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Fountas & Pinnell
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Product details
- ISBN 9781433336294
- Weight: 59g
- Dimensions: 133 x 197mm
- Publication Date: 01 Dec 2011
- Publisher: Teacher Created Materials, Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
- Age Group: Ages 7-9
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Step Into the Desert introduces young readers in Grades K–2 to the fascinating world of desert ecosystems. This engaging nonfiction reader uses vivid photographs, age-appropriate language, and simple sentence structures to highlight desert plants, animals, weather, and survival strategies. Designed to support early science instruction, it helps students build content-area vocabulary while encouraging curiosity about life in arid environments. Ideal for science centers, classroom libraries, or take-home reading, this book fosters observation, comparison, and classification skills.
- Explores desert ecosystems and the adaptations of plants and animals.
- Promotes early scientific thinking and vocabulary development.
- Features vibrant images that reinforce concepts visually.
- Supports K–2 science standards and inquiry-based learning.
- Perfect for small-group instruction, independent reading, or classroom libraries.
