| Series |
Story s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s series
Story s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s series. ^A1093738
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| Contents |
1. Look what I can do! : The Little Engine that Could ; Koala Lou ; Amazing Grace ; Chrysanthemum ; Oh, the Places You'll Go! -- 2. Families : All Kinds of Families ; Julius, the Baby of the World ; The Hello, Goodbye Window ; Amelia Bedelia's Family Album ; The Relatives Came -- 3. Friends : Frog and Toad are Friends ; Arthur's Birthday ; Chester's Way ; Angelina and Alice ; A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever -- 4. Feelings : Ira Says Goodbye ; A Chair for My Mother ; Charlotte's Web ; The Classic Tale of the Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real ; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day -- 5. School : First Grade, Here I Come! ; Miss Nelson is Missing! ; Swish! ; Arthur's Teacher Trouble ; Book Fair Day -- 6. Dogs and cats : Madeline's Rescue ; Riptide ; Officer Buckle and Gloria ; Dewey: There a Cat in the Library! ; For the Love of Autumn -- 7. Frogs and turtles : Growing Frogs ; Frogs ; Look Out for Turtles! ; Box Turtle at Long Pond ; Turtle Summer: A Journey for My Daughter -- 8. Endangered animals : Polar Bears ; Sam the Sea Cow ; Whales ; Giant Pandas in a Shrinking Forest ; Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species -- 9. Oceans : The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor ; My Visit to the Aquarium ; Alphabet of Ocean Animals ; The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau ; Ibis: A True Whale Story -- 10. Birds : Unbeatable Beaks ; White Owl, Barn Owl ; About Birds: A Guide for Children ; Sparrows ; Arrowhawk -- 11. Trees and rain forests : The Gift of the Tree ; The Lorax ; The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest ; Welcome to the Green House ; Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai -- 12. Recycle, reuse, repurpose : Recycle! A Handbook for Kids ; Stuff! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ; What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe? ; We are Extremely Very Good Recyclers ; Dinosaurs Go Green! A Guide to Protecting Our Planet -- 13. Transportation : Cars and Trucks and Things that Go ; Trains: Steaming! Pulling! Huffing! ; Airplanes: Soaring! Turning! Diving! ; Toy Boat ; Always Got My Feet: Poems About Transportation -- 14. Folktales, fables, and legends : Rainbow Crow ; The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush ; One Fine Day ; Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa ; The Lion and the Mouse -- 15. Poetry children want to read : The New Kid on the Block ; Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes ; Dirt on My Shirt ; If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand: Poems About School ; Where the Sidewalk Ends -- 16. Jokes, riddles, and fun with words : Eight Ate: A Feast of Homonym Riddles ; The King Who Rained ; Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia ; Silly Knock-Knocks ; Wise Crackers -- 17. Favorite characters in a series : Flat Stanley ; Nate the Great Goes Undercover ; George and Martha Rise and Shine ; Ramona Quimby, Age 8 ; Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Strange But True Crimes -- 18. Fractured Fairy Tales and Stories with a Twist : The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! by A. Wolf ; The Paper Bag Princess ; The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales ; Waking Beauty ; Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude -- Appendix : Steps in binding a book ; Songs -- Indexes : Index of authors and illustrators ; Index of children's books ; Index by learning centers. |
| Abstract |
"A solid, well-designed work."-Booklist. There is nothing that children love more than a good story.Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s for the Primary Grades, Revised Edition connects ninety of the best children's books to early learning centers, stretching each story five ways with lively and entertaining activities that heighten reading readiness, sharpen comprehension skills, and expand the excitement of story time. This new edition takes everyone's favorite stories from the original book and adds new stories, refreshed activities, and online resources for expanding the story experience.Whether you are reading a classic like The Little Engine that Could or a new favorite like The Hello, Goodbye Window, this new Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s is sure to keep children captivated and learning long after you have turned the last page of the story. Shirley C. Raines is a former classroom teacher, Head Start director, and child care center director, holding a doctorate in education from University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she also earned her master of science degree. Currently, she is president of the University of Memphis and the first woman to hold that position"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2011011474 |
| ISBN | 9780876593097 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0876593090 (pbk.) |
| Stock number | 1334018 QBI |
