Baen Teacher and Reader Guides
Introduction
Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Teacher Guides Written by Teachers for Teachers and Librarians
Science fiction provides a popular and ready-made window into all literature. Here is the support material you need to allow one of these delightful books to become your students’ next step in a lifetime of reading and critical thinking.
Baen Teacher Guides are developed by teachers and education experts for use by teachers in the classroom. They are also excellent resources for homeschooling parents and teachers, and other interested parents and educators seeking ways to enhance the reading and learning experience. The books included in this catalog offer young readers an exciting introduction to the science fiction genre.
All Baen Teacher Guides provide a background of the novel, a complete and comprehensive summation of the story, a vocabulary list, individual chapter summaries, focus questions and initiating activities, reading comprehension quizzes, and thought-provoking discussion questions. Simply click on the title to download the guide.
Teacher Guides
Comprehensive, resource rich for educators and librarians.
Teacher Guides By Author
Robert Conroy
Larry Correia
Tony Daniel
Dave Freer
Robert E. Hampson
The Founder Effect edited by Robert E. Hampson and Sandra L. Medlock
Robert A. Heinlein
Eric Flint
1636: The Kremlin Games by Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, and Gorg Huff
1637: The Peacock Throne by Eric Flint and Griffin Barber
Dean Ing
Les Johnson and Jack McDevitt, Editors
Elizabeth Moon
Wen Spencer
Teacher Guides by Title, Age Level, and Content Type
1632, Eric Flint
[HS COL ENG HIST SOC]
1636: The Kremlin Games by Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, and Gorg Huff, by Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, and Gorg Huff
[HS COL HIST SOC]
1637: The Peacock Throne, by Eric Flint and Griffin Barber
[HS COL HIST SOC STEM]
Beyond This Horizon, Robert A. Heinlein
[MS HS COL ENG SOC STEM]
Changeling's Island, Dave Freer
[MS HS ENG HIST SOC]
Eight Million Gods, Wen Spencer
[HS COL ENG HIST SOC]
Farmer in the Sky, Robert A. Heinlein
[MS HS COL ENG SOC STEM]
Fire Season, by David Weber and Jane Lindskold
[MS HS ENG STEM]
The Founder Effect, edited by Robert E. Hampson and Sandra L. Medlock
[HS COL HIST SOC STEM]
Going Interstellar, edited by Les Johnson and Jack McDevitt
[HS COL SOC STEM]
Into the Hinterlands, by David Drake and John Lambshead
[HS COL HIST SOC STEM]
It’s Up to Charlie Hardin, Dean Ing
[MS ENG HIST SOC]
The Man Who Sold the Moon, Robert A. Heinlein
[MS HS COL ENG SOC STEM]
Monster Hunter International, Larry Correia
[HS COL SOC STEM]
On Basilisk Station, David Weber
[HS COL ENG HIST SOC STEM]
Rising Sun, Robert Conroy
[HS COL ENG HIST SOC]
The Rolling Stones, Robert A. Heinlein
[MS HS COL ENG SOC STEM]
Starman Jones, Robert A. Heinlein
[MH HS COL ENG SOC STEM]
Sheepfarmer’s Daughter, Elizabeth Moon
[HS COL ENG SOC]
The Star Beast, Robert A. Heinlein
[MS HS COL ENG SOC STEM]
Uncompromising Honor, David Weber
[HS COL ENG HIST SOC STEM]
Key to Abbreviations
| MS | Middle School |
| HS | High School |
| COL | College |
| ENG | English, Language Arts |
| HIST | History |
| SOC | Social Studies, Civics, Contemporary Issues |
| STEM | Science & Technology |
Lexile reading-level scores are available on many Baen Books, including most teen and young adult titles. For information on interpreting Lexile scores, visit lexile.com.
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Reader Guides
Discussion driven. For book clubs and reading groups.
Strands of Sorrow, by John Ringo
The Wild Side, by Mark L. Van Name
To Sail a Darkling Sea, by John Ringo
Under a Graveyard Sky, by John Ringo
Black Tide Rising, edited by John Ringo and Gary Poole
A Few Good Men, by Sarah A. Hoyt
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen, by Lois McMaster Bujold
1636: The Devil's Opera, by Eric Flint and David Carrico
Ghost Ship, by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Islands of Rage & Hope, by John Ringo