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Title: Frindle Author: Andrew Clements Copyright: 1996 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Guided Reading Level: R Genre: Fiction This book has won: The Christopher Award Summary: Who knew a young boy could come up with an incredibly popular new word for something like a pen? Frindle is a story written in third person about the story of a curious young Nick Allen. Nick really just likes to make things exciting at school, but sometimes he gets into trouble. His strict teacher, Mrs. Granger, wants to make sure everyone in her class is learning with no fooling around going on in the classroom. When Nick learns about the dictionary and how words are made, Nick wants to come up with new meanings for some words. Nick decides to re-name pen "frindle"! Nick's new name for pen becomes so popular that everyone starts calling pens "frindles" - making Nick an extremely popular kid!  Suggested Delivery: Read Aloud Key Vocabulary: ...

Title: Poetry Speaks to Children Authors: Many! Editor: Elise Paschen  Copyright: 2005  Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. Reading Level: Lexile: 630L   Genre: Fiction and Nonfiction Poetry Summary: This diverse collection of great poetry is something every elementary school teacher should have in their classrooms, and also something every family should have in their homes. There are many famous poems within this collection, like some from Robert Frost and even Roald Dahl (author of the famous Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda ). The mix of the different types of poems is what makes this collection amazing. There are various non-fiction and fiction poems within the novel. Some of the poems are funny, like "Daddy Fell Into the Pond".  Other poems are great for holidays, as "Knitted Things" would be great for Halloween. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" would be a perfect poem to read aloud for Black History month. There is such a grea...