Books by Dona Herweck Rice

Learn about the sun and all that it does for us! The sun gives us light, keeps us warm, helps plants grow, gives us energy, and more. We need the sun. The vibrant images and easy-to-read text in this reader will engage students from cover to cover!

Learn all about what it means to grow up! Every living thing grows up. Some things get bigger, some get faster, some get hairier, and more. Discover how various living things grow up with the help of easy-to-read text and vibrant images.

This high-interest nonfiction reader will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled text features hands-on, simple science experiments and full-color images and graphics. Fourth grade students will learn all about the scientific method through this engaging text that supports STEM education and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards.

Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader introduces students to the science behind tongue twisters. This high-interest title will keep students engaged in reading as they build their critical literacy skills.

First grade students will learn to add and subtract with tens as they read all about germs. This math reader builds mathematics and literacy skills, combining problem solving and real-world connections to help students explore math in meaningful ways.

Pop culture is filled with memorable lines from movies, TV, books, and music. Explore the history and popularity of famous lines with this informational text that builds critical literacy skills as students are engaged in reading high-interest content.

Great books use literary elements to capture the imaginations of their readers, making them lifelong fans. Learn the importance of character and setting with this nonfiction book that builds critical literacy skills as students are engaged in reading.

Learn how to tell the difference between credible and non-credible sources and achieve information literacy with this essential nonfiction text! Featuring TIME content, this book explores contemporary issues and builds students' critical literacy skills.

Featuring TIME For Kids content, this high-interest title teaches students how various species adapt and survive in their habitats. Grade 5 students will be engaged in reading as they build their critical literacy skills.

Featuring TIME For Kids content, this biography details the inspiring life of Malala Yousafzai. This high-interest title will keep grade 5 students engaged in reading as they build their critical literacy skills.

With TIME For Kids content, this book introduces first grade students to the concept of emotions. With vibrant images and simple text, this book will keep students reading from cover to cover as they develop their foundational literacy skills.

With TIME For Kids content, vibrant images, and simple text, this book will develop students' early childhood literacy skills as they are engaged in reading about popular musicals from yesterday and today.

With TIME For Kids content, this book introduces first grade students to the concept of communication. With vibrant images and simple text, this book will keep students reading from cover to cover as they develop their foundational literacy skills.

Learn about the innovative entrepreneurs behind well-known brand names and what it took to make their dreams a reality. With TIME content and images, this high-interest book builds critical literacy skills and readies students for college and career.

Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader details the many components that make pop music so popular. This high-interest title will keep students engaged in reading as they build their critical literacy skills.

Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader teaches students important concepts like hurt feelings, forgiveness, and how to apologize. This high-interest title will keep students engaged in reading as they build their critical literacy skills.

Excite your students with Hamilton: An American Musical, as they develop literacy skills. Students will learn how to study story elements, build vocabulary, and use higher-order thinking skills as they practice close reading and text-dependent questions.

Alice Paul dedicated her entire life to women's rights. She was one of the greatest activists, social-justice advocates, and civil rights leaders in history. This leveled reader guides students to increased fluency and comprehension of nonfiction text.

Introduce readers to some of the most well-known criminals and tyrants of the past with this fascinating nonfiction book! Readers will want to learn all they can about ancient history and the bad guys and gals from the past.

Find out how tools have helped people hunt, build, and make life easier in this engaging nonfiction reader. Children will learn how tools throughout time have made such an important impact on life as we know it!

Find out how school is the same--and different--in countries all over the world in this fascinating nonfiction title. Readers will learn about the way students learn in other countries, from homeschooling to trade schools.

Teach students about the historical attacks on Pearl Harbor with this dynamic nonfiction reader. Featuring TIME content, this leveled text builds critical literacy skills while engaging students and enriching content-area instruction.

Readers will learn about some of the most amazing physical feats in history in this inspiring nonfiction title. Learn about sports records, daredevils like Evel Knievel, and the incredible determination that athletes have.

History is full of unsolved crimes, mysterious disappearances, and strange sightings. Readers will discover some well-known mysteries in history--including Amelia Earhart, Big Foot, and the Salem Witch Trials--in this fascinating nonfiction book.