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This book is a retelling of the famous Little Red Riding Hood, and tells students about the troubles of writing, including penmanship and spacing. It helps students learn that writing can be hard, but it is worth learning at the end of the day and can lead to great stories being told.

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Joan Holub is the NY Times bestselling author of over 200 children's books:

* GODDESS GIRLS series - 30 MG books + graphic novels; a middle grade spin on Greek Mythology

* HEROES IN TRAINING - 18 chapter books + graphic novels

* ZERO THE HERO - picture book illus by NYTimes bestselling Tom Lichtenheld

* I AM THE SHARK, picture book illus by Laurie Keller

* BEARS ARE BEST!, picture book illus by Laurie Keller

* BIG STUFF PLANES ROCKETS SPACECRAFT!

* BIG STUFF DOZER, EXCAVATOR, MIXER, & MORE!

* MIGHTY DADS, NYTimes bestselling picture book illus by James Dean

* LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS early chapter book series (ages 5-7)

* SHAMPOODLE

* BALLET STARS

* LITTLE RED WRITING - picture book 3 starred reviews + 4 notable lists

https://www.joanholub.com

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This book is about a student who wants to write, but can't form words or letters. This is great for teaching presentation, as learning to write in a way that allows others to read is important to receive feedback and improve writing.

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A young boy wants to write a story, just like his big sister. But there's a problem, he tells her. Though he knows his letters, he doesn't know many words. "Every story starts with a single word and every word starts with a single letter," his sister explains patiently. "Why don't you start there, with a letter?" So the boy tries. He writes a letter. An easy letter. The letter I. And from that one skinny letter, the story grows, and the little boy discovers that all of us, including him, have what we need to write our own perfect story. This picture book from award-winning author Andrew Larsen playfully and imaginatively explores a young child's process of learning to express himself. It promotes the idea that stories are available for everyone to tell, whatever way we can, and will inspire pre-readers to try writing stories of their own. The lively, fun illustrations by Mike Lowery incorporate story panels with dialogue bubbles, adding visual texture. Also helpful, the boy's story is shown both as he actually writes it --- with just a few letters, some punctuation marks and typographical symbols --- and as he imagines it. Celebrating self-expression, self-discovery and imagination, this book would enhance an early language arts lesson on writing, particularly on the parts of a story. It beautifully highlights the exciting worlds that are opened up when children begin to read and write. In a sweet touch, the boy and his sister model a close and supportive sibling relationship.

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A young boy wants to write a story, just like his big sister. But there's a problem, he tells her. Though he knows his letters, he doesn't know many words. "Every story starts with a single word and every word starts with a single letter," his sister explains patiently.

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This book helps students understand that they can make mistakes during the writing process. Its unique presentation sends a great message for students listening, and can help students be mindful of presentation while also focusing on the enjoyment of writing.

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*Holiday Gifts that Give Back! Orders Feed & Care for Rescued Animals* Beautiful Oops! from Workman Publishing says "Hooray for mistakes!" This interactive book demonstrates how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. Unique in every respect, this book is full of pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and more, each demonstrating how blunders can become wonders. Celebrate all life's Beautiful Oops! and teach kids that it's perfectly fine, and sometimes fortuitous, to make a mistake. Hardcover, 28 pages.

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Holiday Gifts that Give Back! Orders Feed & Care for Rescued Animals* Beautiful Oops! from Workman Publishing says "Hooray for mistakes!" This interactive book demonstrates how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. Unique in every respect, this book is full of pop-ups, lif...

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This book's font and formatting show how presentation can affect the voice and impact of stories. This story centers around a boy who can't keep his mouth shut and how that affects other people around him.

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Julia Cook, M.S.

With millions of books in print, Julia Cook is a former school counselor and teacher who never dreamed she could evolve into a national award-winning children's author, parenting expert, and inspirational speaker. She now travels the world encouraging students and educators to become lifelong problem solvers. "There are so many ideas out there that need to be shared!" says Julia, who takes top research and creatively translates it into "kid language" that is both entertaining and engaging. Julia has the innate ability to enter the worldview of a child through picture books, giving children both the "what to say" and the "how to say it."

Several years ago, Julia was searching for an effective story to teach children about the differences between tattling and telling. When she couldn't find the right resource, she decided to write her own book - A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue. Over a decade later, she has published bestselling books with the National Center for Youth Issues, Boys Town Press, and the CDC. Cook's ultimate goal: make a positive difference in the lives of people both young and old by teaching lifelong problem-solving skills.

Julia has been endorsed by organizations including the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Safe and Sound (a Sandy Hook initiative,) Childwatch of North America, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Childhelp, Darkness to Light, USA Volleyball, and The Alaska Department of Education. Cook's research-based books have been referenced in outlets including Parent's Magazine, The New Yorker, The Chicago Tribune, Military Spouse, Care.com, Yahoo.com, Drlaura.com, and Babyzone.com. She has also been featured on Hallmark Home and Family, CNN's HLN News, and numerous metropolitan networks. She is the recipient of several book awards including The Association of Educational Publisher's Distinguished Achievement Award, the National Parenting Seal of Approval, and The Mom's Choice Award.

