Sample Book Excerpts

The following samples are from the WorldScapes series and are PDF files. You can view them in Acrobat Reader. Don't have Reader? Download Adobe Acrobat

Set 2, Grade 4:
West Africa

The Salt Caravan
(Nonfiction Photo Essay)

Set 3, Grade 5:
Mexico

Keeping Records
(Math)

Set 3, Grade 5:
Mexico

From Chili to Chocolate
(Science)

Set 1, Grade 3: India

My Elephant, My Friend

(Nonfiction Photo Essay)
Pages 2 & 3
Pages 8 & 9
Pages 14 & 15
Pages 16 & 17

The Indigo Jackal

(Traditional Tale)
Pages 2 & 3
Pages 4 & 5
Pages 6 & 7
Pages 8 & 9

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

(Biography)
Page 4 & 5
Pages 12 & 13
Pages 20 & 21
Page 24

Set 1, Grade 3: China

Fishing with the Birds

(Nonfiction Photo Essay)
Pages 2 & 3
Pages 6 & 7
Pages 12 & 13
Pages 14 & 15

The Golden Fish

(Traditional Cinderella Tale)
Pages 2 & 3
Pages 4 & 5
Pages 6 & 7
Page 16

The Chance to Dance

(Biography)
Pages 4 & 5
Pages 8 & 9
Pages 16 & 17
Pages 22 & 23