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Read and Color
            The History of Trains
            All Aboard the Campaign Train

Letters
            Make an Alphabet Train

Very Quick Readers
     Chugga, Chugga, Choo, Choo! All About Trains (Very Quick Reader; Grade 2-4 Readability)

Reading Comprehensions
     The Great Train Robbery
     Tommy Learns about Trustworthiness on a Train (Grades 2-3)
     Freddy and the Freight Train (Grades 2-3)
     Wagon Train Adventure (Grades 2-3)
     Trains (Grades 3-4)
     Dog Training Tips (Grades 3-5)
     Wagon Trains (Grades 4-5)
     Joshua Lionel Cowen: Inventor of Lionel Trains (Grades 4-5)
     Training for the Ancient Olympics (Grades 4-6)
     A Train without a Ticket? (Grades 5-7)
     Train Bombing in Madrid (Grades 6-8)
     The Friendship Train (Grades 7-9)
     The Merci Train (Grades 7-9)

Reluctant Reader Books
     Beyond Sit and Stay: Training Tricks for You and Your Dog (Grade 2-4)
     Grammar Zoo Train (Grade 3-6)

Literature Book Units
     Ghost Train (Cascade Mountain Railroad Mysteries) (Grades 4-6)
     The Story of Harriet Tubman, Freedom Train (Grades 4-7)

Read and Color Books
            The Terror of Tinkerton
            Lake Day

Reading Comprehension Lesson Ideas
    
Biographies
(Grades 6-8)
     Mata Hari, Exotic Spy?