Julia frequently delivers entertaining and engaging keynote addresses at counseling, business and leadership, and character development conferences and has presented in thousands of schools both nationwide and internationally.

Bestselling Titles Include: My Mouth is a Volcano! (interrupting), Bubble Gum Brain (growth mindset), A Flicker of Hope (depression and youth suicide), Uniquely Wired (autism), Jumping Into Kindergarten (kindergarten preparation), The Judgmental Flower (appreciating differences/ building relationships), Foster Care (emotions related to being in foster care), But It's Just a Game! (gaming addiction), Wilma Jean the Worry Machine (anxiety), But It's Not My Fault! (assuming responsibility), Soda Pop Head (anger control), and I Can't Believe You Said That! (using social filters).

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My Mouth Is A Volcano: A Picture Book About Interrupting

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My Mouth Is A Volcano: A Picture Book About Interrupting - Kindle edition by Cook, Julia, Hartman, Carrie. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading My Mouth Is A Volcano: A Picture Book About Interrupting.

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Full of vivid imagery, this book is perfect for the fall and chronicles the tale of squirrel. The presentation and font in this story can show students how formatting is important in their own work.

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This book is about a girl who attends a new school, where no one can pronounce her name. It is a heartwarming story that shows students how they can format their story to have an impactful presentation.

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This book follows a sentence structure that is clear and helps readers understand the format of the book. This makes each page of the story mesh well together and uses natural rhythm to connect different ideas. Students can learn how to use sentence structure to emphasize a main idea and clearly communicate details about their stories.

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Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the perennial classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny , asks children to think deeply about the importance of everyday objects, from apples to spoons. With lyrical words and vivid illustrations by Caldecott winner Leonard Weisgard, The Important Book shows children just how important everyday objects can be.

What is the most important thing about a spoon? The fact that you can eat with it? What about an apple? Or a shoe? This book helps curious preschoolers notice important details about their everyday surroundings, like daisies are white, rain is wet, and a spoon is used for eating.

For the important thing about The Important Book is that the book resonates long after it's closed. What's most important about many familiar things-like rain and wind, apples and daisies-is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. "A perfect book. The text establishes a word game which tiny children will accept with glee," said Kirkus .

Chosen as a "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" by the American National Education Association.

"Rekindles the sense of wonder we were born with. True poetry about perceiving the world around us." - Mark Frauenfelder , BoingBoing magazine

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The Important Book [Brown, Margaret Wise, Brown, Margaret Wise, Weisgard, Leonard, Weisgard, Leonard] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Important Book

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When read aloud, the book can make audiences feel as though they are a part of the dog team in a field of snow. Students can point out different sentences and how they are used to convey the story and tone. Additionally, there is a natural cadence to the writing and the author varies sentence starters. Students can use this text to mimic a descriptive writing piece.

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On a moonlit winter night, a team of dogs pulls a sled, taking the narrator and readers on a wondrous ride through the snow, into and out of the woods. It is a ride you'll wish would never end.

Through this exquisite prose poem, Gary Paulsen shares the joy, the beauty, and the grandeur of the outdoors. With his joyous text and Ruth Wright Paulsen's exuberant and expressive illustrations, Dogteam is a celebration of nature, a dance that invites everyone to join in.

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Dogteam [Paulsen, Gary] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dogteam

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This book is great for emergent writers, as there is a clear rhythm that students can pick up own when read aloud. Students can see how the sentences create a story that is engaging and easily understood. The rhyme scheme is simple and creates a flow for students to mimic in their own work.

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Chicka Chicka Book, A)

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Amazon.com: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Chicka Chicka Book, A): 9780671679491: Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert: Electronics

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The sentence fluency in this book is conveyed through poetic words and rhyme schemes. A young girl and her father go looking for owls in the snow at night and their relationship to nature is explored. Students can mimic the poetic nature of the story as well learn new ways to vary their sentence length and structure.

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Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird.

But there is no answer.

Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you don't need words. You don't need anything but hope. Sometimes there isn't an owl, but sometimes there is.

Distinguished author Jane Yolen has created a gentle, poetic story that lovingly depicts the special companionship of a young child and her father as well as humankind's close relationship to the natural world. Wonderfully complemented by John Schoenherr's soft, exquisite watercolor illustrations, this is a verbal and visual treasure, perfect for reading around and sharing at bedtime.

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Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird. But there is no answer. Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you don't ...

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The use of onomatopoeia and flow in this book will illustrate how fluent sentences sound when read aloud. Students will find great examples of sentence variety, creative structures, and cadence that is fun to read aloud. It also helps illustrate how varying sentences can increase engagement and add to the tone and pace of a story.

