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Mentor Texts To Teach Children Personal Narrative Writing

Studying fantastic mentor texts exposes students to examples that elevate their personal narrative writing. To expand your classroom’s collection of personal narrative mentor texts, consider these picture books.

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Brightly Storytime: My Little Golden Book About Sharks

Get ready for Shark Week by reading along with My Little Golden Book About Sharks, a picture book full of fascinating facts for little shark-lovers to sink their teeth into.

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Pre-K

The Froggy Series Is Full of Big Lessons and Everyday Humor for Kids

Since the first Froggy book appeared in 1992, Froggy has been enthusiastically embraced by teachers, librarians, parents, and, most importantly, children.

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Bookshelf Must-Have: Llama Llama Loves to Read

With fun-to-read rhymes and colorful illustrations, this book from beloved author Anna Dewdney will delight little ones learning to read and all fans of the Llama Llama series.

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Tween

10 Imaginative Scenes for Teaching Children to Visualize as They Read

Whether students naturally imagine as they read or need to be taught to do so, they can all benefit from structured practice creating mental images with books like these.

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Growing Reader

My Go-To Picture Books for Reading as a Family

Elyssa Friedland shares the five books that successfully entertain her three children, who span the ages of four to ten.

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Growing Reader

A Printable Educator’s Guide to R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book

Explore Common Core Language Arts Anchor Standards with these accessible and engaging R Is for Rocket lesson plans.

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Tween

Teen

The Best Children's and YA Books of July 2018

We’ve rounded up the most exciting new books for kids of all ages, including historical fiction, hands-on reads, teen thrillers, a fairy tale retelling, and more!

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Growing Reader

All Aboard! The Best Books for Kids Who Love Trains

From classics starring beloved characters like Thomas the Tank Engine to new picture books, these stories are perfect for young readers obsessed with trains.

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Growing Reader

10 Picture Books To Inspire Children to Get Outside and Explore

Brimming with adventure and joy, these tales will make your whole family want to put down the screens, head outdoors, and explore the beauty of nature.

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Growing Reader

Thinking Like a Coder: How Coding Concepts Appear in Kids’ Everyday Lives

Coding is adaptable to everything, and there is no question that it taps into all interests and facets of life today.

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Growing Reader

Brightly Storytime: How to Cheer Up Dad

Settle in and enjoy How to Cheer Up Dad, a heartwarming and comical picture book that is perfect for reading aloud with dad on Father’s Day and all year long.

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