Miscellaneous
(Grades 1-2)
     Honoring the Dogs
(Grades 3-5)
     Aliona Savchenko
     Alpine Skiing
     An Up and Down Ride
     Bicycles: Riding Out In The Open
     Celine's Story: Gender Disparity in Togo
     Christ Statue, Brazil
     Clara Hughes
     Dancing Dressage Horses
     Danny's Birthday
     Franklin Pierce
     Gail Gibbons
     Garon Gets Glasses
     George Selden
     Gertrude Chandler Warner
     Gettysburg Address
     Habits - Making and Breaking Habits
     Ingrid and the Minimum Wage Battle in Germany
     Jamal's Journey
     Keepers of the Peace
     Kids Konnected
     Machu Picchu
     Make a Difference Express
     Mikhail's Story: Change in Armenia
     My Ears
     Olympic Food: Feeding the Athletes
     Paratrooper, Part 1 - First Jump
     Peter's Crazy Calendars
     Police Cadet
     Railroads
     Scully the Guide Dog Helps Scott
     Skier Lara Gut: A Winner in Any Language
     Sports-Related Careers
     Sticks and Swords: The Art and Sport of Fencing
     Strikes Hit the Nation
     The Canine Heroes of 9-11
     The Cattle Industry Grows
     The Mischievous Dog
     The Nose Knows
     The Quiet Revolution
     The Real McCoy: The Life of Elijah McCoy, Inventor
     Virginia Lee Burton
     Westward Ho!
     What a Ride! Cisco Competes in Three-Day Eventing
     What's a Map?
     Where's Robbie?, Chapter 5
     Why President Lincoln Grew a Beard
     You've Got Mail
(Grades 6-8)
     A Dream Job
     A Splinter
     Aksel Lund Svindal: Alpine All-Star
     Ally Carter
     Animal Care Workers
     Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt: Working for a Living in the 1890s, Part 2
     Beijing's Preparation for the 2008 Olympics
     Benjamin Bloom
     Bessie Coleman: "World's Greatest Woman Flyer"
     Best Friends Animal Society
     Bonnie Dunbar: From Farm Girl to Astronaut
     Breckenridge, Colorado, Part of Colorado's Playground
     Charlotte Hawkins Brown
     Child Labor
     Circulatory System
     Civil War Ambulance Corps
     Clara Barton
     Court Reporter
     Crime in Colombia: Alvaro's Kidnapping
     Dancers
     Dog Agility
     Dog Sledding
     Dorothea Dix
     Dr. Emily Stowe: In Spite of the Odds
     Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
     Drafters
     Education in the Renaissance
     Emma Hart Willard
     Endangered Dolphins
     Equestrian Superheroes! Three-Day Eventing
     Fiscal Policy
     Four-Legged Help: Guide Dogs for the Blind
     Gender Disparity in Togo: Celine's Story
     Going to Work in the 1800s
     Greg Mortenson: International Peacemaker and Humanitarian, Part 1
     Halloween Can Be Frightfully Fun
     Holidays
     How Do Guide Dogs Do Their Job?
     How Do Search and Rescue Dogs Do Their Jobs?
     How Does a Kite Work?
     How Does a Seismograph Work?
     How Does a Tornado Work?
     How Vaccines Work
     Improving Your Reading Rate
     Improvisation
     Injectable Epinephrine
     Jake and Jackie Learn about Etiquette, Part 2
     Jean-Jacques Rousseau
     Johnny Clem, "Drummer Boy of Chickamauga"
     Jumping, Leaping Horses!
     Karen Cushman
     Kathleen Karr
     Killer Whales
     Landmines: Watch Your Step!
     Lanny Barnes, U.S. Biathlete
     Lead in Toys: Mrs. Cooney Worries
     Lenora Learns About Italy's Art Issue
     Lester Pearson
     Life with a Skunk
     Lincoln's Assassination
     Lindsey Vonn: Queen of the Mountain
     Llama Love
     Moving the Wounded
     Mrs. Cooney Worries about Lead in Toys
     Napoleon Bonaparte
     Ole Einar Bjorndalen
     Olympic Cycling
     Olympic Swimming: Katie Hoff and Michael Phelps
     On Guard! The Sport of Fencing
     Oseola McCarty: The Wisdom of a Washerwoman
     Our Economy and the U.S. Constitution
     Our Summer Visitor
     Parabatics - Skydiving with Flair
     Parents Demand Schools!
     Paul Fleischman
     Peregrine Falcons
     Photographer
     Pierre Trudeau, Part 1
     Poverty in America
     Pufferfish
     Pufferfish
     Pythagoras: the Father of Numbers
     Railroads
     Reform in Armenia: Mikhail's Story
     Roadkill Raptors: Turkey Vultures
     Sand Mandalas
     Secretary of Labor
     Shaun White
     Sinead and John Kerr: Ice Dancers with Big Dreams
     Singers
     Snowkiting and Other Kiting Sports
     Steam Power
     Taekwondo
     Texas Law Men, Part 2
     Thangkas
     The 1974 Super Tornado Outbreak
     The Art and Sport of Dressage Horseback Riding
     The Coliseum -- Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?
     The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
     The Legend of Casey Jones
     The London Underground
     The Race to Nome: The 1925 Alaska Serum Run
     The Ride of a Lifetime: Equestrian Vaulting
     The Sago Mine Disaster
     The Sago Mine Disaster
     The Tri-State Tornado of 1925
     The Unbelievable Sport of Toe Wrestling
     Track and Field Beijing Olympics 2008
     Trans-Asian Railway
     Trevor Ferrell: A Story of Brotherly Love
     Using Energy Efficiently
     War in Afghanistan
     Warrior's Heart, Part 1 - Ira Hayes
     Weapons of War
     What Is a Tsunami?
     What Is Christian Science?
     What Is Tibetan Buddhism?
     Where Will You Go on Your Vacation?
     Words from the Past, Part 2
(Grades 9-12)
     A Dream Come True: ICODA
     As You Watch the Olympics......
     Eoin Colfer
     Flannery O'Connor
     Kate Chopin
     Lenora Tries to Help with Italy's Art Problems
     Robert Lipsyte
     Royal Beginnings: Miniature Horses
     Seamus Heaney
     The Natural Wonders of Virginia
     Thomas Fitzpatrick, AKA Broken Hand, Part 2
     Write a Portrait Poem