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Rogers's pictures recall the delightful Hirschfeld tribute in the "Rhapsody in Blue" segment of Disney's "Fantasia 2000" - kicky lines and outlines in a whirl of motion. "I huz- huzz- huzzz a kazoo when I gets the mood," the young narrator exults. Readers will huzz right along.
-New York Times

Onomatopoeic words will challenge readers and delight listeners . . . Rogers' hip, playfully cartoonish spreads pop with clever visual allusions to jazz tunes and players. Loud and clear, the creators show how tuning into everyday sounds can inspire music. Clap, clap, CLAP!
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Warm up those vocal chops and get ready for the swingingest read-aloud of the year.
-Booklist (starred review)

This exuberant articulation of sounds both subtle and grandiose is sure to inspire closer listening and creative responses.
-School Library Journal (starred review)

Booklist called it "the swingingest read-aloud of the year." School Library Journal made it a "pick of the day." We suspect that a lot of New Orleans Santas will be making this one a pick of the day, too.
-NOLA.com (Times-Picayune)

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Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! by Wynton Marsalis: 9781536221961 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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The creators of Jazz ABZ are back for an encore! With infectious rhythm and rhyme, musical master Wynton Marsalis opens kids' ears to the sounds around us. What's that sound? The back door...

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This book has clear examples of different sentence structures for students to mimic in their writing. It also serves to show students how to use parallel sentence structure in writing. Students are engaged through a book about possibilities for their life, while also learning how to make complete and complex sentences.

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This humorous story about a dog shows how word choice can create a clear tone in a book. For example, the word choice in this story is funny and clearly used to make the audience laugh. Students can learn to mimic this book by using words that are appropriate to the tone of a story. A sad book should use words that are sad, while happy books should use bright word choice.

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Walter the Farting Dog: A Triumphant Toot and Timeless Tale That’s Touched Hearts for Decades--A laugh- out-loud funny picture book

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Walter the Farting Dog: A Triumphant Toot and Timeless Tale That’s Touched Hearts for Decades-A laugh- out-loud funny picture book [Kotzwinkle, William, Murray, Glenn, Colman, Audrey] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Walter the Farting Dog: A Triumphant Toot and Timeless Tale Tha…

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Through this story of Max's collection of words, students can be challenged to use words other than walked, said, or big. They can learn new words that can create vivid images and descriptions. Students can learn about how word choice can affect meaning and impact. They can also learn how to vary word choice instead of relying on the same words when writing their own stories.

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Bright, bold pictures incorporating clever wordplay accompany this highly original tale about a younger brother's ingenuity. This title has Common Core connections.

Max's Words is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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Max's Words (Max's Words, 1) [Banks, Kate, Kulikov, Boris] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Max's Words (Max's Words, 1)

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This collection of illustrated poems helps students see the impact of word choice in descriptions. Different animals are described uses vivid adjectives, alliteration, and figurative language. Students can see the direct impact of these words on the illustration, and use this as a mentor text when describing things in their own stories.

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Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 62 languages and sold over 41 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than 70 books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.

Carle says: "With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates - will they be friendly? I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun."

Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. He divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina.

For more information about Eric Carle and his books please visit:

The Official Eric Carle web site: http://www.eric-carle.com

Eric Carle's Blog: http://www.ericcarleblog.blogspot.com

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: http://www.carlemuseum.org

The World of Eric Carle Amazon UK page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/l/1658013031

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Eric Carle's Animals Animals [Whipple, Laura, Carle, Eric] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Eric Carle's Animals Animals

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This story describes common animals and objects in ways that most people would never think of. This encourages students to think creatively when choosing adjectives and word choice. It also shows students how they can think imaginatively when writing. For example, describing an elephant as golden would capture readers' attention and give them a vivid image in their mind about what the elephant would look like.

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Julie Paschkis is a painter, textile designer, and award winning illustrator and author of books for children.

Several third party sellers are currently selling objects here at Amazon with my art on them: phone covers, skateboards, socks and lunch bags. They didn't ask my permission, nor are they paying me. Please don't buy these products. Please do my books! Thank you.

Her latest book, which she wrote and illustrated is MAGIC SPELL. Please look for FLUTTER AND HUM and APPLE CAKE - A LOVE STORY.

PABLO NERUDA:POET OF THE PEOPLE by Monica Brown is an Americas Award Winner and an Orbis Pictus Honor book. NIGHT GARDEN: POEMS FROM THE WORLD OF DREAMS by Janet Wong was a 2000 New York Times Best Illustrated Book. YELLOW ELEPHANT by Julie Larios received a 2006 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award Book. Many of her books have been named to Best Books of the Year list including GLASS SLIPPER, GOLD SANDAL by Paul Fleischman, which a NY Times Notable Book, a BookSense Pick, a New York Public Library 100 Best Book, and a Kirkus Best Book for 2007.

You can see her love of pattern and folk art in her work. All of her work tells stories. The many children's books she has illustrated include folk tales, poetry and biography.

She blogs with 3 other children's book creators at Books Around The Table at wordpress.

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Have you ever seen a yellow elephant, glowing in the jungle sun? Have you seen a green frog--splash!--turn blue? Or a red donkey throw a red-hot tantrum? In this bright bestiary, poet Julie Larios and painter Julie Paschkis cast a menagerie of animals in brilliantly unexpected hues--encouraging u...

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This story about Native Americans uses vivid imagery to describe seasons to children. Students can use this mentor text when choosing words to describe setting in their owns stories. It also illustrates how important word choice is when imagining a picture or story. Students can learn new words to incorporate into their own writing and be inspired to use different adjectives.

