Summary: This is a nonfiction biography
about Annie Taylor, a charm school teacher who went over
Niagara Falls in a barrel and lived to tell the tale.
Literature Resources: photos of
Niagara Falls, interactive read aloud script, reading
comprehension questions, discussion cards, Niagara Falls
reading passage, Twitter chat worksheet, and much more.
Summary: Henrietta the chicken
loved to read so much she decided to write a book.
Unfortunately, no one would publish a book by a chicken, so
she decided to publish it herself, but it received a bad
review from The Corn Book Magazine.
Literature Resources: story
planning sheet, character situation cards, lined writing
paper, five senses brainstorming sheet for writing, and
more.
Summary:
Jonah receives mysterious letters and soon discovers that he
is different from his peers. He finds himself on a journey
not only to discover who he is, but to find out how he was
snatched from history and brought into present day.
Summary: Amos
McGee visits the animals at the zoo every day, but one day
he wakes up sick, so the animals visit Amos McGee. 2011
Caldecott Medal Winner
Literature Resources: story
guide, reading comprehension quiz & answer key, reading
response questions & lined writing page, vocabulary
activity, and much more.
Summary:
On Mib's 13th birthday she waits for her "savvy", a unique
talent that runs in her family. Will she move mountains like
her grandpa? Will she control storms or conduct electricity
like her brothers? Mibs goes on a journey to not only
discover her special gift, but what is special inside of her
as well. 2011 Newbery Honor
Literature Resources: short
answer questions, reading response questions, and discussion
guide
Summary:
Clee gives away a patch of her special blanket to the
frosted pumpkins in the garden until she only has one square
left, and must decide whether to give it to the last pumpkin
or not.
Literature Resources:
comprehension quiz, category board, recipes, reading skills
and strategies, writing activities, higher level thinking
skills, a word search, a Storybook Theatre reader's script,
a shared reading lesson, and much more.
Summary: In the mid-19th
Century, a Midwestern farmer writes an advertisement and
places it in the newspaper. He is searching for a wife and
mother to his two children. Sarah answers the advertisement
and comes for a trial visit. 1986 Newbery Medal Winner
Literature Resources: 36
discussion cards; set of 18 word, picture, and definition
cards
Summary:
This is the story of the Nashua River and its ecological
evolution from the time of the American Indians through the
Industrial Revolution, and up to modern times when a massive
clean up effort was undertaken.
Literature Resources:
vocabulary activities, quizzes, a reader's theatre, poetry
performance, a GATE component, an ESL component, and much
more.
Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg -Literature Guide
