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The Banana-Leaf Ball: Extension Activities for Educators

The Banana-Leaf Ball printable extension activities for educators provides interdisciplinary-themed...

The Bell Witch Haunting (Paranormal Mysteries): Word Search

After reading The Bell Witch Haunting by Blake Hoena use this printable and interactive Word Search...

The Bell Witch Haunting (Paranormal Mysteries): Criss Cross

This printable and interactive criss cross puzzle aligns with The Bell Witch Haunting by Blake Hoena...

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Human Kindness: True Stories of Compassion and Generosity that Changed the World

Written by John Francis and Illustrated by Josy Bloggs

Join the Planetwalker, John Francis, on an exploration of kindness, great and small. From the...

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The Bell Witch Haunting (Paranormal Mysteries)

Written by Blake Hoena and Illustrated by D. Brady

On a small farm in rural Tennessee, a mysterious spirit was tormenting a family. Quilts were pulled...

3rd - 8th

A Dog's Porpoise: Amazon Book Talk

A Book Talk is a short introduction of a book to students to activate prior knowledge, build...

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A Dog's Porpoise

Written by M.C. Ross

When a bad storm throws Bangor, a harbor porpoise, off course, he finds himself all alone in the...

4th - 7th

The Farm That Feeds Us: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

The Farm That Feeds Us: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

Somebody to Love: Memory Match

After reading Somebody to Love: The Story of Valerie June's Sweet Little Baby Banjolele, use this...

The Farm That Feeds Us: Memory Match

After reading The Farm That Feeds Us: A Year in the Life of an Organic Farm, use this Memory...

The Farm That Feeds Us: Word Search

After reading The Farm That Feeds Us: A Year in the Life of an Organic Farm by Nancy Castaldo use...

The Farm That Feeds Us: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with The Farm That Feeds Us: A Year in the...

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The Farm That Feeds Us: A Year in the Life of an Organic Farm

Written by Nancy Castaldo and Illustrated by Ginnie Hsu

Explore the workings of a small-scale, organic family farm and experience the rhythm of farm life...

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Mighty Moe: The True Story of a Thirteen-Year-Old Women's Running Revolutionary

Written by Rachel Swaby

In 1967, a girl known as Mighty Moe broke the women’s world marathon record at a small race in...

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Artifact Hunters

Written by Janet Fox

Isaac Wolf can travel through time. But he's also in a race against it.

With tensions in Prague...

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American as Paneer Pie

Written by Supriya Kelkar

As the only Indian American kid in her small town, Lekha Divekar feels like she has two versions of...

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Orphan Band of Springdale

Written by Anne Nesbet

t’s 1941, and tensions are rising in the United States as the Second World War rages in Europe...

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Like Nothing Amazing Ever Happened

Written by Emily Blejwas

A poignant story of a boy picking up the pieces of his life after the unexpected death of his father...

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Flooded Earth

Written by Mardi McConnochie

Twins Will and Annalie thought the hardest part about this year was going to be their separation...

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Most Perfect Thing in the Universe

Written by Tricia Springstubb

Eleven-year-old Loah Londonderry is definitely a homebody. While her mother, a noted ornithologist...

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Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea

Written by Ashley Herring Blake

Hazel Bly used to live in the perfect house with the perfect family in sunny California. But when a...

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Cy Young

Cy Young was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers of all time. He recorded three no-hitters...

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The Hero Next Door: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another...

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