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Washoe Seasons of Life: A Native American Story (Navaho and English Edition)

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A read-aloud book telling the story of the daily life of Mele, a Washoe Indian girl living in the Lake Tahoe area before the arrival of whites. Written in English with translations into Washoe language of key words on each page.

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Through a story about dinosaurs, students can learn a plethora of adjectives and synonyms for words. This mentor text can help students used varied and vivid word choice to display their tone and idea. It engages students and shows them how word choice affects the engagement of readers and the illustrations people have in their mind while reading.

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Follow this mischievous dinosaur as he frolics, rollicks, frisks and romps. Each colorful page introduces simple synonyms and a fun-filled way to build vocabulary and word recognition.

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Students can learn about organization through this book about the experience of riding a roller coaster. The book shows examples of transitions and chronological order. In the beginning, riders are nervous. In the middle, they are having fun riding the rollercoaster. At the end, they are happy to have experienced such a thrilling ride. Students can mimic the organization of this text in their own narrative writing.

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From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Marla Frazee, a thrilling picture book that takes readers up, up, up to the highest point of a roller coaster, where no book has ever gone before! Wheeeeeeee!

This exhilarating amusement park visit begins with a line of prospective riders, eagerly awaiting their turn . . . with at least one person who has never done this before. Zooming, swerving, dipping, and diving, this delightful story featuring a breathtaking ride and a hilarious range of reactions, will help readers lose their roller coaster anxiety. Marla Frazee's witty narrative and slyly building of tension delivers an experience unlike any other and will have readers begging to take another ride.

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From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Marla Frazee, a thrilling picture book that takes readers up, up, up to the highest point of a roller coaster, where no book has ever gone before! Wheeeeeeee! This exhilarating amusement park visit begins with a line of prospective riders, eagerly a...

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This book is told in order of the days of the week, which is familiar to young children and appropriate to show students how a sequence of events is told in chronological order. It gives students a concrete example and is a great mentor text for students to mimic when deciding how to structure their stories.

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Today Is Monday by Eric Carle: 9780698115637 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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Learn the days of the week with bestselling author/illustrator Eric Carle through song! String beans, spaghetti, ZOOOOP, roast beef, fresh fish, chicken and ice cream are the delicious fare during the...

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This book is great for emergent readers and writers, as there is a simple but effective sequence of events that organizes the story. The Very Hungry Caterpillar details how a caterpillar continues to eat different foods. As the story progresses, so does the amount of food the caterpillar eats. This makes identifying order easy for students to understand.

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Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 62 languages and sold over 41 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than 70 books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.

Carle says: "With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates - will they be friendly? I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun."

Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. He divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina.

For more information about Eric Carle and his books please visit:

The Official Eric Carle web site: http://www.eric-carle.com

Eric Carle's Blog: http://www.ericcarleblog.blogspot.com

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: http://www.carlemuseum.org

The World of Eric Carle Amazon UK page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/l/1658013031

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Amazon.com: The Very Hungry Caterpillar: 9780399226908: Carle, Eric: Books

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This story is about a boy and his family when there is an electrical outage. It shows students how to organize text and details in a problem/solution structure. It also clearly demonstrates a sequence of events with a strong beginning, middle, and end.

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One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner. What's a family to do? When they go up to the roof to escape the heat, they find the lights--in stars that can be seen for a change--and so many neighbors it's like a block party in the sky! On the street below, people are having just as much fun--talking, rollerblading, and eating ice cream before it melts. The boy and his family enjoy being not so busy for once. They even have time to play a board game together. When the electricity is restored, everything can go back to normal . . . but not everyone likes normal. The boy switches off the lights, and out comes the board game again.

Using a combination of panels and full bleed illustrations that move from color to black-and-white and back to color, John Rocco shows that if we are willing to put our cares aside for a while, there is party potential in a summer blackout.

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Diary of a Worm is a great way to introduce organization to students, as it is told in a diary format. Scenes and details are organized in the sequence of events, and helps illustrate how students should start with a beginning, create a middle, and then end strongly.

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Diary Of A Worm (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (I Can Read Books: Level 1)

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Amazon.com: Diary Of A Worm (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (I Can Read Books: Level 1): 9780606318198: Cronin, Doreen, Nez, John, Bliss, Harry: Books

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This story can help students learn about organizing stories using a sequence of events. A mouse asks for a cookie and then subsequently asks for more and more things from the child. It illustrates how a story goes from beginning, to the middle, to the end in a clear and logical way.

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If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you give him a cookie, he'll ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim....

This book is a great first introduction to Mouse, the star of the If You Give... series and a perennial favorite among children. With its spare, rhythmic text and circular tale, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is perfect for beginning readers and story time. Sure to inspire giggles and requests to "read it again!"

The award-winning If You Give a Mouse a Cookie , one of the most beloved children's books of all time, is from the #1 New York Times bestselling team Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond. Other favorites in this series include:

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This book is a mentor text to teach students how to use adjectives to describe nouns. It also teaches students about spelling conventions, such as when to use the suffix
-est and when to use the phrase "most". It will engage readers with vivid illustrations while teaching them about how to use these words and conventions in their writing.

