Four children growing up in Minnesota farm country confront two mystery plots and the need to bond together against racism -in the name of loyal love for cherished neighbors Grammy and Grampa Jody.

Vocabulary, Comprehension, Reading Skills reproducible worksheet activities, and a Creative Writing Project Prompt for the book "Letters From Grammy" by David Feist. Done as whole group literature in grades 6-8 or in smaller flexible groups, based on interest and/or ability level these sheets are a helpful tool for the educator to gauge Language Art skills mastery. Feist Publishing Company www.easternwoodsbooks.com. Also a "localized literature" gift for the East Central Schools Community in eastern Minnesota.

"Letters From Grammy" ended abruptly. What became of Grammy Leola and Grampa Jody? The nursing home -all of a sudden -demanded their farm, but the grandparents are still quite independent. What will they decide? Will interlopers steal their farm implements or raid the farmhouse? What will Ryan Johnsen do after high school? Will Emma Sky grow out of her shyness? Someone needs to save the day when Larry Adams plans a hit on the farmhouse. Who will it be?

The Beach Twins are the vacationing Cloe and Kassidy Robinson who, along with their youngest sibling Cain, are spending the whole month of July this summer at their rich Uncle Eckenstine's mansion. And in Orlando, Florida no less.The girls are sixteen years old. So what does the wealthy Uncle Eckenstine do? Not much. He just buys Cloe a car. Not to be outdone, he then gives Kassidy a motorboat. Well, this should be the vacation of a lifetime. As long as they are careful, nothing can go wrong for the girls, right? No, guess again. The girls' only real job is to babysit their six year-old...

Third Edition 2017-2018 A full school year of math word and story problems with a comprehensive inculcation of state math standards for Minnesota. Theory for the problems includes: math discussion, math reasoning, mathematics relevant to northern states (like the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and more), and math relevant to a great many real-life occurrences. Thirty-eight weeks of problems excellent for reviewing math concepts and vocabulary for the Math MCA and designed to be presented via document camera, or photocopied for students to each have a copy. Five daily word problems per week...

Long ago, before the Hinckley Fires, Grampa Hansen's granddaddy (whose name was Lars Gunnarson) came over to Partridge. Back then there was Banning Junction here and Partridge, too. My great-great grandfather Lars Gunnarson bought 160 acres to start a farm, and that land has been in our family down to this very day. Lars Gunnarson came to Partridge on a beautiful palomino mule, after he bought the 160 acres from a bank. He left his small family in Hinckley and traveled on Sally his mule to the woods that would become his wilderness farm. -Jordan Hansen (age 10) Askov, Minnesota Teachers'...

Proclamation of 1763 In 1763, the king of England pronounced that western North American lands would be for "Indian Reserve" only. But, by 1781, the crown no longer controlled their English colonies in North America. The United States had declared independence from Great Britain in 1776. After the U.S. Constitution was ratified, Pennsylvania was admitted as the second state to join the United States of America in the year 1787. Ohio was admitted as the seventeenth state in 1803. Follow the exciting story of the young pioneer Martha Stolzfuss, in an an interview conducted with her in her elder...