Stories
(Grades 3-5)
     Dinosaur Expedition
     Rolando's Daring Adventure

Geography
(no assigned grade level)
     Geronimo!—The Last Apache Warrior
     Harry S. Truman
(Grades 3-5)
     Argentina - Geography
     Huya's Apprenticeship
     Kenya - Geography
     Pennsylvania
(Grades 6-8)
     Ancient Greece - Olympic Games
     Breaking the Sound Barrier
     Cote d'Ivoire - Culture
     Germany - Culture (Johann Gutenberg)
     Paraguay - Culture: Camilo Soares Machado
(Grades 9-12)
     Ancient Greece - History
     Nicaragua - History

Finish the Story
     A World of Bikes (Grade 3-4)
     Western Move (Grade 3-4)
     A Cry in the Dark (Grade 3-4)
     Harvey (Grade 3-4)
     Under the Sea (Grade 3-5)
     Snowflake Fairies (Grade 3-6)
     The Pine Cone Design (Grade 3-6)
     Sammy the Elf (Grade 3-6)
     An Adventure in Time (Grade 3-6)
     Journey into the Human Body (Grade 3-6)
     To Skate or Not to Skate (Grade 3-6)
     Aunt Lou Meets Lily (Grade 4-5)
     Built BFFs (Grade 4-6)
     The Dump (Grade 6-8)
     The Perfect Summer Job (Grade 6-8)
     Trying Out (Grade 6-8)
     The Rescue Squad (Grade 6-8)
     Bound for the North Pole (Grade 6-8)
     An Athlete's Life (Grade 7-9)

What Would You Do?
     If You Traveled West in a Prairie Schooner (Grade 3-6)
     Olympic Dream or Reality (Grade 6-9)
     Boycott the Olympics? (Grade 6-9)

Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays
     Feet and Hooves and Wheels and Wings (Grades 1-3)
     We Are Circus Performers (Grades 3-4)
     The Naughty Dog (Grades 3-5)
     K.C.'s Dream (Grades 3-6)

Reluctant Reader Books
     A Message from Fluffy (Grade 2-3)
     A Message from Rover (Grade 2-3)
     Let's Meet Harriet Tubman (Grade 2-4)
     In the Pit...With the Crew: A NASCAR Pit Crew (Grade 3-4)
     Meet Bigfoot (Grade 3-4)
     Presidential Pets (Grade 3-4)
     History of Hip Hop (Grade 3-5)
     How a Bicycle Works (Grade 3-5)
     Smoke Jumpers (Grade 3-5)
     Marculus Gets his License (Grade 3-6)
     Marculus Visits Earth (Grade 3-6)
     A Trip to the International Space Station (Grade 4-5)
     Cycling's Superstar: Lance Armstrong (Grade 4-5)
     Extreme Floods (Grade 4-5)
     Harriet Tubman (Grade 4-5)
     Justin Bieber (Grade 4-5)
     Meet Dave the Bug Eater (Grade 4-5)
     Special Forces: Pararescue Jumpers (Grade 4-5)
     Want to be an Astronaut? (Grade 4-5)
     Welcome to Army Ranger School (Grade 4-5)
     Your Dog's Baffling Behavior (Grade 4-5)
     Crime Scene Investigation (Grade 4-6)
     CT is for Connecticut (Grade 4-6)
     Electricians (Grade 4-6)
     IN is for Indiana (Grade 4-6)
     Marculus Gets a Job (Grade 4-6)
     The Iditarod: The Last Great Race on Earth (Grade 4-6)
     Types of Video Games (Grade 4-6)
     Veterinarian (Grade 4-6)
     Pirate Ships and Pirate Crews (Grade 4-8)
     Making Money: a Rewarding Experience (Grade 5)
     Wow! The New Seven Wonders of the World! (Grade 5-6)
     Madam C.J. Walker (Grade 5-7)
     The National Baseball Hall of Famers: The First Ten (Grade 5-7)
     What's Behind the Mask? (Grade 5-7)
     Let's Eat: Unusual Foods! (Grade 5-8)
     Stories from the Bermuda Triangle: Flight 19 (Grade 6-7)
     The Life of a Fashion Photographer (Grade 6-7)
     Castles: Magnificent Palaces (Grade 6-8)
     The Bermuda Triangle (Grade 6-8)

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