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I enjoy modeling an using literature to teach writing. The
following are books our classroom could benefit from greatly. Some
of these books can be purchased on used book websites for $2 or
less. If your family would like to donate to the classroom book
donation program, I will put a special "Giving Label" on the inside
cover with your child's name and the date on it and put your
Family's name on the giving list. The book will remain in
the classroom library for many years and be read by hundreds of
children! =) I will update the list by placing a check next to the
books our class has received! Thank you so much! |
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The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant (personal narratives/ transitions/ varied circular ending) |
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Owl Moon by Jane Yolen (personal narratives/settings) |
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Mr. Lincoln's Way by Patricia Polocco (prejudice unit) |
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The Butterfly by Patricia Polocco (predudice unit) |
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Dance at Grandpa's by Laura Ingalls Wilder (personal narratives) |
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Ira Says Goodbye by B. Waber (personal narratives) |
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Grandma's Pride by Becky Birtha |
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Jumanji by Chis Van Allsburg (plot organization/ narrow focus) |
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Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins (plot organization) |
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The Wump World by Bill Peet ( clarity & descriptive language) |
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The Storm Book by C. Zolotow (clarity & descriptive language) |
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Lunch by Denise Fleming (clarity & descriptive language) |
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Chester the Worldly Pig by Bill Peet ( clarity & descriptive language/varied beginning) |
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The Big Yawn by Keith Faulkner (clarity & descriptive language) |
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Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox ( narrow focus) |
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When I was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant (narrow focus) |
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The Gold Coin by Alma Flor Ada (varied beginning/startling fact) |
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Tuck Triumphant by Theodore Tayor (varied beginning/startling fact) |
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Like Jake and Me by Mavis Jukes ( varied beginning/describe setting) |
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Zeely by Virginia Hamilton (varied beginning/ use a sound) |
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In the Small, Small, Pond by Denise Fleming (varied beginning.use a sound) |
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Shoes From Grandpa by Mem Fox (varied beginning/ start with a question) |
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The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotwo (varied beginning. begin with a quote) |
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Just Like Daddy by Frank Asch (varied ending/ surprise ending) |
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The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting (varied ending/ surprise ending) |
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Just Like Everyone Else by Karla Kuskin (varied ending/ surprise ending) |
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Benjamin's Book by A Baker (varied ending/ surprise ending) |
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Super Dooper Jezebel by Tony Ross (varied ending/ surprise ending) |
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Very Last First Time by Jan Andrews (varied ending/ circular ending) |
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Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger (varied ending/ circular ending) |
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Two Bad Ants by Chis Van Allsburg (varied ending/ circular ending) |
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Louis the Fish by Arthur Yorinks (varied ending/ circular ending) |
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A Father Like That by Charlotte Zolotwo (varied ending/ poignant ending) |
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William's Doll by Charlotte Zolotwo (varied ending/ poignant ending) |
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The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco (varied ending/ poignant ending) |
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Grandpa's Song by Tony Johnston (varied ending/ end with question) |
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Which Witch is Which by Pat Hutchins (varied ending/ end with a question) |
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I Love You the Purplest by Barbara Joosse (varied ending/ end with a feeling) |
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Amazing Grace by Mary Hiffman (varied ending/ end with a quote) |
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The Boy Who Wouldn't Go to Bed by Helen Cooper (varied ending/ end with a quote) |
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My Mama Had a Dancing Heart by Libba Moore Gray (varied ending/ reword the beginning) |
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How Smudge Came by Nan Gregory (varied ending/ advise the reader) |
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson |
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Stevie and My Special Best Words by John Steptoe (strong voice) |
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The Two of Them by Aliki (strong characters) |
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Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One by Kate Duke (elements of writing) |
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Teammates |
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How Baseball Saved Us |
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Voices in the Park (point of view) |
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Zoom by Charlotte Zolotwo |
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