Jennifer Colby

Stories of Diversity in the Social Emotional Library series presents real life, historical, and modern stories that celebrate diversity as displayed in everyday life. Through the collection of five separate stories, thought-provoking issues and questions, as well as hands-on activities, encourage the development of critical life skills, empathy, and social emotional growth.

Young children are naturally curious about themselves. Poison Ivy Makes Me Itch offers answers to their most compelling questions about poison ivy and the rash it causes. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Tech is constantly progressing and changing. But have you ever stopped and wondered how it all started? In Pinball to Gaming Systems, discover how the pinball machine evolved into the massively multiplayer online gaming systems we have today. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions about this technology. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biographies, and sidebars. Tech...

Readers are introduced to the many careers available at a computer store. Colorful sidebars encourage children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about a career working in a computer store.

Tech is constantly progressing and changing. But have you ever stopped and wondered how it all started? In Black and White Photographs to Instagram, discover how the black and white portrait evolved into the photo streaming services we have today. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions about this technology. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biographies, and sidebars....

Stories of Friendship in the Social Emotional Library series presents real life, historical, and modern stories that celebrate friendship as displayed in everyday life. Through the collection of five separate stories, thought-provoking issues and questions, as well as hands-on activities, encourage the development of critical life skills, empathy, and social emotional growth.

Some of the greatest inventions that changed the modern world have been based on nature. In Cat's Eyes to Reflectors, readers will discover how the invention of reflectors were inspired by the mechanics of a cat's eye. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biographies, and sidebars. Some of the greatest inventions that changed the modern world have been based on nature. From robots to bullet trains, readers will discover how these...

Tech is constantly progressing and changing. But have you ever stopped and wondered how it all started? In Phonograph to Streaming Music, discover how the phonograph evolved into the music streaming services we have today. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions about this technology. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biographies, and sidebars.

Tech is constantly progressing and changing. But have you ever stopped and wondered how it all started? In Printing Press to 3D Printing, discover how the printing press evolved into the 3D printing technology we have today. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions about this technology. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biographies, and sidebars. Tech is constantly progressing...

Some of the greatest inventions that changed the modern world have been based on nature. In Cat Claws to Thumbtacks, readers will discover how the invention of thumbtacks were inspired by cat claws. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biographies, and sidebars. Some of the greatest inventions that changed the modern world have been based on nature. From robots to bullet trains, readers will discover how these inventions were...