The Great Big Paw Print

Following giant pawprints found in Pine Needle Grove, Sophie Mouse and her friends follow the prints right into a bear's den.

Sophie Mouse discovers a giant paw print in Pine Needle Grove—and follows it right into a bear’s den—in the ninth charming book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series! While Sophie and her friends are exploring Sassafras Alley, they come across a huge paw print. They have seen paw prints before, but they’ve never seen one this big! What sort of animal could have made such a giant paw print? As the friends go on an adventure to find out, they are in for a great, big surprise! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

While Sophie and her friends are exploring, they come across a huge paw print, bigger than they have ever seen, and they are determined to find out what could have made it.

- opportunities for predicting and good models for student writing - short chapters, carefully chosen vocabulary, and close text/illustration matches

Everything you need to create exciting thematic science units can be found in these handy guides. Developed for educators who want to take an integrated approach, these teaching kits contain resource lists, reading selections, and activities that can be easily pulled together for units on virtually any science topic. Arranged by subject, each book lists key scientific concepts for primary, intermediate, and upper level learners and links them to specific chapters where resources for teaching those concepts appear. Chapters identify and describe comprehensive teaching resources (nonfiction) and related fiction reading selections, then detail hands-on science and extension activities that help students learn the scientific method and build learning across the curriculum. A final section helps you locate helpful experiment books and appropriate journals, Web sites, agencies, and related organizations.

Join Old Foxy and his sons as they chase pirates, fly on their magic brooms, make friends with Mr P the Polar Bear and find treasure when they explore the tunnels under their garden. And get to ride on Colin, the Magic Flying Horse! An adventure for children aged 2-6

What am I? the text queries after giving both illustrated and written clues to animals found in the woodland surrounding a suburban American home.

One day, a long, long time ago, a puppy was born. His mom and dad quickly noticed that the puppy had unusual powers. Now at this age, most dogs yelp more than bark, but Paw Print Puppy let out a ferocious bark. The two strangers at the door, who were obviously up to no good, asked each other, "How big do you think that dog is?"