Most Popular Books by Cynthia Fitterer Klingel

A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian scholar and businessman who became a seafarer in middle age and first recognized that the New World was indeed new.

This book describes the school librarian''s day as he works with students, parents, teachers, and other school workers, helping them to look for information, check out books, use the computers, and more.

Explains Valentine''s Day traditions to young readers.

This book describes a school custodian''s job, as he gets the school ready for the day, checking the heat, clearing icy sidewalks, and making sure that everything is safe and clean.

Provides everyday examples of what it means to be a friend.

A simple story about a girl named Raquel who loves living by a river introduces the letter "r".

A brief account of the exploratory expedition led by Lewis and Clark across the little known territory from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century.

This book describes a school bus driver''s day as he picks up his bus, checks it out, and takes the children to and from school.

An overview of the geography, history, people, and social life and customs of the South American nation of Chile, the longest country in the world.

A simple story about a girl named Sabina''s first day in kindergarten introduces the letter "s".

An overview of the geography, history, people, and social life and customs of the country of Bolivia, which contains some of the highest mountain peaks in South America.

Describes the school principal''s day as she works with students, parents, teachers, and other school workers.

A simple story about a lonely boy named Oscar introduces the letter "o".

A simple story about the fun one can have using one''s imagination introduces the letter "i".

Simple biography of sports hero Jackie Robinson.

Explains the meaning of some common sayings.

Presents a collection of commonly used idioms and their meanings.

Describes the school principal''s day as she works with students, parents, teachers, and other school workers.

Describes the school cooks'' day as they prepare and serve breakfast and lunch and clean up the kitchen afterwards.

Art of Early Greece is a reinforced, library bound book in The Child''s World series The Scribbles Institute Art in Ancient Civilizations.

Nonfiction features such as index, glossary, captions, maps, and reference section.

A phonics-based nonfiction book for level-two beginning readers, providing information about some of the plants and animals that live in the deserts.

This bilingual series helps beginning readers build vocabulary and reading skills as they learn about health, safety, and the proper care for the different parts of their bodies. This set is ideal for students just developing fluency in English, and they are great take-home books for children to read together with parents whose first language is Spanish. Companion audio CDs and cassettes are available for each title. Each book is read beginning to end in English and beginning to end in Spanish. Perfect for building fluency and pronunciation! (Please note that the complete set series price does NOT include audio CDs or cassettes.)

Simple text describes school buses, what they look like, and what they do.

Simple text describes having a pet kitten.

A phonics-based nonfiction book for level-two beginning readers, providing information about Rosa Parks, an African-American woman who played a major role in the Civil Rights movement.

Simple text describes the game of baseball.

Briefly describes Mount Rushmore, its history, appearance, and how the memorial was constructed.

Identifies the human characteristics and roles of school helpers and leaders.

Illustrations and simple text describe different kinds of trains and the work they do.

Briefly describes rock climbing, how its done, the equipment used, and how to stay safe.

Weekly Reader "RM" Early Learning Library guides beginning readers to greater early literacy proficiency, while introducing common concepts in the early elementary curriculum. Let''s Read About Our Bodies is a series of eight lively and easy-to-understand books for young readers about parts of the body and the importance of good health habits. Simple, repetitive text closely linked with colorful original photography makes these books exceptionally accessible to the youngest readers. Key-word repetition and glossaries help children build vocabulary and reading skills as they learn about health, safety, and the proper care for the different parts of their bodies. In Mouth, readers learn to take care of their teeth and to visit the dentist.

Simple text and illustrations point out rules to follow in order to avoid accidents in the home.

Simple text describes having a pet fish.

An introduction to skin, its uses, and how to take care of it