Princess Ozmas birthday celebration is set to be the most magnificent party of all time, and everybody whos anybody in Oz is desperate for an invitation. As for Dorothy and her friends, lost out in the lands beyond the Deadly Desert, they must use their heads and discover a way to get back to the Emerald City if they are to be in attendance on this most special occasion. But will they manage to get there in time? Book 5 of the 15 book series by L. Frank Baum. Journey through the magical world of Oz with Dorothy and friends with these beloved timeless classics.

Watch multilingual students excel with high-engagement reading lessonsStudents acquiring English tend to bust every stereotype. The truth is, these learners come to school with linguistic assets, not deficits. They will excel with lively, just-right challenge lessons, and they thrive with opportunities to collaborate with peers. In this authoritative resource, bestselling author Nancy Akhavan shows teachers how to support students at the small-group table in acquiring English as well as developing as readers—simultaneously. Ready-to-go tools include: - Essential background on the five stages of language acquisition - How-tos for differentiating instruction based on students’ levels of language proficiency as well as their reading proficiency - Lesson sequences integrating oral language, phonics, spelling, vocabulary, word work, comprehension, and writing about reading - Routines that augment talk about texts so multilingual learners can verbalize their knowledge and articulate thinking - A companion website and multimodal scaffolds to support students across reading, writing, speaking, and listeningWhen we gather at the reading table, we have just twenty minutes—we need to make it count. Now we can.