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Capstone Books        Capstone Books

Capstone Press is the leading educational publisher of nonfiction children’s books, serving school and public libraries since 1991. They strive to build a strong foundation for beginning and struggling readers, as well as ESL students, to achieve reading success. They develop their books based on the valuable feedback from educators and parents on how to improve children’s reading skills.

Each year, they add over 400 new titles to their collection of PreK-12 titles. Capstone’s broad range of nonfiction titles easily blends the world of books with the world children experience every day.

Their imprints are:

• A+Books: are read aloud concept books on colors, shaped, counting, opposites and the alphabet

• Pebble Books: these little books for little hands use short, simple text that introduce animals, social studies, biographies, health and the human body, and science.  Beginning readers love to read these little packets of information.

• Pebble Plus: these large books cover many of the same areas as Pebble but on a much larger scale with brilliant full color photography.  Teachers can use these to read to the classroom and everyone can see the pictures.  Pebble Plus covers health and the human body, social studies, science, and animals.  Everyone loves these.

• Yellow Umbrella: are low level fun readers in the area of math, science, and social studies for K-2

• First Facts: are first report books for grades K-3.  The books are fun to find information in as they have brilliant full color photographs, diagrams, maps and illustrations.  What does a firefighter do all day?  What is the Day of the Dead?  How should I act in the library.  How big is the pentagon?  How do elections work?  What is a baby rabbit called?  These are a few of the fun you find in First Facts.

• Bridgestone Books: are easy to read nonfiction for Grades 2-4.  They cover all the areas of the curriculum from the human body, Math, Social studies, Geography, Biographies , Native Americans, Arts, Animals to Cultures. 

• Fact Finders: do you know someone that wants the facts in a hurry then this is the series that covers Biographies, Social studies,  and Science in a clear in concise way.

• Spanish/ Bilingual: these low level Spanish and bilingual books are for grades K-5 and use the same color and clear text as the English version.

• Social Studies Grades 3-9: takes an in-depth look at Social Studies .  Need state books, country books, or books about Native Americans then this is your help.  Do you want to learn about immigration, cowboy cooking or early American history and the people then you will want to look here.

• Blazers: are high interest, ultra low reading level books for the student who doesn’t like to read.  Books on ATV’s, Dirt bikes, army tanks, Kick boxing , paintball, and the Marines are certain to get their attention.

• Graphic Library: these books are for the reluctant reader and will get them interested in disasters, biographies and history through their colorful illustrations and limited text.

• Snap Books:  these high interest nonfiction books are designed for the young ladies that have an interest in crafts and sports.

• Edge Books: are fun high interest nonfiction for the struggling readers in Grades 3-9.  They cover the areas of BMX bikes, Snowmobiles, the World’s Deadliest Snakes, Humvees, Mummies, Crop Circles, Forming a Band, NASCAR racing, Sports biographies, hunting, horse breeds, dogs and cats.  These intriguing books are sure to get them reading.