Thompson, Gare

Explains how to create a picture book and offers ideas about the setting, chracters and pictures that could be included.

Explains what a poem is and gives examples of different types of poems.

Presents simple, illustrated facts on black, brown, and polar bears.

Outlines the different reading strategies that can take place in the classroom, suggests effective management techniques for using trade books, and offers tips on integrating trade books into the curriculum and evaluating their use.

In simple text and illustrations, Little Bo Peep looks high and low for her sheep.

Introduces the importance of supply and demand within the consumer economy, discussing how competition between companies and manufacturers impacts the economy and global market, and also examines the government's role in balancing the economy.