Ready-to-go lessons for using picture books to teach the use of literary devices in writing.

This work aims to give teachers and librarians the perfect tool to teach literary devices to students in grades K-12. This volume includes well-received picture books listed under over 40 literary devices taught in literature curriculums.

An annotated guide to 100 new and classic picture books that model the use of key literary elementsand appeal to grades 48 students."

This book has engaging lessons, graphic organizers, and hand-on activities that help students respond to what they read and deepen comprehension.

In this Caldecott Honor–winning picture book, The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch as a rabbit fears his favorite treats are out to get him. Includes audio! Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school. He eats them going to Little League. He eats them walking home. Until the day the carrots start following him...or are they? Celebrated artist Peter Brown’s stylish illustrations pair perfectly with Aaron Reynold’s text in this hilarious picture book that shows it’s all fun and games…until you get too greedy.

Teaching must-know literary elements is easy with this unique boxed set. It includes 48 books (6 copies of 8 48-page anthologies) for students plus a 96-page teaching guide. Literary elements covered: Character, Figurative Language, Foreshadowing & Flashback, Plot, Point of View, Setting, Theme, Tone & Mood. Each student anthology includes 4-6 engaging stories, poems, or plays that are perfect for teaching specific literary elements. The teaching guide includes mini-lessons, graphic organizers, student reproducibles, and great activity ideas. A storage box keeps everything organized. An easy way to meet the language arts standards! For use with Grades 4-8.

The colors of Hispaniola burst into life in this striking, evocative debut picture book that celebrates the joy of being Dominican. If Dominican were a color, it would be the sunset in the sky, blazing red and burning bright. If Dominican were a color, it’d be the roar of the ocean in the deep of the night, With the moon beaming down rays of sheer delight. The palette of the Dominican Republic is exuberant and unlimited. Maiz comes up amarillo, the blue-black of dreams washes over sandy shores, and people’s skin can be the shade of cinnamon in cocoa or of mahogany. This exuberantly colorful, softly rhyming picture book is a gentle reminder that a nation’s hues are as wide as nature itself.