2014Best of the Best

Fiction for Younger ReadersDorsey Chambers

Ling and Ting Share a BirthdayInterest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 1.2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFGAH-w-gNk&feature=player_detailpage

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I'm a Frog! Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 1.4

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A Pet Named SneakerInterest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 1.4

Would a snake make a great pet? Pair with a non-fiction snake book or webpage. Give evidence from both texts to support your answer. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.8

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Penny and Her Marble Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 1.5Penny series book trailer

http://youtu.be/K0X9qeuroQg

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Boris on the Move Interest Level: 1-3 Reading Level: 1.6Discuss the differences between the

ways the author uses narrative storyline, speech bubbles, labels and instructions to tell the story.

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Use context clues and web resources to identify unfamiliar vocabulary.

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Gone Fishing: A NovelInterest Level: Gr. K-3 Reading Level: 2.0

Use the Poet’s Tackle Box appendix to identify the types of poems on each page. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5

Identify the voice of each poem using details in the text to support your answer. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2

The Year of Billy Miller Interest Level: Gr. 3-7 Reading Level:2.0Ask students to write and share a poem about a family

member, following Billy’s model. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.6

Use the free app “Visual Poet” to combine imagery and text to author mixed media works.

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Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter

Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 2.3

Challenge students to find examples of onomatopoeia, personification and homophones in the text.

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Challenge students to point to examples of illustrations and explain what they learned from the illustrations that was not available in the text.

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Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists

Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 2.8

Which Fairy Tale, not included in this book, would you make into a comic and why? CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2

Begin the storyboard for your comic. Use the free Comic Creator from Read WriteThink.org if you like.

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Kiki: My Stylish LifeInterest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 3.7

Explain how different text features; captions, quotes, dialogue boxes, and graphics add to your understanding of the characters and plot.

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Fortunately, the MilkInterest Level: Gr. 3-6 Reading Level: 4.2

Book Trailer 1:31 http://www.mousecircus.com/extras.aspx

How does the phrase “fortunately, the milk” help tie all of the stories together? How does the milk finally help the father return home to his children?

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How does the reader know when the pointof view changes from the son to the daughter

and then to the father? CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.6

My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish Interest Level: 3-6 Reading Level: 4.4

Mark, the big brother in the story, turns into an “evil scientist” with the hope of taking over the school. Is Mark “evil”? Why or why not? Give examples from the text.

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Interest Level: 3-6 Reading Level: 5.8Author Iva Ibbotson had intended to be a

physiologist, but was put off by the amount of animal testing that she would have to do. She disliked individuals who wanted money and power, and often created antagonists in her books who have these characteristics. She had a strong love of nature and married a naturalist.

Describe how the author’s point of view influenced how events are described in the text.

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The Abominables