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Climb the tallest mountain, dive into the deepest lake, and navigate the longest river in Steve Jenkins’ stunning new book that explores the wonders of the natural world. With his striking cut paper collages, Jenkins majestically captures the grand sense of scale, perspective and awe that only…

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This book is great for young writers who are beginning to learn to read and write. Students can use these phonemic spelling patterns to understand the meaning of text when accompanied by pictures. It can help students be aware of how knowing conventions can impact a reader's ability to understand a story.

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William Steig (1907-2003) published his first children's book, Roland the Minstrel Pig, in 1968, and received the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (978-1416902065) in 1970. His works also include The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books. His most recent books published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux are Shrek! (released by DreamWorks as a major motion picture) and Wizzil, illustrated by Quentin Blake. School Library Journal named Shrek! a Best Book of 1990 and said of it, "Steig's inimitable wit and artistic dash have never been sharper or more expertly blended."

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This story illustrates the importance of punctuation by showing students what reading and writing would be like without it. This can be a mentor text if students struggle with remembering to use periods, commas, and other punctuation marks in their writing.

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Oh, no! Mr. Wright's class can't believe it. All the punctuation marks in the classroom have disappeared. Where can they be? What will the class do without them?

After a lesson goes awry on the hottest, stickiest day of the year, Punctuation decides to go on vacation. Maybe if the kids have to live without punctuation for a while, they'll appreciate all the hard work commas, apostrophes, exclamation points, and question marks do!

Chaos erupts! The class can't read their book, and the letters they write to ask punctuation to come back home are a mess.

This clever and funny tale shows just how important punctuation is to reading and writing, and helps illustrate how different types work. From the question mark's inquisitive postcards to the quotations' constant chatter, this story is full of fun detail, elaborated on by bright acrylic illustrations, full of action and personality.

For more language-arts fun, check out Robin Pulver and Lynn Rowe Reed's other collaborations, including Me First, Happy Endings, and Silent Letters, Loud and Clear .

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This book teaches students about conventions during dialogue and conversation. It also shows differences between how different people will use conventions and its effects on meaning, tone, and impact. Students can learn about how to use convention in their stories and how it can affect how a story sounds and its audience.

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This Caldecott Honor classic is a simple yet important story about friendship.

Two kids meet on a street. "Yo!" says one. "Yes?" says the other. And so begins a conversation that turns strangers into friends. With vibrant illustrations, Chris Raschka's rhythmic read-aloud is a celebration of differences -- and how it just takes a few words to overcome them. More relevant than ever in our divided world, this 1993 Caldecott Award-winning classic is presented in an accessible paperback format.

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This story uses humorous scenes to illustrate why students need to learn when they should use an apostrophe and when they should not. It includes using it as a possessive and using it to show a contraction. Students will be engaged while learning about conventions through this read aloud.

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A comanion to the New York Times #1 best-seller Eats, Shoots & Leaves , this is punctuation play at its finest! Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! , now Lynne Truss and Bonnie Timmons put their talents together to do the same for apostrophes. Everyone needs to know where to put an apostrophe to make a word plural or possessive (Are those sticky things your brother's or your brothers?) and leaving one out of a contraction can give someone the completely wrong impression (Were here to help you).

Just as the use of commas was hilariously demystified in

Full of silly scenes that show how apostrophes make a difference, too, this is another picture book that will elicit bales of laughter and better punctuation from all who read it.
A New York Times Bestseller Parents' Choice Silver Honor Winner

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The Girl's Like Spaghetti: Why, You Can't Manage without Apostrophes!

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This book is a great way to teach students conventions, especially punctuation marks. Using different font sizes to convey volume and tone, students can learn when they should use exclamation points, question marks, and periods.

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From the bestselling creators of Duck! Rabbit!, an exciting tale of self-discovery!

A perfect gift for graduation!

He stood out here.

He stood out there.

He tried everything to be more like them.

It's not easy being seen. Especially when you're NOT like everyone else. Especially when what sets you apart is YOU.

Sometimes we squish ourselves to fit in. We shrink. Twist. Bend. Until — ! — a friend shows the way to endless possibilities.

In this bold and highly visual book, an emphatic but misplaced exclamation point learns that being different can be very exciting! Period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:

9781338826456

Publisher:

Scholastic, Inc.

Publication date:

06/28/2022

Pages:

56

Sales rank:

402,814

Product dimensions:

10.70(w) x 6.80(h) x 0.30(d)

Age Range:

4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Tom Lichtenheld is the illustrator of New York Times bestsellers Duck! Rabbit!, Exclamation Mark, Steam Train, Dream Train, Shark vs. Train, Mighty, Mighty Construction Site, and Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, which has been on the bestseller list for over three years. He has also written and illustrated a number of books, including What Are You So Grumpy About?, Cloudette, and E-mergency, a Publishers Weekly and Boston Globe Best Book of 2011. For more information, visit him at tomlichtenheld.com.

AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL was the author of the memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and the children's books Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons, illustrated by Jane Dyer; One of Those Days, illustrated by Rebecca Doughty; and Little Pea, illustrated by Jen Corace.

