The Mealworm Diaries

The Mealworm Diaries
Title The Mealworm Diaries PDF eBook
Author Anna Kerz
Publisher Orca Book Publishers
Pages 159
Release 2009-04
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1551439824

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Loss, grief and an annoying classmate make Jeremy's adjustment to life in his new home very difficult.

The Mealworm Diaries

The Mealworm Diaries
Title The Mealworm Diaries PDF eBook
Author Anna Kerz
Publisher Orca Book Publishers
Pages 159
Release 2009-04-01
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1554695074

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Mealworms are small creatures that live in dark secret places. Jeremy is a bit like that when he leaves his home in rural Nova Scotia and moves to Toronto with his mother. Lots of things keep him from enjoying his new life, but the worst is his science partner, Aaron, who is more annoying than sand in a bathing suit. Jeremy is also burdened by the secret he carries about the motorcycle accident that injured him and killed his father. Although Jeremy is haunted by his past, he starts to feel at home in Toronto when he realizes he has some skills he can share with his classmates. And when his mealworm project yields some surprising results, Jeremy is finally able to talk about his part in the fatal accident.

Better Than Weird

Better Than Weird
Title Better Than Weird PDF eBook
Author Anna Kerz
Publisher Orca Book Publishers
Pages 226
Release 2011-03-01
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1459800230

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In this stand-alone sequel to The Mealworm Diaries, Aaron is anxiously waiting for his father to return for the first time since Aaron's mother's death eight years earlier. Aaron works hard with a counselor at school, but he still has problems getting along with and understanding other kids, and he's worried that his dad will think he's weird. As well as having to confront Tufan, the class bully, Aaron must find ways to cope with the fact that his dad now has a pregnant wife and his beloved Gran needs surgery. In the end, his greatest strength is not his intelligence or his sense of humor, but the openness and warmth of his heart.

Diary of a Worm: Nat the Gnat

Diary of a Worm: Nat the Gnat
Title Diary of a Worm: Nat the Gnat PDF eBook
Author Doreen Cronin
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 35
Release 2014-05-27
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0062087096

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Worm is thrilled when it's his turn to take care of the class pet, Nat the Gnat. But everything goes wrong when he leaves the lid of Nat's tank open. Can Worm make sure the class pet returns safe and sound before Mrs. Mulch finds out? This all-new, original I Can Read story captures the fun of the #1 New York Times bestselling Diary of a Worm picture book series by Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss, and will leave beginning readers wiggling for more! This Level 1 I Can Read book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

Strategies for Developing Higher-Order Thinking Skills, Grades 3-5

Strategies for Developing Higher-Order Thinking Skills, Grades 3-5
Title Strategies for Developing Higher-Order Thinking Skills, Grades 3-5 PDF eBook
Author Wendy Conklin
Publisher Shell Education
Pages 286
Release 2012-02
Genre Education
ISBN 9781425808204

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Help your students become 21st century thinkers! This resource provides teachers with strategies to build every student's mastery of high-level thinking skills, promote active learning, and encourage students to analyze, evaluate, and create.

Literature-Based Teaching in the Content Areas

Literature-Based Teaching in the Content Areas
Title Literature-Based Teaching in the Content Areas PDF eBook
Author Carole Cox
Publisher SAGE
Pages 353
Release 2011-01-12
Genre Education
ISBN 1452237611

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Forty classroom-tested, classroom-ready literature-based strategies for teaching in the K–8 content areas Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides teachers with 40 strategies for using fiction and non-fiction trade books to teach in five key content areas: language arts and reading, social studies, mathematics, science, and the arts. Each strategy provides everything a teacher needs to get started: a classroom example that models the strategy, a research-based rationale, relevant content standards, suggested books, reader-response questions and prompts, assessment ideas, examples of how to adapt the strategy for different grade levels (K–2, 3–5, and 6–8), and ideas for differentiating instruction for English language learners and struggling students. Throughout the book, student work samples and classroom vignettes bring the content to life.

The Gnome's Eye

The Gnome's Eye
Title The Gnome's Eye PDF eBook
Author Anna Kerz
Publisher Orca Book Publishers
Pages 219
Release 2010-04-01
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1554694744

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In the spring of 1954, when her father announces that the family has a chance to immigrate to Canada, Theresa's life changes forever. She and her family are wartime refugees from Yugoslavia, so it shouldn't be hard to leave Austria. But the weathered barracks of Lager Lichtenstein are the only home she knows, and they are filled with family and friends she doesn't want to leave behind. As she says her good-byes, Theresa's friend Martin gives her two gifts: a package of postcards and a stone he calls the Gnome's Eye, which he says will "protect her from all things evil, living or dead." Theresa is convinced the stone has no power, but she still keeps it close as they travel on the crowded immigrant ship and when they settle into a rooming house on Kensington Avenue in Toronto. At first Theresa is afraid of everything: the other tenants in the rooming house, the rat that lives in the kitchen, learning a new language. But as time goes by, Theresa's need for the Gnome's Eye fades, until she is finally able to give it to someone who needs it more than she does.