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Madam Curie Graphic Biography |
| Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, pursued scientific discoveries; battled injustice and prejudice; and broke down creative and artistic barriers. These biographies offer a variety of rich primary and secondary source material to support teaching to standards.
Using the graphics, students can activate prior knowledge�bridge what they already know with what they have yet to learn. Graphically illustrated biographies also teach inference skills, character development, dialogue, transitions, and drawing conclusions. Graphic biographies in the classroom provide an intervention with proven success for the struggling reader. |
| http://www.biguniverse.com/c/r/382/dm |
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Julius Caesar |
| A triumphant Caesar enters Rome after defeating the sons of his old enemy, Pompey. Jealousy and fear over Caesar�s reforms reveal a brewing conspiracy to assassinate him. As the plot thickens, Caesar�s wife is plagued by terrible nightmares and begs him not to go to the Capitol. But Caesar shrugs off her fears and is accompanied to the Senate by the conspirators thus sealing his fate. Caesar�s loyal friends rally to avenge his death and preserve his legacy.
Reach today�s adolescents with the universal message of great literature. This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Students build confidence through reading practice. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world.
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| http://www.biguniverse.com/c/r/369/dm |
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Macbeth  |
| After encountering three witches, the warrior Macbeth waits to see if their predictions come true. Stung by ambition, Macbeth is persuaded by his conniving wife that the fastest way to fulfill the prophecy is to murder the king, which sets off a disastrous chain of events. As the tragedy unfolds, Macbeth�s decisions lead to more ruin. He returns to the witches and believes that his future is secure-but is he interpreting the premonitions correctly?
Reach today�s adolescents with the universal message of great literature. This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Students build confidence through reading practice. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world. |
| http://www.biguniverse.com/c/r/370/dm |
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Typhoid Mary: The Story of Mary Mallon |
| �Ask most adults who Typhoid Mary was and they'll tell you a lie. They'll tell you she was someone who killed hundred of people. Maybe even thousands. They'll tell you she was a woman who knew she had a deadly disease and didn't care that she spread it to others. But is it true? No, most of it isn't true. Here is Mary's story.� |
| http://www.learningisland.com/3typhoid%20mary.htm |
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A Daring Rescue: A Tale of George Washington  |
| �It was a calm, sunny day in the year 1750. Suddenly there was a shriek, quickly followed by several more. It came from the other side of a small piece of wooded land. At the first scream, the youth turned his head in the direction of the sound. When it was repeated, he pushed aside the undergrowth and dashed to the banks of the stream. There stood a small log cabin. Read of a heroic rescue made by a young George Washington.� |
| http://www.learningisland.com/3a%20daring%20rescue.htm |
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