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Appleseeds
Real-life stories are rarely boring! And APPLESEED's lively, kid-focused stories let young readers explore both the ordinary and extraordinary people and places of the past and present - and see how they impact the world.
What's it like to be a musician? A cartoonist? Or to grow up in ancient lands such as Egypt or Greece? Kids will find out in APPLESEEDS.
Each issue of APPLESEEDS engages kids with fun, highly descriptive writing and stunning art and photos. Kids love the unique "you-are-there" approach to the articles and feel like they've experienced a culture or event first-hand or met a world-famous person face to face. APPLESEEDS helps young minds to explore and grow.
- Integrates language arts and social studies
- Carefully selected art and thoughtfully written text permit use of the magazine with struggling students above the target age range
- Curriculum-based material presented in a story format
"Finally, a magazine that elementary teachers can really use as they attempt to integrate the subjects they teach with one theme." - Marcie Taylor-Thomas, State Specialist in Social Studies, Maryland State Department of Education
Upcoming Themes Teacher's Guides Interactive Sample
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EXPLORING THE GRAND CANYON (Jul, 2008)
Product Code APP0807
Take a virtual mule ride down into the "grandest" place in the United States! Readers will discover the history and geology of the Grand Canyon, beginning with how rivers, rocks, and 'rosion have formed this wonder of the world. After following some intrepid hikers, they will learn do's and don'ts for hikers in any such landscape.They will meet some of the people whose ancestors have lived in the canyon for centuries and the men who first explored it, as well as rangers and others who are there now.
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