Have you ever played that game where you imagine who you would invite to dinner if you could invite anyone in the world? If you're a picture book writer or really just any kind of creative soul working as an ad exec, an artist, or even a community activist, there's a good chance one of your [...]

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Exclamation Mark
*"Punctuation with pizzazz . . . Funny and spirited (and secretly educational, but nobody will notice)." - Kirkus, starred review

*"With the celebrating-your-strengths angle, fun grammar lesson, and many classroom tie-in possibilities, this picture book deserves a !!!" - Booklist, starred review

*"A perfect pairing of clever design and tongue-in-cheek humor . . . This one is a must-have!!!" - School Library Journal, starred review

"Rosenthal and Lichtenheld (the team behind Duck! Rabbit! and other titles) give punctuation personalities in this witty calligraphic jaunt . . . cleverly rais[ing] awareness of the ways punctuation conveys mood." - Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

This slight story is an amusing and effective exploration of the "ugly duckling" premise...the energetic graphic illustrations kept me smiling and turning the pages.

The New York Times Book Review - Michael Ian Black

Rosenthal and Lichtenheld (the team behind Duck! Rabbit! and other titles) give punctuation personalities in this witty calligraphic jaunt. Against a background of lined penmanship paper, an exclamation mark realizes he differs from his neighbors, a neat row of periods. Like them, he consists of a smiley face drawn in swooshes of expressive black ink, but above his head stands a resolute vertical dash. He twists and curls his topper to no avail, until-"Hello? Who are you?"-an inquisitive question mark appears. Bothered by the newcomer's incessant queries ("When's your birthday? Know any good jokes?"), the hero bellows a spread-shaking "Stop!" and discovers his talent for assertions, from "Hi!" to "Wow!" and "Look what I can do!" Thanks to savvy design, the exclamation mark's announcements are printed in different sizes and colors to subtly indicate emphasis and tone, yet the mark never meets others like himself and therefore never suffers from overuse. With a restraint that's more declaratory than exclamatory, Rosenthal and Lichtenheld cleverly raise awareness of the ways punctuation conveys mood. Ages 4-8. Agent: Amy Rennert, the Amy Rennert Agency, (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Gr 1-5-Through a perfect pairing of clever design and tongue-in-cheek humor, Rosenthal and Lichtenheld effectively demonstrate the function of the exclamation mark (as well as the period and question mark) in this tale about a depressed punctuation mark that just doesn't fit in. On an unadorned backdrop of lined paper, several periods and one exclamation mark are lined up in a row. Clearly, he stands out in a crowd. Like Elmer in David McKee's classic tale, the exclamation mark struggles with his difference and tries to blend in. When the downcast punctuation meets a question mark who overwhelms him with inquiries, our hero finally finds his voice and tells the other to "Stop!" From there, he builds his confidence in making declarative statements and leaves the group "to make his mark." Rosenthal shines in her play on words ("It was like he broke free from a life sentence"). Lichtenheld's minimalist style is deceivingly simple; a curlicue or crumpled line, combined with an amazingly impressive circle with eyes and a mouth, is all that's needed to convey emotion when the exclamation mark is "confused, flummoxed, and deflated." This fun-to-read tale will find a ready home in language-arts lessons, reminding burgeoning elementary-age writers which punctuation personality belongs in which type of sentence-without the tedium that accompanies traditional grammar lessons. This one is a must-have!!!-Jayne Damron, Farmington Community Library, Farmington Hills, MI

School Library Journal

Punctuation with pizzazz. How does an exclamation mark learn his purpose? Pre-readers and readers alike will giggle and cheer to see the process. The setting is a warm yellowish beige background with a faint pulpy pattern and repeating horizontal lines with dotted lines halfway between them--penmanship paper. Each bold, black punctuation mark has a minimalist yet expressive face inside its circular dot. "He stood out," explains the first page, as the titular protagonist looks on doubtfully. He tries hanging around with periods, but squishing his extension down into a spring doesn't really work; even prostrate, "he just wasn't like everyone else. Period." (Hee! Rosenthal gleefully puns instead of naming any punctuation.) Mournful, "confused, flummoxed, and deflated," the exclamation mark's line tangles and flops. Then someone unexpected arrives. "Hello? Who are you?" queries the newbie, jovially pummeling the exclamation mark with 17 manic inquiries at once. " Stop!" screams the exclamation mark in enormous, bumpy-edged letters--and there's his identity! The outburst's anxious vibe dissipates immediately (and the question mark is undaunted by being yelled at). Finally, the protagonist has "[broken] free from a life sentence." Snapping up usages that match his newfound personality, he zooms back to show the other punctuation marks. The zippy relationship between exclamation mark and question mark continues beyond the acknowledgements page. Funny and spirited (and secretly educational, but nobody will notice). (Picture book. 4-8)

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From the bestselling creators of Duck! Rabbit!, an exciting tale of self-discovery!A perfect gift for graduation!He stood out here.He stood out there.He tried everything to be more like them.It's not easy being seen....

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This book is a story about a girl whose father does not know how to do her hair. It builds on ideas about family and embracing your identity through vivid details and supporting reasons. It can help students learn to create a specific idea and convey it using support throughout their story.

