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Peace Tales: World Folktales to Talk About

Maybe it’s a king who spills a drop of honey and refuses to clean it up—until that tiny mess grows into a giant problem. Maybe it’s some sandpipers and whales who start a silly argument that nearly destroys the place they all call home. Or maybe it’s a man who thinks a weapon will make him powerful, or a troop of monkeys who follow their leader into water that’s far too deep.

K - 4th

Surf War!: A Folktale from the Marshall Islands

Written by Margaret Read MacDonald and Illustrated by Geraldo Valerio

A tiny sandpiper and a giant whale start a funny but serious battle over who owns the beach. When they call in all their animal cousins to help, the birds and sea creatures soon realize that their fight is hurting the ocean they both share.

Pre-K - 3rd

Communication Then and Now (First Step Nonfiction ― Then and Now)

Written by Robin Nelson

See how communication has changed over the years.

Communication is sharing ideas and news, but it has...

K - 2nd

The Day the Crayons Made Friends

Written by Drew Daywalt and Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Duncan’s crayons are at it again, escaping their box to explore his room and have adventures. Each crayon finds something new to do—Red drives a firetruck, Blue helps a doll, and Esteban tames a teddy bear—sharing exciting stories of the friends and adventures they encounter.

Pre-K - 3rd

Clean Water: Word Search

After reading Clean Water by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) for Enlightened...

Clean Water: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Clean Water by Susan Verde with Emma...

Clean Water

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

It is morning. You have just awakened from a good night's sleep and are feeling thirsty. Your mouth...

Pre-K - 5th

Don't Feed the Bear: Memory Match

After reading Don't Feed the Bear by Kathleen Doherty, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help...

Don't Feed the Bear: Word Search

After reading Don't Feed the Bear by Kathleen Doherty, use this printable and interactive Word...

Don't Feed the Bear: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Don't Feed the Bear by Kathleen...

Chicken Butt!: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

Don't Feed the Bear

Written by Kathleen Doherty and Illustrated by Chip Wass

It’s Bear vs. Ranger in the funniest food fight ever, in this entertaining picture book. Mac and cheese, carrot cake, meatball stew: Bear loves when campers leave him grub. The park ranger does not.

Pre-K - 2nd

Chicken Butt!

Written by Erica S. Perl and Illustrated by Henry Cole

You know what?
What?
Chicken butt!

The classic schoolyard joke has been recast as an irreverent picture...

Pre-K - 1st

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book.

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

The Junkyard Wonders

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco

Young Trisha is devastated when she finds out that her class at her new school is known as the...

K - 3rd

This Train Is Bound for Glory: Powerpoint

Use this powerpoint as an interactive teaching tool for a "call and response," just like a...

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Memory Match

After reading Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool! by Lucky Diaz, use this Memory Matching puzzle to...

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool...

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Word Search

After reading Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool! by Lucky Diaz use this printable and interactive...

Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Ghosts Don't Ride Bikes, Do They?

Written by Andres Miedoso and Illustrated by Victor Rivas

Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky history and a collection of ghosts and spirits who are...