Vocabulary Builder

The Vocabulary Builder “Animal Tales” series builds skills that meet multiple Common Core Standards. Vocabulary Builder features over 250 words about 9 different animals in each volume to help students

• Explore rhyme and meter in English with poetry
• Build science vocabulary with fun facts about each animal
• Explore the relationship between each animal and its environment
• Check reading comprehension with scored quizzes on facts

Combining non-fiction and poetry, each volume engages learners with illustrative photographs and over 250 grade 6-8 vocabulary words introduced in poems and reviewed in chapter quizzes. The poems follow the well-known meter* of The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss, and the iconic poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore. Review questions cover vocabulary and natural science facts. All content is professionally recorded by four different speakers. Learner

Vocabulary Builder is available in five level-independent volumes. The volume numbers do not represent different stages in English language proficiency. Each volume may be purchased and used independently. All volumes are included in the full AmEnglish product bundle.

* anapestic tetrameter