English

The Building Blocks of English series helps readers master the fundamentals of the English language--from individual letters to advanced reading and writing skills--through fun and engaging graphic storytelling. Play-along questions make readers part of...

Junior explorer Mario Vespi is setting off on a tour into uncharted waters. But how will he record and communicate the wonders he sees? Mario must use his writing skills to help make sense of his adventures. Readers will learn various skills and tips to...

Some kids collect and train battling monsters, but 10-year-old Clay collects Reading Skills. Each of these tiny creatures has a different ability that can be used to battle challenging texts. If Clay can master them all, she just might become a reading...

Young Tommy Pail has earned his spot as the heir to Winston Wordy’s wondrous sentence factory. However, there are yet more parts of speech he must master if he is to take over the business. Readers will learn how to use adjectives and adverbs,...

Winston Wordy, the mysterious owner of Wordy’s Sentence Factory, invites a group of children to visit his magical facility. But, this is more than just a tour of his amazing collection of nouns and verbs. Willy is preparing to retire, and he will...

When you're hungry, you need a sandwich. When you want to communicate, you need a sentence. Period and his apprentice Comma run a sentence delivery and repair service. Call them if you get in trouble. They can put together a sentence to get you out of...

At Hardword’s Magic Academy, the students learn how to use words to perform amazing tricks. But, you have to be careful what you say! Words can have multiple meanings, and new words can be confusing, leading to unexpected adventures. Readers will...

The famous word detective William Word Sleuth sets out to solve the kidnapping of a special victim—his own father. He and his dog Scout will have to use every tool at their disposal to decipher the clues and save the day. Readers will learn how to...

There’s trouble at the library! A vandal has removed words from the books and scattered them about. To repair the damage—and catch the culprit—the librarian will have to enlist the assistance of the famous word detective William Word...

The letter Y has headed off a war between the consonants and vowels. Now, all the letters must learn to work together as they join Y in the search for his long-lost father—the mysterious letter X. Readers will learn common vowel teams, consonants...

The mysterious letter Y visits the Kingdom of Consonants to learn about this strange place. But, when Y escapes to the Land of Vowels with a royal prisoner, the consonant king declares war. Y must work with both consonants and vowels to bring peace...

Junior explorer Mario Vespi is setting off on a tour into uncharted waters. But how will he record and communicate the wonders he sees? Mario must use his writing skills to help make sense of his adventures. Readers will learn various skills and tips to...

Some kids collect and train battling monsters, but 10-year-old Clay collects Reading Skills. Each of these tiny creatures has a different ability that can be used to battle challenging texts. If Clay can master them all, she just might become a reading...

Young Tommy Pail has earned his spot as the heir to Winston Wordy’s wondrous sentence factory. However, there are yet more parts of speech he must master if he is to take over the business. Readers will learn how to use adjectives and adverbs,...

Winston Wordy, the mysterious owner of Wordy’s Sentence Factory, invites a group of children to visit his magical facility. But, this is more than just a tour of his amazing collection of nouns and verbs. Willy is preparing to retire, and he will...

When you're hungry, you need a sandwich. When you want to communicate, you need a sentence. Period and his apprentice Comma run a sentence delivery and repair service. Call them if you get in trouble. They can put together a sentence to get you out of...

At Hardword’s Magic Academy, the students learn how to use words to perform amazing tricks. But, you have to be careful what you say! Words can have multiple meanings, and new words can be confusing, leading to unexpected adventures. Readers will...

The famous word detective William Word Sleuth sets out to solve the kidnapping of a special victim—his own father. He and his dog Scout will have to use every tool at their disposal to decipher the clues and save the day. Readers will learn how to...

There’s trouble at the library! A vandal has removed words from the books and scattered them about. To repair the damage—and catch the culprit—the librarian will have to enlist the assistance of the famous word detective William Word...

The letter Y has headed off a war between the consonants and vowels. Now, all the letters must learn to work together as they join Y in the search for his long-lost father—the mysterious letter X. Readers will learn common vowel teams, consonants...

The mysterious letter Y visits the Kingdom of Consonants to learn about this strange place. But, when Y escapes to the Land of Vowels with a royal prisoner, the consonant king declares war. Y must work with both consonants and vowels to bring peace...