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Crabtree Publishers

350 - 5th Ave., #3308, NY, NY 10118

$19.95 each www.crabtreebooks.com

Ages 6-8 seeking guided reading Guided reading is a method of teaching reading to children. It forms part of the National Literacy Strategy for England and Wales and is therefore a preferred approach employed within primary schools. Guided Reading sessions involve a teacher and a group of around six children.  chapter books will find the 'Go Bananas' stories most accessible: each holds about 43 pages of story and combines fun activities with facts and story lines. Kasthryn White and Ruth Rivers' Snowshoe Snowshoe

a recently recognized cat breed; it is a medium- to large-sized cat with blue eyes, and coat color similar to a sealpoint or bluepoint Siamese, but with a white nose, chin, and ventral midline, and white boots on all feet.
 The Hare (0778726770) tells of worried a worried white rabbit White Rabbit

agitated rabbit in a perpetual hurry. [Br. Lit.: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland]

See : Frenzy


White Rabbit

pocket watch-carrying rabbit. [Br. Lit.
 who fears melting in the snow (weather facts and activities abound), William Bedford William Bedford (born December 14 1963, in Memphis, Tennessee) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft after playing at the University of Memphis (then known as Memphis State).  and Sophie Joyce's The Glowworm glowworm, name for a larval or wingless female firefly.
glowworm

Any crawling, luminous insect that emits light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in the brief flashes characteristic of most fireflies.
 Who Lost Her Glow (077872-6304) tells of a glowworm who searches for her lost glow (activities provide facts on light and dark), Sue Mayfield and Garry Parsons' The Four Franks (0778726-290) tells of a special birthday present toy which is lost (activities relate to the story), Pippa Goodhart and Philip Hurst's Fire Cat (0778726754) is set in 1666 when London is on fire and accompanies facts about the Great Fire of London Great Fire of London

(September 2–5, 1666) Worst fire in London's history. It destroyed a large part of the city, including most of the civic buildings, St. Paul's Cathedral, 87 parish churches, and about 13,000 houses.
, Nicola Moon and Mark Oliver's Margarine And Marbles (0778726762) tells how two boys use margarine and marbles to solve a tricky problem (a bowling game project included here), Julia Donaldson and Liz Pichon's Spinderella (0778726282) tells of a spider who can't count the goals in soccer to win (counting and dividing instructions included), Franzeska Ewart and Mark Oliver's Speak Up, Spike! (077872-722X) tells of a scary shadow and a boy's fear of the dark (shadow facts included), Richard Moverley and David Dean's The Reluctant Rajput (0778727238) tells of a boy who has the chance to defeat the entire Mughal army (India facts and food story included), Susan Ashe and Robin Lawrie's Cuda Of The Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping:

Goidelic Celts
  • list of Irish people
  • list of Scots
  • list of Manx people
Brythonic Celts
 (0778727-203) tells of Cuda's aid to a frightened Roman boy and his desire to help her in return (facts on Roman and Celt times included), Malorie Blockman and Deborah Allwright's Sinclair Wonder Bear (0778-726312) tells of a bear who spends the night helping people out (activities cover different materials), Helen Dunmore's Tara's Tree House (0778727211) tells of a bored girl who finds delights in a garden (World War II facts included), and Chris d'Lacey and Thomas Taylor's Franklin's Bear (077872676) tells of Ben Franklin and his bear, inventors (electricity facts included). In blending an appealing, easy story with facts supported by activities, the 'Go Bananas' series holds strong educational and entertainment appeal.
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Title Annotation:Snowshoe the Hare; The Glowworm Who Lost her Glow; The Four Franks
Publication:Children's Bookwatch
Article Type:Book review
Date:Apr 1, 2006
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