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Ross Sterling Middle School
Humble, TX

AUGUST 2

Isabel Allende Llona’s Birthday (b. 1942)
> About the Author

AUGUST 12

Walter Dean Myers’ Birthday (b. 1937)
> About the Author

AUGUST 24

Paulo Coelho’s Birthday (b. 1947)
> About the Author

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Paired Books

A new fiction book paired with a nonfiction book covering the same content.

> Grades K-3

Fiction

New fiction titles and series from leading publishers.

> Grades K-3

> Grades K-3 Spanish

> Grades 3-6

> Grades 5-8

Fiction - New Series

> American Girl: Julie

> American Girl: Mini Mysteries

> Main Street

> The Complicated Life of Claudia Cristina Cortez

Fiction - Plot-Your-Own Stories

> Choose Your Own Adventure

> Dragonlarks

> Twisted Journeys

> You Choose Books

Graphic Novels

> Grades K-8

Graphic Novel Series

> Graphic Discoveries

> Graphic Library: Graphic Science

> Graphic Quest

> Graphic Sparks

Nonfiction

New releases in nonfiction together with a sampling of new series.

> General Nonfiction

> Geography & History

> Math

> Science

> Sports & Leisure

Poetry, Folklore, and Language Arts

> Poetry

> Folklore

> Language Arts

Reference

New elementary reference titles and our specially priced dictionaries and thesauri.

> Almanacs, Annuals and More

> Atlases

> Dictionaries & Thesauri

> Encyclopedias

Math & Science Series

> 3-D Shapes

> Adapted For Success

> Early Bird Food Webs

> Exploring Earth’s Resources

> Freaky Facts

> How to Convince Your Parents You Can...

> I Can Tell Time

> Icky, Sticky, Gross-Out Books

> Megastructures

> Microquests

> No Backbone!

> Pebble Plus: Exploring the Galaxy

> PowerMath Set 13

> Raintree Fusion: Physical Science Set 3

> Science Rocks!

Geography & History Series

> American Symbols

> Crabtree Visual Dictionaries

> Events in American History

> First Facts: Map Mania

> How People Lived in America

> Making a New Nation

> Raintree Fusion: American History Through Primary Sources 2

Social Studies Series

> Checkerboard Social Studies Library: Native Americans Set 4

> Earth Watch

> Issues of the World

> Making a Difference

> Pebble Plus: Life Around the World

> What If We Do Nothing?

Audiovisual

A sampling of read-alongs, DVDs, VHS, and audiobooks to support your curriculum.

> Audiobooks

> Read-Alongs

> VHS/DVD

> History & Social Studies

> Math & Science

Audiovisual - Math & Science Series

> Bill Nye, The Science Guy

> Math for Students

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