Thomas Jefferson loved to read and collect books on almost every subject. He built his first library as a young man, and kept on building until his book collection helped to create the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the world's largest library.

An understanding of language arts concepts is key to strong communication skills—the foundation of success across disciplines. Spectrum Language Arts for grade 4 provides focused practice and creative activities to help your child master grammar, vocabulary, parts of speech, and sentence types.

This comprehensive workbook doesn't stop with focused practice–it encourages children to explore their creative sides by challenging them

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Illustrations and easy-to-read text present riddles with two-word, rhyming answers.

"Snappsy's ordinary day is interrupted by a meddling narrator"--

"Hay un montón de razones por las que merece la pena leer: porque es útil, divertido, nos acerca a los demás, nos hace estar mejor con nosotros mismos...Y así, hasta 101"--P. [4] of cover. There are many, many reasons for taking the time to read, and reading this book will give you 101 of them.

Thud! A wolf falls out of a book! In his own book, he was a scary wolf with sharp pointy teeth. But in this room, he's all alone with a huge, unfriendly cat glaring down at him. Quickly, he slips into another book. Who knows which story he will jump into? Dropping into a magnificent ballroom and a world of dinosaurs, the wolf finds himself in some tricky situations.

Reinforce your child's fourth-grade skills with Spectrum Word Study and Phonics. With the progressive lessons in this workbook, your child will strengthen language skills in digraphs and diphthongs, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, and dictionary skills. The Spectrum(R) Phonics series provides your child with skill-building exercises that focus on phonics, structural analysis, and dictionary skills. Word Study and Phonics for grades 3-6 includes lessons...

This dynamic book brings mapping skills down to a micro level by showing children how anything can be mappedincluding their own home or school. Images combine with simple explanations to show readers how maps give us a birds-eye view of an area and can help us see the layout of buildings. Tips on building drawing skills make it easy for readers to craft their own maps. --from Amazon.

"Without a map key, some maps would not be able to be understood at all! The symbols found in the legend, or key, tell what resources a place has, how a country's borders have changed over the course of its history, and so much more. In this helpful book, readers are introduced to common map key symbols and learn how they can be used on all kinds of maps, from political to physical maps. Full-color examples of maps with simple keys help readers apply...

"When looking at a map, the first thing most people look for is the compass rose. It presents the cardinal directions and orients the map reader. Without a compass rose, it would be very difficult to find anything on a map! In this book, the main text explains how to use the compass rose as well as what the cardinal and intermediate directions are and mean. Full-color map examples allow readers to immediately apply what they've learned and use a compass...