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A New York Times Bestseller and tie-in to Academy-Award Winning Short Film "Hair Love"Hair Love is highlighting the relationship between a Black father and daughter. Matthew leads the ranks of new creatives who are telling unique stories of the Black experience. We need this."

"I love that New York Times
- Jordan Peele, Actor & Filmmaker

It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this ode to self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters, from Academy-Award winning director and former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and bestselling illustrator Vashti Harrison. Hair Love

Zuri's hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it's beautiful. When Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn. But he LOVES his Zuri, and he'll do anything to make her -- and her hair -- happy.

Tender and empowering, is an ode to loving your natural hair -- and a celebration of daddies and daughters everywhere. A perfect gift for special occasions including Father's Day, birthdays, baby showers, and more!

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The Bad Seed tells a story about a sunflower seed that everyone believes to be bad. The main idea, which is that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, is supported through details about the seed and how it ended up scared and alone. Students can learn how to use details and reasons to support an idea.

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Jory John is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor recipient.

Jory's work includes the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book, "The Good Egg," and the #2 New York Times bestselling picture book, "The Bad Seed." He is also the author of the popular picture books, "Penguin Problems" and "Giraffe Problems," the award-winning Goodnight Already! series, the New York Times bestselling Terrible Two series, the recent picture books "Quit Calling Me a Monster!" and "Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?" and the international bestseller "All my friends are dead," among many other books for both children and adults. Jory's forthcoming picture books, in 2019, include "That's What Dinosaurs Do!", illustrated by his frequent collaborator, Pete Oswald.

Jory's books have won numerous state book awards, most recently the North Carolina Children's Book Award, the Florida Sunshine State Reading Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award of Vermont, the Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award, the Volunteer State Book Award of Tennessee, the North Dakota Library Association Flicker Tale Award, the South Carolina Children's Book Award, the Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Prize, and his work was shortlisted for the Texas Bluebonnet Award. His books were also twice-nominated for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in England.

In addition to the books mentioned here, Jory has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Believer, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and BuzzFeed, among many other publications. His work has also been featured in The Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Best of McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Reader's Digest, and more.

For more than six years, Jory worked as the programs director at 826 Valencia, a nonprofit writing and educational center in San Francisco's Mission District, founded by Dave Eggers. In that time, he conceptualized and edited, "Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama," which was featured on "This American Life."

Find Jory at www.joryjohn.com or on Twitter @IamJoryJohn

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Where the Wild Things Are centers around a young boy who misbehaves and is punished by his mother. He is transported to a different land, full of monsters and adventure. The main idea, which centers around children's emotions and how to deal with anger, is supported through details about both Max and the Wild Things. His journey supports the main idea with clear connections for readers to make.

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Using vivid descriptions and many supporting details, Fry Bread tells the story of a culture's traditional food and what it means to the people who prepare and eat it. Students can learn how to support their main idea using details and strengthen their message by building on ideas in their writing. This book is also great to learn about Native Americans as people, instead of in history books.

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This story is told by a young girl living during segregation in the U.S.. Clover has a clear voice and her story conveys deep emotions. Additionally, her strong personality is apparent in the writing and the audience is clearly meant for children her age. Students can learn how a narrator's voice can be reflected in descriptions and tone.

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Jacqueline Woodson's memoir BROWN GIRL DREAMING won the 2014 National Book Award and was a NY Times Bestseller. Her novel, ANOTHER BROOKLYN, was a National Book Award finalist and an Indie Pick in 2016. Among her many awards, she the recipient of the Kurt Vonnegut Award, four Newbery Honors, two Coretta Scott King Award, and the Langston Hughes Medal. Jacqueline is the author of nearly thirty books for young people and adults including EACH KINDNESS, IF YOU COME SOFTLY, LOCOMOTION and I HADN'T MEANT TO TELL YOU THIS. She served as Young People's Poet Laureate from 2014-2016, was a fellow at The American Library in Paris, occasionally writes for the New York Times, is currently working on more books and like so many writers - lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

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This illustrated poetry collection, full of images and verses that students can relate to, is a clear example of a strong and powerful voice. Students can clearly tell that a humorous personality is telling the story, and the audience of young children is apparent in the writing. This mentor text can show students voice in a different format than other picture books.

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A Light in the Attic Special Edition with 12 Extra Poems

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In Click, Clack, Moo, cows on a farm gain a fascination typing on a typewriter. Through hilarious text, the author conveys a clear voice and unique personality. It also has a clear sense of audience and draws readers in using engaging text.

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The quirky, hilarious farmyard tale that started it all from New York Times bestselling duo of Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin! Now the inspiration for a new Christmas special, CLICK, CLACK, MOO: Christmas on the Farm . Farmer Brown MOO. MOO. MOO.
has a problem.
His cows like to type.
All day long he hears
Click, clack,
Click, clack,
Clickety, clack,
But Farmer Brown's problems REALLY begin when his cows start leaving him notes....
Doreen Cronin's understated text and Betsy Lewin's expressive illustrations make the most of this hilarious situation. Come join the fun as a bunch of literate cows turn Farmer Brown's farm upside down.

