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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Owen by Kevin Henkes [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater adaptation of Kevin Henkes' tradebook, Owen, is provided on this script. Nine character roles are needed in this performance.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Rosy's Picture Book by P. J. Stahl

For Students 1st - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Rosy's Picture Book by P. J. Stahl [1870].
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Old Courtier by Walter Crane

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Old Courtier by Walter Crane [1870], an illustrated poem about the old courtier.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Tony and Puss by P. J. Stahl

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Tony and Puss by P. J. Stahl [1870], a picture book about a little boy and a cat.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Tony and Puss by P. J. Stahl

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Tony and Puss by P. J. Stahl [1870], a picture book about a little boy and a cat.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Abc of Nature by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The ABC of Nature by McLoughlin Bros. (c1884). This picture book offers rhymes from nature for each letter of the alphabet.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Abc of Nature by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The ABC of Nature by McLoughlin Bros. (c1884). This picture book offers rhymes from nature for each letter of the alphabet.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Babes in the Wood by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Babes in the Wood by McLoughlin Bros. (c1884), a picture book story in verse.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Make Believe & Reality by Richard Andre

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Make-Believe & Reality by Richard Andre (c1884), an illustrated poem about make-believe and reality.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Bright Thoughts for Little Ones by Edward P. Cogger

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bright Thoughts for Little Ones by Edward P. Cogger (1883), a picture book of children's stories and letters of the alphabet.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle by Oliver W. Holmes

For Students 1st - 9th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle by Oliver W. Holmes (1883), a children's picture book of the story of Bunker Hill.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Master Tom's Transformation by Lorentz Froelich

For Students 1st - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Master Tom's Transformation by Lorentz Froelich (c1875), a picture book story about a naughty little boy who learns a lesson.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Cup of Tea: Pictures From Doll Life by Elizabeth S. Tucker

For Students 1st - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Cup of Tea: Pictures from Doll Life by Elizabeth S. Tucker (1892), a picture book of dolls in various situations with captions.
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Unit Plan
Other

Lt Scotland: Storybook Web

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Stories from Scotland! This website highlights a collection of children's stories by four famous Scottish authors. Play games, listen to read-alouds, complete a cloze activity, and listen to how the authors got the ideas for their stories.
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eBook
Library of Congress

Classic Books: The Rocket Book

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of The Rocket Book by Peter Newell. Read along with the story and look at the pictures as a rocket is shot off in the basement of an apartment building and travels through twenty-one floors before it...
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eBook
Library of Congress

Classic Books: The Children's Object Book [From 188?]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of The Children's Object Book. Look at the pictures of several common objects inside and outside of the house and read the words under each picture. Published in the 1880s, the original is in the Rare...
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eBook
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books: W. W. Denslow: Humpty Dumpty

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of Humpty-Dumpty by W. W. Denslow. Look at the pictures and read the story of "Humpty-Dumpty" to discover the story beyond the nursery rhyme.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books: W. W. Denslow: Denslow's Mother Goose

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of Denslow's Mother Goose by W. W. Denslow. Look at the pictures and read the collection of forty-two nursery rhymes.
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eBook
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books: Walter Crane: Baby's Own Aesop

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of Baby's Own Aesop by Walter Crane. Read along with the shortened form in poetic form and see the moral of each story.
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eBook
Other

One More Story: William Steig: Pete's a Pizza

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen and read along as Pete and his father have fun on a rainy day pretending to make Pete into a pizza in this children's picture book.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for Ell's

For Teachers K - 1st
Help Spanish-speaking English-language learners unlock the mysteries of their new language by using a bilingual book to recognize unfamiliar words and construct meaning from the text.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Picture Books to Teach Plot Development and Confict Res.

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Students read picture books to explore the concepts of plot development and conflict resolution. They first learn about the connections between reading and writing, and then revise their own writing. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: The Children's Picture Book Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for eight lessons that ask students to write their own children's picture book in order to review story structure and literary techniques. Students also write book reviews of each other's work. In addition to objectives...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Postmodern Picture Books

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using "Black and White" by David Macaulay, this lesson plan demonstrates the use of picture books as learning tools in middle school. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.