Rising readers leveled books. Social studies

A beginning reader about children and their pets.

Introduces how and why people spend money to buy things or save money for future use.

Describes various types of bread from around the world.

Introduces maps and how to use them in a story about children taking a field trip to the zoo.

Uses photographs to show why school is closed on some days.

Uses photographs to show direction sense.

Uses photographs to show how buildings in cities and towns have changed from the past to today.

Introduces different kinds of maps, including a map of a house, a street, a state, a country, and the world.

Shows how a new school can be different from an old one and still be the same in many ways.

Discusses the things that people need, as well as things some people want, and teaches the difference between needs and wants.