Douglas, Nancy <br/><br/>
Reading Explorer 1 / 
Nancy Douglas and David Bohlke. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Boston :  National Geographic Learning,  2015. 
 - 176 p. :  col. ill. ;  28 cm. 
 - Reading Explorer .
<br/><br/>"Bring the world to the classroom like never before through National Geographic topics, video, and visuals. New Reading Skill sections explicitly teach and practice one academic skill or strategy to enhance learners' reading comprehension. Expanded video sections featuring National Geographic video provide engaging opportunities for learners to synthesize information from multilple sources. The updated design blends text, charts, graphs and images, encouraging learners to develop visual literacy skills to improve comprehension. New eBooks and Online Workbooks with National Geographic video and activities allow learners greater flexibility for independent practice." (Book Cover). SCOPE AND SEQUENCE Unit 1: AMAZING ANIMALS<br/>  Reading: A: The Incredible Dolphin - B: Musical Elephants<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Understanding the Gist - B: Identifying Main Ideas in Paragraphs<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: -ance / -ence; B: Word Link: -ist<br/>  Video: Monkey College Unit 2: TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE<br/>  Reading: A: The Trip of a Lifetime - B: Adventure Island  Reading Skill: A: Understanding Maps - B: Finding Key Details<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: record - B: Word Partnership: native<br/>  Video: Land Divers Unit 3: THE POWER OF MUSIC<br/>  Reading: A: Hip-Hop Planet - B: A Musical Boost<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Classifying Information - B: Identifying Reasons (1)<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Usage: female - B: Word Link: -ation / -ion<br/>  Video: Steel Drums Unit 4: INTO SPACE<br/>  Reading: A: Life Beyond Earth? - B: Living in Space<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Summarizing Using a Concept Map - B: Identifying Reasons (2)<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: message - B: Word Link: in- / im-<br/>  Video: Women in Space Unit 5: CITY LIFE<br/>  Reading: A: Global Cities - B: Rio Reborn<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Understanding Charts and Graphs - B: Understanding a Writer's Use of Quotes<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: inter-; B: Word Partnership: separate<br/>  Video: High-Rise Challenge Unit 6: SMALL WORLDS<br/>  Reading: A: In One Cubic Foot - B: A World Within Us<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Understanding Sequence - B: Understanding Pros and Cons<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: environment - B: Word Link: -full / -less<br/>  Video: Under Yellowstone Unit 7: WHEN DINOSAURS RULED<br/>  Reading: A: The Truth about Dinosaurs - B: Mystery of the Terrible Hand<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Supporting Ideas with Examples - B: Using Definitions to Find Meaning<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: -er / -or - B: Word Partnership: opinion<br/>  Video: Dinosaur Discovery Unit 8: STORIES AND STORYTELLERS<br/>  Reading: A: The Brothers Grimm - B: The Tale of the Seven Ravens<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Annotating Text - B: Understanding Pronoun Reference<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: -en - B: Usage: effect / affect<br/>  Video: Sleepy Hollow Unit 9: UNUSUAL JOBS<br/>  Reading: A: Meet the Meteorite Hunter - B: Smokejumpers<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Identifying Exact vs. Approximate Numbers - B: Paraphrasing Sentences<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: il- / ir- - B: Word Link: -ment<br/>  Video: Wildfire Photographer Unit 10: UNCOVERING THE PAST<br/>  Reading: A: The Army's True Colors - B: Wonders of Egypt<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Identifying Homonyms - B: Creating an Outline Summary<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Partnership: reveal - B: Word Partnership: task<br/>  Video: Peru's Hidden Treasure Unit 11: LEGENDS OF THE SEA<br/>  Reading: A: Pirates: Romance and Reality - B: Women of the Waves<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Finding Similarities and Differences - B: Using Context to Guess the Meaning of Words<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: -dom - B: Word Link: trans-<br/>  Video: Blackbeard's Cannons Unit 12: VANISHED!<br/>  Reading: A: Mystery on Everest - B: The Missing Pilot<br/>  Reading Skill: A: Arguing For and Against a Topic - B: Identifying Transition Words<br/>  Vocabulary Building: A: Word Link: -ever - B: Word Link: dis-<br/>  Video: Earhart Mystery 
<br/><br/> High-Beginner/Low-Intermediate<br/>A2-B1 (CEFR) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781285846859 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English Language for Foreign Speakers.<br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>English Language--Reading.<br/>A2-B1 (CEFR).<br/>High-Beginner to Low-Intermediate.