Thoughtfully crafted stories for teachers and families.

Books by J. R. Glenn

Stories children remember. Learning teachers can use.

Cobb’s Mountain Hollow Adventures combines gentle woodland stories with meaningful reading, science, writing, and social-emotional learning.

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Grades 2–4 Six classroom-ready units Reading + science + SEL

Cobb the bear, Lark the otter, and Pip the frog beside a woodland creek in Mountain Hollow

Read-aloud warmth Gentle adventures children want to revisit.

Curriculum connections Reading, writing, science, and SEL naturally connected.

Ready to teach Complete units move from story to meaningful student work.

The classroom collection

Six connected stories. Six complete units.

Follow Cobb and his friends through changing seasons, growing gardens, quiet creeks, long journeys, falling leaves, and mysterious tracks in the snow.

Book One

Cobb and the Rainbow Beyond Mossy Meadow

Curiosity, weather, observation, friendship, and the wonder found along the journey.

Book Two

Cobb and the Long Way Home

Sequencing, navigation, problem-solving, perseverance, and adapting when plans change.

Book Three

Cobb and the Garden That Grew

Plant growth, patience, cooperation, responsibility, gratitude, and meaningful change.

Book Four

Cobb and the Creek That Went Quiet

Creek habitats, ecosystems, evidence, environmental stewardship, and responsible choices.

Book Five

Cobb and the Leaf That Let Go

Seasonal change, tree life cycles, transition, courage, and learning to accept change.

Book Six

Cobb and the Tracks That Told a Story

Inference, evidence, animal tracks, winter behavior, friendship, and revising assumptions.

Choose the right path

Read the stories—or teach through them.

Families can collect the illustrated books on Amazon. Educators can get the stories with their coordinated classroom instruction in the TPT bundle.

For teachers and homeschoolers

The complete classroom bundle

Six illustrated PDF books paired with six classroom-ready companion units.

Multi-day lesson plans and presentation slides
Comprehension, vocabulary, discussion, and writing
Science and social-emotional learning connections
Assessments, answer support, and rubrics

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For families, libraries, and gift-givers

Bring Mountain Hollow home

Explore the complete Cobb’s Mountain Hollow Adventures series and available formats on Amazon.

Warm illustrated stories for shared reading
Recurring woodland friends children recognize
Nature, friendship, courage, and curiosity
Easy access to every available series title

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Welcome to Mountain Hollow

Every adventure gives children another reason to observe, wonder, and grow.

Start with the illustrated stories. Then take the learning deeper through discussion, writing, science, evidence, and reflection.

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PBL, STEM & science

Help students investigate, design, revise, and explain.

Explore project-based learning, science units, engineering challenges, and financial-literacy experiences designed to move students beyond simply completing pages.

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Featured project resources

Start with a complete learning experience.

Each featured resource is designed to provide teachers with structure while preserving opportunities for investigation, collaboration, decision-making, and reflection.

Complete science support

Science Mega Units Bundle

Bring Earth and space, forces and motion, and ecosystems together through structured science units with classroom-ready pacing and project support.

Grades 3–5 Three units Science + PBL

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Financial literacy + PBL

Market Day Entrepreneurship Project

Guide students from a business idea to a final presentation through budgeting, teamwork, decision-making, problem-solving, and authentic choices.

Grades 4–5 Entrepreneurship Financial literacy

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Engineering & design

STEM Challenges and Design Projects

Browse the store for engineering, clean-water, design, and problem-solving resources that ask students to create, test, improve, and communicate.

Engineering Design process Teamwork

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Use project resources in the way your schedule allows.

A project does not have to consume the entire day. Strong project structures can be used as full units, short challenges, enrichment experiences, collaborative extensions, or culminating applications.

Plan with Glenn Lesson Builder™

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Whole-Unit Implementation

Use the complete sequence for instruction, investigation, student production, presentation, and reflection.

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Short STEM Challenge

Select one design problem for a focused collaborative experience or enrichment block.

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Cross-Curricular Application

Connect science, mathematics, reading, writing, speaking, and financial literacy through a common task.

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Review and Extension

Use project components to review content, stretch student thinking, or create a finished product.

Teacher-ready design

What to look for in a project resource

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Clear Launch

A practical way to introduce the task and help students understand the goal.

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Student Roles

Structures that support collaboration, responsibility, and productive participation.

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Scoring Support

Rubrics, criteria, reflection, or other tools when appropriate to the project.

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Flexible Pacing

Options teachers can adapt to available time, student readiness, and classroom needs.

Find the project that fits your current unit.

Browse the complete TPT store or email your grade level, topic, and time available for help finding the closest match.

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