One-Click Audio Academic Collection

Offer struggling readers a tool for reading fluency and comprehension with this collection of downloadable e-audiobooks. It includes 800 titles that range from contemporary works to classics.

Grades K–12, prices start at $400 for an annual subscription. Recorded Books, LLC; (800) 638-1304; www.recordedbooks.com/school.

One Smart Cookie

Settle in to read the fresh batch of wisdom in this book. Plus get the free recipe for these scrumptious treats along with a vocabulary-building game to play while waiting for the them to bake! Visit www.harpercollinschildrens.com. The book is for ages 5–10 and costs $12.99.

Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles

The 13 witty and wacky poems in this book challenge readers to "name that book." With a glass slipper here and a spiderweb there, children will delight in recognizing these classic stories.

Ages 4–8, $15.99. Chronicle Books, LLC; (800) 759-0190; www.chroniclekids.com.

Battle of the Books

When two new books check in at a library, they find out that the other books there judge each other only by their covers. This idiom- and pun-filled picture book teaches young readers about literary devices such as theme and personification.

PreK–grade 4 (interest level), grade 3 (reading level); $18.95. ABDO Group, (800) 458-8399, www.abdopublishing.com.

Have I Got a Book for You!

Looking for a great book? Mr. Al Foxword will do just about anything to persuade you to buy this book, which provides a humorous introduction to persuasive techniques.

Ages 5–9, $16.95. Kids Can Press, Ltd.; (800) 265-0884; www.kidscanpress.com.

CARS Plus and STARS Series

These two book collections are designed to improve students' reading comprehension by focusing on 12 key reading strategies. CARS Plus assesses a student's level of mastery for each of the strategies. STARS provides explicit instruction in the same 12 strategies.

Grades K–8, $339 for 25 student books from each series and two teacher guides. Curriculum Associates, LLC; (800) 225-0248; CurriculumAssociates.com/CARS-STARS.

POP for Sight Words Game

Here's a treat for beginning readers! The fast-paced game is designed to help young readers recognize and read sight words and improve fluency. You can use the word cards for other early literacy activities too. For two to four players.

Grades 1 and up, $9.99. Learning Resources, (800) 333-8281, LearningResources.com.

100 More Little Reading Comprehension Lessons: Fun-to-Read Stories With Skill-Building Exercises

This best-selling series continues with 100 short stories that introduce readers to a range of topics and provide essential reading and vocabulary practice. Each story in the book is followed by comprehension questions.

Grades 1–4, $12.95. Teaching & Learning Company, (800) 444-1144, www.LorenzEducationalPress.com.

Last One Standing Games

You'll find big learning opportunities in these little boxes! Each game provides practice with basic language arts skills. The games are self-checking and designed to promote discussion. Groups of three or five students can play.

Grades 1 and 2 and up, $11.99 each. Edupress, (800) 835-7978, edupressinc.com.

Muddy as a Duck Puddle and Other American Similes

Have you ever felt as jittery as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs? As happy as a clam at high water? This book has an expression and illustration for each letter of the alphabet.

Ages 6–10, $16.95. Holiday House, Inc.; www.holidayhouse.com.

Participate in the Roald Dahl Reading Dahlathon!

September is Roald Dahl Month! Challenge students to read any three Roald Dahl books from September through December and track their progress in the Official Dahlathon Reading Journal to win phizz-whizzing prizes. Reading journals can be found in your local bookstore or online at www.penguin.com/teachersandlibrarians. You'll also find free lesson plans, ideas, and Dahlathon materials at the Web site. Don't miss out on the swizz-figgling fun!

Everyday Content-Area Writing

This book explains how to use writing to deepen students' content-area understanding. You get strategies, templates, unit assessment plans, sample projects, and more.

Grades 3–5, $23.95. Maupin House Publishing, Inc.; (800) 524-0634; www.maupinhouse.com.

FreeReading

Help every child become a reader. This Web site includes a research-based, 40-week intervention program for K–1 students and a library of lessons on phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing in grades K–3. Everything is free at www.freereading.net.

Reading Is Fundamental: Reading Planet

The nation's oldest and largest nonprofit children's literacy organization is helping make reading fun online. At www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm kids can watch and listen to animated stories and songs, play reading and writing games, get prompts for writer's block, and much more.

The Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan: The Graphic Novel

This tallest of tall tales seems even grander in graphic-novel format. The book is part of a new graphic series called American Tall Tales. Other titles in the series include Pecos Bill, Colossal Cowboy and The Legend of Johnny Appleseed.

Grades 3–8 (interest level), grades 1–3 (reading level); $16.99 each. Capstone Publishers, www.capstonepub.com.

Lit Links

Help students get a little more out of literature. These teaching guides have chapter-by-chapter vocabulary words, discussion questions, and reproducible work pages, plus additional language arts activities. New titles in the series include Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and Joey Pigza Loses Control.

Grades 1–3, 4–6, and 7–8; $9.99 each. On The Mark Press, (800) 463-6367, www.onthemarkpress.com.

Olympians

Bring Greek gods to life for your students with this new graphic novel series. It's accompanied by a Web site that includes student activities and a teacher's guide. Titles now available are Zeus: King of the Gods and Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess.

Grades 4–9, $9.99 each. First Second Books, www.olympiansrule.com.

The World of Beverly Cleary

Reread the adventures of Ramona and Beezus before they hit the big screen this summer. Then learn more about award-winning author Beverly Cleary and her characters at this free Web site. You can download a teacher's guide, watch author videos, take a trivia quiz, and more! The site includes a link just for educators and librarians. Go to beverlycleary.com.