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Enemy Pie is about a boy who makes a pie to get rid of a new child in his neighborhood. It ends with the new kid becoming his new best friend. This story is a great model for the main idea, as the focus is on friendship and there are many specific details to support the main idea.

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Read 903 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. It was the perfect summer. That is, until Jeremy Ross moved into the house down the street...

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In this story, a young mouse is bullied about her unique name. Over time, she learns to embrace her name and learn that perfection is not achievable. This book helps to teach ideas as the message of the story is clear and supported by many ideas throughout the picture book. Students can identify how names are unique and should be embraced, as well as how to value being themselves. It is a great mentor text for ideas.

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Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse , Owen , and Kitten's First Full Moon , Chrysanthemum is a funny and honest school story about teasing, self-esteem, and acceptance to share all year round.

Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect-until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. "Let's smell her," says Jo. Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom again?

This popular picture book has sold more than a million copies and was named a Notable Book for Children by the American Library Association. "Perfectly executed in words and illustration, Chrysanthemum exemplifies Henkes's talent for creating true picture stories for young audiences."- The Horn Book

Supports the Common Core State Standards

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This story follows Henry, a young slave who frees himself. His voice, which is influenced by his experiences, beliefs, and hopes, is present throughout the story. Students can learn about how to convey their emotions and tone to add to their paper's voice. They can also consider how he conveys his voice and use this mentor text to mimic its writing.

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Ellen Levine (Author), Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)

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Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

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This story is a classic children's tale told through the eyes of the big bad wolf. The wolf narrates the book and has a present personality and tone throughout the story. Students can learn about voice through a strong character's narration and see how his voice affects a well-known story. He also considers his audience, as he is trying to convince readers of his innocence.

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"Designed with uncommon flair," said PW, this "gaily newfangled version of the classic tale" takes sides with the villain. "Imaginative watercolors eschew realism, further updating the tale." A Spanish-language reprint will be issued simultaneously ($4.99, -055758-X). Ages 3-8.
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Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (1989) turned the favorite porkers' story upside-down by allowing the grossly misjudged wolf to tell his side of the story. Wiesner's latest is a post-modern fantasy for young readers that takes Scieszka's fragmentation a step further: it not only breaks apart and deliciously reinvents the pigs' tale, it invites readers to step beyond the boundaries of story and picture book altogether.

The book begins predictably: the three pigs set out to seek their fortune, and when the first pig builds a house of straw, the wolf blows it down. Here's when the surprises start. The wolf blows the pig right out of the picture and out of the story itself. In the following frames, the story continues as expected: the wolf eats the pig and moves on to the other houses. But the pictures no longer match up. Frames show the bewildered wolf searching hungrily through the rubble as first one, then all the pigs escape the illustrations and caper out into open space with the loose pages of the wolf's tale swirling around them. After fashioning a paper airplane from a passing page, the emancipated pigs soar off on a sort of space flight through blank white spreads, ultimately discovering other picture-book "planets" along the way. Finally, the pigs wander through a near-city of illustrated pages, each suggesting its own story. Joined by the nursery rhyme Cat and Fiddle and a fairy-tale dragon, the pigs find and reassemble the pages to their own story and reenter to find the wolf still at the door. In the end, the story breaks down altogether, as the wolf flees, the text breaks apart, letters spill into a waiting basket, and the animals settle down to a bowl of . . . alphabet soup instead of wolf stew.

Wiesner uses shifting, overlapping artistic styles to help young readers envision the pigs' fantastical voyage. The story begins in a traditional, flat, almost old-fashioned illustrative style. But once the first pig leaps from the picture's frame, he becomes more shaded, bristly with texture, closer to a photographic image. As the pigs travel and enter each new story world, they take on the style of their surroundings--the candy-colored nursery rhyme, the almost comic-book fairy tale--until, in the end, they appear as they did at the beginning. Chatty dialogue balloons also help guide children through the story, providing most of the text once the characters leave the conventional story frames, and much of the humor ("Let's get out of here!" yells one pig as he leaps from a particularly saccharine nursery world). Despite all these clues, children may need help understanding what's happening, particularly with the subtle, open-ended conclusion. But with their early exposure to the Internet and multimedia images, many kids will probably be comfortable shifting between frames and will follow along with delight. Wiesner has created a funny, wildly imagined tale that encourages kids to leap beyond the familiar, to think critically about conventional stories and illustration, and perhaps to flex their imaginations and create wonderfully subversive versions of their own stories. Carolyn Phelan Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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This book is told from the perspective of Grover, and his emotions and personality are prevalent throughout the story. He is afraid of a monster that lives at the end of the book and urges readers to stop flipping the book's pages. Students can learn about voice through vivid word choice, a clear attitude, and a connection to the audience.

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The Monster at the End of This Book is THE bestselling Sesame Street Little Golden Book of all time. Now available as a sturdy board book for boys and girls ages 0 to 3, it stars a frantic Grover trying in vain to prevent readers from turning the pages and finding the monster at the end of the book. The original Little Golden Book has sent generations of readers into gales of laughter and has become a true modern classic.

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