Charlotte's Web
Writer: E.B White
Illustrated: Garth Williams
Genre: Traditional Literature, Picture Book
Award: Newberry Medal
Published: 1952
Reading Level: 2nd-4th
Summary: A pig named Wilber is worried about becoming Thanksgiving dinner. To save his life, a spider named Charlotte designs webs with written words embedded into it. The webs attract attention from all around eventually saving Wilbers life.
Interdisciplinary Uses:
Science- Students will learn about the life cycle of spiders and fruit flies and be able to correctly label their stages
Art- Students will design their own spider webs similar to Charlottes'. The webs will include words or phrases that relate to each students personal identities.
Inch by Inch
Writer: Leo Lionni
Illustrated: Leo Lionni
Genre: Informational Picture Book, Children’s Literature
Award: Caldecott
Published: 1961
Reading Level: K-3
Summary: An inch worm is asked by a bird to measure different things in his environment.
Interdisciplinary Uses:
Mathematics- Students will use rulers to measure different items in the classroom and report their findings.
