Author: Dina Anastasio
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
ISBN: 1450930212
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Cai finds a key ring with a big skeleton key and a little gold whistle on it. What does the key open? Why is his dog Tucker the only one to respond to the whistle? Brooke is fed up with the Oak Street kids' goofy behavior and joins up with some more mature girls. Will switching friends make her happier? Read these stories to find out.
Author: Staci Swedeen
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
ISBN: 1450927440
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Kate wants to be popular like her best friend, Marisa, who lets Josh's friend know that Kate wants to go to the dance with Josh. But Josh only wants to borrow Kate's homework. Brothers Sam and David are about to zip-line through a rain forest when an emotional conflict reaches a new high among the treetops. How will these teens deal with their issues? Read the plays to find out. (Set of 6 with Teacher's Guide and Comprehension Question Card)
Author: Carol Pugliano-Martin
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
ISBN: 1450930123
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Ra wills himself into being from the black sea of nothingness and creates the city of Thebes. But Ra is lonely. What will he do? Hoping to remain the all-powerful one, Ra puts a curse on Nut. How will Nut remove the curse? Gentle and peace-loving Osiris dies at the hands of Set. How does the undying love of his wife, Isis, bring him back to life? Read these myths to find out.
Author: Amanda Jenkins
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
ISBN: 1450930204
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Ditanu is happy as apprentice to Belshunu, a master carver. But his greedy uncle wants to reclaim the boy and his earnings. How will the kindness Ditanu shows the widow Hudu-libbi save him from this fate? Mery can't deter her brother Khaba from robbing the pharaoh's tomb. What she discovers, however, does change his mind. What does Mery learn about Khaba? Read these stories to find out.
Author: Forrest Stone
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
ISBN: 1450930344
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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It was a kingdom of peace, plenty, bravery, and beauty. Then came the volcano and the island was gone. Was this retribution for a society that had lost its values? Francisco Orellana is in search of the legendary "city of gold." Will the female warriors thwart his attempts to claim the city for the glory of Spain? Read these legends to find out.
Author: Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
ISBN: 1450930190
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Jimmy is a sailor fighting to get up the courage to propose to Doreen. The next morning, he's fighting for his life because the Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor! Aaron's looking forward to his day off from school until he learns of the attack on the Twin Towers, where his mother works! How will these characters deal with such life-changing events? Read these stories to find out.
Author: Dori H. Butler
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
ISBN: 1450930182
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Rachel is accused of injuring the leading lady in the university musical so that she can play the part. Will Lily be able to prove her friend's innocence and identify the perpetrator? Competition for a department position might be the motive for a crime. How will Lily finger the criminal and prove his guilt? Read these mysteries to find out.
Author: Joanna Korba
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
ISBN: 145093014X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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The school production of Peter Pan must go on . . . but how can it when the lead actors can't be found? What will the director do? Jesse likes observing an ant hill with his new friend Derek. That is, until Jesse's other friends make fun of it. What will Jesse learn about friendship and being true to himself? Read these plays to find out.
Author: Sarah Albee
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
ISBN: 1450930336
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Only Abimanyu knows how to break through the enemy clan's battle formation. Can this inexperienced young man succeed? Mulan must find a way to spare her father from service in the emperor's army. But how can a teenage girl uphold her family's honor and serve her homeland? Read these legends to find out.
Author: Forrest Stone
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
ISBN: 1450930158
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Varuna, a Plynchin, is a perfect Census taker, assigned to count the eighty billion beings in a sector of space! Where will her job take her? What will she discover? It's 2647, and Starship Mayflower is far from Earth. Suddenly the ship is under attack! Will twelve-year-old Ace be able to save the day? Read these science fiction stories to find out.
