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Recommended Books by Subject
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12 Easy Steps to Successful Research Papers
by Nell Merriweather
If You Were a Writer
by Joan Lowery Nixon (Great for Introducing Writing Steps)
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka (Great for Teaching Point of View)
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
by Allan Ahlberg (Great for Discussing Elements of a Narrative)
Fairy Tales
by Berlie Doherty, Jane Ray (Illustrator)
The Important Book
by Margaret Wise Brown (Patterns)
The King Who Rained
by Fred Gwynne (Homonyms)
A Cache of Jewels
by Ruth Heller (Parts of Speech)
More Ruth Heller Parts of Speech books
Poetry
Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems / Jitomates Risuenos y otros poemas de primavera
by Francisco X. Alarcon, Maya, Christina Gonzalez (Illustrator)
All the Small Poems and Fourteen More (Sunburst Book)
Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein
by Shel Silverstein
A Writing Kind Of Day: Poems for Young Poets
by Ralph Fletcher, april Ward (Illustrator)
A Light in the Attic
by Shel Silverstein
Journey Through Heartsongs
by Mattie J. T. Stepanek, Jimmy Carter (Foreword)
Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out
by Ralph J. Fletcher
Poetry Projects With Pizzazz!: 15 Easy, Hands-On Poetry Activities That Invite Kids to Write and Publish Their Poems in Unique and Dazzling Ways
by Michelle O'Brien-Palmer
Fun 15-Minute Poetry-Writing Activities (Grades 2-4)
by Jacqueline Sweeney
Favorite Poetry Lessons (Grades 4-8)
by Paul B. Janeczko, Judy Lynch
Teaching 10 Fabulous Forms of Poetry (Grades 4-8)
by Paul B. Janeczko, Judy Lynch
Teaching Poetry: Yes You Can! (Grades 4-8)
by Jacqueline Sweeney
Teaching Poetry in High School
by Albert B. Somers
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