Curated OER
Wordless Picture Books
Students use wordless picture books to examine elements regarding a story, the plot, and characters. In this wordless picture books lesson, students select a book to creatively discuss. Students then listen to the teacher read the story...
Curated OER
Tale of the Tooth Fairy
Students share social and cultural traditions and values. They develop listening strategies to explain what is heard.
Other
Bud Plant Illustrated Books: Lynd Ward
Lynd Ward is profiled, considered a master American book illustrators, especially for his woodcut novels God's Man, Mad Man's Drum, Sons Without Words, and Vertigo.
Scholastic
Scholastic Interview: Biography Emily Arnold Mc Cully
This site provides a biography of McCully with links to an interview she did with Scholastic students. This resource also includes a booklist with synopses.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Tuesday
Contains a book review for Tuesday and several activities to accompany the book.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Kids @ Random: Ballot Box Battle and Biography
Random House provides a biographical note about the children's book illustrator Emily Arnold McCully and a summary of her book, "The Ballot Box Battle."