Charlotte's Web
Writer: E.B White
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Illustrated: Garth Williams
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Genre: Traditional Literature, Picture Book
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Award: Newberry Medal
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Published: 1952
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Reading Level: 2nd-4th
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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.
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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
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Illustrated: Leo Lionni
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Genre: Informational Picture Book, Children’s Literature
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Award: Caldecott
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Published: 1961
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Reading Level: K-3
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Summary: An inch worm is asked by a bird to measure different things in his environment.
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Interdisciplinary Uses:
Mathematics- Students will use rulers to measure different items in the classroom and report their findings.
