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Burger Boy by Alan Durant and illustrated by Mei Matsuoka, is a cute story about a boy who refuses to eat anything but burgers and his mom warns soon he will turn into one, and to his surprise he does! This MF PB would make for a great RA or even Storytelling. An activity that can be tied to this book can be found here: https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson054.shtml

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Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora is a Ezra Jack Keats, Caledecott and Coretta Scott King book award winner. This RF picture book is an amazing story about a Omu and her bowl of stew. This book has an amazing message about sharing that I think would be wonderful for a RA! Discussion questions for this book can be found here: https://thestorybooklady.com/thank-you-omu/

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I Wont Eat That by Christopher Silas Neal, is a MF PB about a cat who refuses to eat cat food and goes on a journey asking any animals he can find, what they eat. I would use this book as a RA. This book is a great introduction on what different animals eat and a activity can be found here: https://www.teachingbooks.net/clp.cgi?master_id=60994&lf_id=9

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Caring For Your Lion by Tammi Saur and illustrated by Troy Cummings, is a MF PB about about a boy who gets a pet lion, and follows steps in order to care for him properly. I would use this book as a storytelling activity. Activities that relate to caring for pets can be found here: http://www.scholastic.com/caringforpets/

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Dont Eat That by Drew Sheneman, is a MF picture book about a bear who has grown up in a zoo and now is in the wild and finds himself needing the help of a little girl named Gertie. She helps him learn what to eat in order to get her Wildlife Buddy Merit Badge. I would use this book as a RA. An activity that can be used with this book can be found here: https://www.teachingbooks.net/clp.cgi?master_id=62276&lf_id=9

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I Used To Be A Fish by Tom Sullivan, is a story RF, PB about a boy and his version of his own life story, which mirrors the process of human evolution. This book is a good introduction to science for kids! I would use this book as a S. An activity with this book can be found here:

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The Giving Tree by Shel Silversteain is a P PB about a boy and his love for a tree. The story takes you on a journey through the boy growing up with the tree, and his love for this tree. I would use this book as a PR. An activity for this book can be found here: https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/the-giving-tree-identifying-story-elements...

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Swimmy by Leo Lionni, is a Caldecott Award winning F PB. This story is about a little fish who overcomes his fear of the great big ocean, and shows his friends how they can overcome their fears as well. This book would make for a great S or RA. An activity for further discussion can be found here: https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/swimmy-literature-guide

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Me... Jane by Patrick McDonnell, is a Caldecott award winning B, PB. This book is about the story of a young girl and her love for plants and animals and grows up to be Dr. Jane Goodall. I would use this book as an RA. To further discussion on Jane Goodall one can use this resource: https://educators.brainpop.com/lesson-plan/women-who-made-a-difference-tell-a-st...

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Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Best Lewin, would make a great edition to Elementary Classrooms! This book is a Caldecott Award winner. This is a modern fantasy (F) picture book about cows that find a typewriter in their barn and begin to make demands from the farmer via typed messages. This book would make for a great RA, and can be used with this lesson plan:

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No, David! is an RF, Caldecott award winning picture book by David Shannon. This is about a youngboy who finds himself being told "no" for just about everything up until.....
I would use this book as a CR, so students can gain an understanding on how punctuation effects expression. To further discussion: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/no-david-exten...

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Prickly Hedgehogs! by Jane McGuinness is an informative NF picture book, about the lives of hedgehogs! This book was awarded with the Ezra Jack Keats award. I would use this book as a RA. To further discussion use: https://www.teachingbooks.net/content/level1_sample.pdf
UDL: 9.3, by having students reflect on what they learned
ESOL: 14 when reading this book aloud

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The The Little Pigs-An Architectural Tale, is a F picture book written and illustrated by Steven Guarnaccia. In this retelling story the three little pigs, who fill their houses with designs to deter the big bad wolf. This book would make for an excellent RT. To further discussion use this activity: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/31739

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The Giver by Louis Lowry is a SF novel, awarded with a Newbery Medal Winner. It is about a boy, Jonas, who lives in a utopian society and finds himself realizing his town isn't as perfect as he thought when he becomes The Receiver of Memory. This book makes for a great shared reading. To further discussion use this: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/giver-lesson-p... for grades 6-8.

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LEAVE ME ALONE! by Vera Brosgol, is a 2017 Caldecott Award Winning TL picture book. This is a tale about a grandmother, her giant sack of yarn, and her quest to finisher knitting. This book would make for a great RA or S. To continue discussion with this book use this lesson plan, depending on level! https://www.teachingbooks.net/clp.cgi?master_id=51745&lf_id=9
UDL Principal: 1.1 by creating a fun storytelling activity.

Thank You Mr.Falker is a RF, picture book written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. This story is about a young girl who struggles with dsylexia, only to be noticed by one special teacher. I would use this book as an independent read (IR). After independently reading an activity can be found here: https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/material/thank-you-mr-falker-word-search
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If You Give A Mouse A Brownie is a modern fantasy (F) written by Laura Numeroff and Illustrated by Felicia Bond. This picture book is about the demands a tiny mouse will make once you give him a brownie. This book makes a great storytelling (s) activity!

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Creepy Carrots is a Caldecott Award winner written by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown and is a modern fantasy(F) picture book. This book is about a bunny named Jasper who LOVES carrots until one day he notices the carrots following him. This book makes for an amazing read aloud, especially around Halloween!

This HF novel, One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia, makes for an amazing LC novel allowing for great discussions. It has won numerous awards, including the Scott O'Dell Award. It is about three sisters who travel to Oakland to spend their summer with their mother who had left them. They realize their mom is nothing they imagined her to be and their summer is not going to be spent at Disney but with the Black Panthers.

#UCFLAE3414F19 Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allburg, would make a great edition to any Elementary Classroom. This modern fantasy (F) picture book is about two ants who decide to break away from the colony for a day and find themselves getting into trouble. In the end the ants learn their lesson about misbehaving and return back to the colony. This book would make for RA for teaching a lesson about following directions or point of view!