Fun ways to learn addition and arithmetic.

When Ms. Frizzle, the strangest teacher in school, takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks, everyone ends up experiencing the water purification system from the inside.

In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by guns, gangs, and drugs, there is a classroom known as Room 56. The fifth graders inside are first-generation immigrants who live in poverty and speak English as a second language. They also play Vivaldi, perform Shakespeare, score in the top 1% on standardized tests, and go on to attend Ivy League universities. Rafe Esquith is the teacher responsible for these accomplishments. Here, he reveals his techniques....

Need a sure-fire way to memorize everything you need to know for your next social studies test? Brian P. Cleary can help! He's made up acronyms, poems, riddles, songs, raps, and more to help those slippery social studies facts stick in your skull. And better yet, this book will give you ideas for how you can create your very own painless memory tricks.

Textbook designed to be the first course of middle school and walks students through the transition from elementary to middle school sciences. This General Science course gives students an understanding of the world that surrounds them so they can appreciate the real-world relevance of scientific inquiry and the beauty of Creation.--Publisher

Stories and pictures to make learning alphabet sounds enjoyable.

"The book describes how children are learning mathematics today"--