Knowledge Library | Topics

Turn Up the Volume of Reading To support a high volume of reading, Knowledge Library features topically aligned text sets on essential topics in Social Studies, Science, ELA, and Arts & Culture . Reading multiple texts about one topic not only increases topic-specific knowledge, it builds comprehension skills that can be applied across these disciplines. Each topic is correlated to state standards and core ELA curriculums , making Knowledge Library a powerful supplement in any classroom or instructional routine.

A box for every topic. A text for every reader!

42 TOPICS across K–5

Each content-rich Knowledge Library text set comes packaged with resources to orchestrate small-group instruction—six copies of each student text and corresponding teaching materials.

Social Studies

Science

ELA

Arts & Culture

PAGE TURNERS Literary Themes & Elements

OUR WORLD Civics & Community

YESTERDAY & TODAY History & More

LIVING THINGS Life Science

EARTH & SPACE Physical Science

GREAT STORIES Genre Study

ARTS & CULTURE Art, Sports, and More

Push, Pull, Move It! Mighty Forces

Making a Difference Being a Good Citizen

Sharing Family Stories with Family and Friends

Start with a Seed How Plants Grow

Storybook Friends Fascinating Folktales

Getting to Know You Learning From Each Other

Game On! Super Sports

Adventures Around the Neighborhood Exploring Communities

Up in the Sky The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars

Across America Symbols and Landmarks

Where Animals Live Animal Habitats

Follow the Clues! Marvelous Mysteries

Imagine That! The Power of Imagination

Looking at Art Arts and Crafts

Reading volume made a significant contribution to multiple measures of vocabulary, general knowledge, spelling, and verbal fluency even after reading comprehension ability and nonverbal ability had been partialed out. 2

What’s the World Made of? Three Forms of Matter

Taking Flight Amazing Air and Space Travels

In Imagined Worlds Science Fiction

Your Voice Matters Sharing Your Ideas

Features of Creatures Animal Characteristics

Stepping Up Meeting Challenges

Tell Me a Story Express Yourself in Writing

Celebrate and Remember Holidays and Symbols of the U.S.

Local Heroes Neighbors Who’ve Made a Difference

Journey into the Jungle Life in the Rain Forest

Wild Weather Blizzards, Hurricanes, Drought, and More

Making Art Biographies of Remarkable Artists

Around the Table Food, Family, and Tradition

This Is How We Do It Daily Life Around the World

—Cunningham & Stanovich

It’s Rocket Science The Mind-Boggling History of Space Exploration

The Redcoats Are Coming! The American Revolution

Totally Different? People are more alike than they may think.

From the Ground Up Architecture, Engineering & Construction

Strength in Numbers Together We Can Do It

Supernavigators Animal Migrations

Road Trips Stories About Travel

Caring for the Planet Creating a Cleaner, Greener Earth

Eyes on the Prize Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement

Cities of the Dead​ Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations​

Invisible Invaders Germs and Infectious Diseases

A Matter of Life and Death Survival Stories

Me, Myself, & I Defining Identity

G.O.A.T. Sports Stars for the Ages

2  Cunningham, A. E., & Stanovich, K. E. (1998). What reading does for the mind. American Educator , 22(1-2), 8–15.

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