reader that connects to Georgia state studies. Jimmy Carter: For the People promotes social studies content literacy with this appropriately-leveled text and keeps...

Beginning readers follow along as they discover the many things that kids, bugs, and animals can do in this engaging story that features playful illustrations, challenging words, and simple text with examples of various phonemic sounds to aid in developing early reading skills.

Featuring appealing illustrations and simple sight words, this engaging book helps beginning readers develop their early phonemic and literacy skills through a progressing storyline that features rhyming words containing the short vowel -an sound.

Ross and Gus want to try to top what the other can do! Through vivid images and simple text, beginning readers explore various words that use the short O sound and practice their early reading and phonemic skills through familiar vocabulary as well as challenge words.

Beginning readers learn rhyming short vowel sounds as they follow along in this enjoyable book that uses refreshing illustrations, clear text, a simple progressing storyline, and accommodating sight words to aid in developing phonemic pronunciation and recognition as well as early literacy skills.