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Presents a synopsis of Judy Blume's "Freckle Juice" accompanied by pre- and post-reading activities and reproducible comprehension, writing, and vocabulary activity sheets.

Six children's stories on one DVD with narration by Meryl Streep, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary Beth Hurt ... and others. Chrysanthemum tells the story of a little mouse with a peculiar name. Owen is the Caldecott Honor-winning story about a young mouse and his beloved yellow blanket, narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker. Quiet Sophie learns to assert herself after spending the weekend with bossy Wendell in Weekend With Wendell, narrated by Mary Beth Hurt. Also includes The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by writer/illustrator Jack Kent, Hondo and Fabian by Peter McCarty, and the live-action Mouse Around by Pat Schories.

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"Addresses a student-centered, middle ground point of view in the 'reading wars' with an eye towards grades three-five, that looks on these disagreements as opportunities for evolution instead of justifications for divisiveness. [Introduces] a handful of instructional shifts . . . to help readers consider research beyond a one size fits all mentality and confront their own biases and misunderstandings as they explore ways Balanced Literacy practitioners can reimagine upper grades literacy instruction"--Provided by publisher.

"The long song was all wrong. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of long vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--Provided by publisher.

"Join William and his friends as they discover why reading is important for learning--and fun, too!"--Provided by publisher.

"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of inflectional endings and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--Provided by publisher.

"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of diphthongs and r-controlled vowels and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--Provided by publisher.

"Pam had some jam on her ham. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--Provided by publisher.

"The swine put twine on my spine. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of long vowel sounds with consonant blends and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--Provided by publisher.