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Some animal features are easy to see-long tails, large wings, patterned fur, or sharp beaks. But look closer-you might be surprised by what you find! A penguin’s sharp beak hides a textured tongue that helps it grip fish. A red-eyed tree frog has a golden eyelid that covers its eyes so it can see predators while it sleeps. A platypus fends off predators with a venomous spur. Rhyming text and eye-catching photos offer an up-close look at lots of fascinating hidden creature features!

When a mysterious scavenger hunt sends a group of high schoolers on a quest to find special items, who knows what hidden gems they might discover! Following the overlapping storylines of eight characters spanning the globe, these decodable chapter books, developed by Storyshares, combine the excitement of fiction with research-based skill progression for a phonics-based series that3s perfect for developing readers in grades 9 and up.

This series presents a collection of forgotten, secret, and/or otherwise lesser-known pieces of history, and brings their stories to light for young readers today.

History books teach us important facts about big events that made a difference in the world. But as time passes, we discover some of the interesting hidden mysteries of history. With this series, you'll learn about men and women who played important roles in our nation's history as spies, hidden in plain sight!

Everyone loves being wowed and tricked by hard-to-spot animals, and this series doesn't disappoint. Each double-page spread presents a stunning photo of a camouflaged animal hiding in plain sightÑif you can find it! Carefully levelled, high-interest text supports each photo with information about the animal's life and behaviour, while short, snappy sidebars provide an additional fun fact about each animal. Using their clever colours, patterns, and body parts, the animals in these books hide to s

It's a beautiful day to be living in the ocean. The sun is shining, and the water is a glorious blue. But wait . . . something big, something hungry, something menacing is approaching. It's a great white shark! Luckily, there's no reason for alarm. From ink-releasing cuttlefish to burrowing flounder to camouflaging leafy dragon, all the local sea creatures seem to have a way to hide from our hungry shark. Well, almost all. Puffer fish finds that all the best hiding places are taken. What can a p

Visit a past you might not want to relive. From bloody battlefields to devastating disaster sites, some of our history is truly hideous. Take a hi-lo adventure to see if you could survive a deadly disease or the quickest draw in the wild west.

Add meaning to children's observance of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, with books from Kar-Ben.

Hi-Lo Book Comprehension Strategies Guide was created as a resource for classroom teachers in grades 3-12 who work with struggling and developing readers. The 30 strategies included can be used with any Hi-Lo Book and are organized according to the critical phases of reading (before, during, and after) to maximize comprehension. Each strategy has a visual example and a step-by-step lesson plan. Educators can easily incorporate these strategies into their curriculum to help their students become