Make A Turkey by Anastasia Suen
A Bebop Easy Reader

A Japanese American boy demonstrates a fun classroom project – making a picture of a turkey from a handprint.

Also available in Spanish as Hacer un pavo.

Activities:

After you follow the directions in the book and make a turkey, use these lesson plans with your children:

Science: Have children make fingerprints.

Math: Show children how to use a handspan to measure.

Social Studies: Go for a walk and observe how different people use their hands. Make a list of what was seen.

Writing: Talk about what it means to “lend someone a hand.”

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Face-Off by Anastasia Suen (writing as Jake Maddox)
A hockey novel

Kyle wants to be a great hockey player, just like his brother, Caleb. Unfortunately, Kyle spends a lot of time sitting on the bench. The only way he’ll ever catch up to his brother’s goal total is if the coach lets him play more, and if his teammates begin to accept him. If Kyle can get his head in the game when he is on the ice, he might have a chance at scoring some major points for the team.

Activities:

See the latest hockey news and videos at NHL.com.

Explore the Science of Hockey.

Try this hockey maze puzzle.

Can you find all of the words in this hockey word search?

Make your own Hockey Word Search.

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Window Music by Anastasia Suen
Picture Book

This train ride was A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year!

Photos:

Visit Union Station in Los Angeles where the train ride began.

The Union Pacific Railroad photo gallery has LOTS of trains!

Follow the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway freight map.

Use Amtrak’s Interactive Route Atlas to explore all the places Amtrak goes.

Activities:

Print these trains activity and coloring pages.

Try this train track maze and this train shape maze.

Put this online train puzzle together.

Can you find all of the words in this train word search?

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The Story of Hockey by Anastasia Suen
A Sports History easy reader

“A brief history of the sport for beginning readers.”
~School Library Journal

Activities:

See the latest hockey news and videos at NHL.com.

Explore the Science of Hockey.

Try this hockey maze puzzle.

Can you find all of the words in this hockey word search?

Make your own Hockey Word Search.

Also available in Spanish:

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The Story of Soccer by Anastasia Suen
A Sports History easy reader

“A brief history of the sport for beginning readers.”
~School Library Journal

This book is also available in Spanish.

Activities:

Preview the book.

Try these soccer puzzles and word searches.

Soccer Printables has puzzles, word searches, and coloring pages.

Play Soccer Mania online.

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The Red Cross by Anastasia Suen
A Helping Organizations easy reader

With big, dramatic, close-up color photos and a few sentences of clear text on every page, these titles in the Helping Organizations series present the basic facts about each charity: the work it does across the world and the essential role of volunteers, including young people. New readers will be drawn by the drama of worldwide disasters and by the actions of those who can make a difference. Booklist

This book is also available in Spanish.

Activities:

Preview the book.

Explore the Red Cross Tools for Teachers and Parents.

Visit the online Red Cross Museum.

Print and color this historic Red Cross Poster Coloring Book. (The first poster was printed in 1945.)

Prepare for disasters with Cool Cat (fire), Ready Rabbit (winter storms) and Disaster Dog (earthquakes) in this Red Cross Activity Book

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Raise the Roof by Anastasia Suen
Picture book

“Here is a picture book that has done a remarkable thing—the author has reduced the steps of building a new home, from blueprint to welcome mat, to its bare essentials and written the story in jaunty rhyme that very young readers will both understand, and enjoy.” ~ Children’s Literature

Activities:

Learn about construction workers and their tools.

Compare Native American homes and the first homes built by European settlers inWhat Should a House Do?

Use these Home and Houses Activites and Crafts.

Make these Houses and Other Dwellings.

Think about Houses and Communities and children who are homeless.

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Delivery by Anastasia Suen
Picture book

“A good choice for preschool story hours or for primary units on communities or transportation.” Booklist

Activities:

Try this Online Truck Puzzle.

See Ocean Freight Photos from around the world.

Print these Airplane Coloring Pages.

Can you find all of the words in this School Bus Word Search?

Trace your hand and arm to make this Train Craft.

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Go-Kart Rush by Anastasia Suen (writing as Jake Maddox)
A go-kart novel

Tony is used to being the best. With his old kart, he won every single race. But now he’s twelve, and he’s moved up to the next class of racing—TAG karts. Sure, he gets to drive a cool new kart that goes faster than anything he’s ever driven. But he has to race against kids three years older than him, who aren’t nice to him, and who have been driving TAG karts for years. How is Tony supposed to get used to losing? And when Jon, one of the older kids, invites him to practice, is Jon just setting Tony up for more embarrassment?

Activities:

Play the online Go-Kart Racing Game. (Control your Go-Kart by using the 4 arrow keys.)

Download the free KartingRace Game and practice by yourself or race against 1-5 opponents.

Use math to win the Go-Go Go-Karts online racing game. You can play by yourself or with a friend.

Watch the Rotax US Grand Nationals this month to see who will be going to the World Finals in Egypt!

Visit the World Karting Association’s webpage to find out when the next karting race is in your area.

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Block Party by Anastasia Suen
A Bebop Easy Reader

Join two friends, Tanya and Rosa, as they ride in a patriotic bike parade through their neighborhood and end up at fun-filled block party.

Also available in Spanish as Fiesta de barrio.

Activities:

Host your own block party.

Have a block party for kids.

Play the online Block Party Game by moving the blocks to select the members of your party band.

Have a bike parade birthday party!

Use these Block Party book lesson plans with your class.

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