mentor texts for forms of writing k-8

what happens when sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. but when sal wanders to the other side of blueberry hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. meanwhile sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! will each mother go home with the right little one?

the creator of home turns a droll eye to the natural world, with gorgeous art and a playful invented language. du iz tak? what is that? as a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer at it in wonder. when the plant grows taller and sprouts leaves, some young beetles arrive to gander, and soon--with the help of a pill bug named icky--they wrangle a ladder and build a tree fort. but this is the wild world, after all, and something horrible is waiting to swoop down--booby voobeck!--only to be carried off in turn. su! with exquisitely detailed illustrations and tragicomic flair, carson ellis invites readers to imagine the dramatic possibilities to be found in even the humblest backyard. su!

a reading rainbow book for your child recommend by experts for children who are reading independently and transitioning to longer books. teach kindness, courtesy, respect, and friendship: it was the perfect summer. that is, until jeremy ross moved into the house down the street and became neighborhood enemy number one. luckily dad had a surefire way to get rid of enemies: enemy pie. but part of the secret recipe is spending an entire day playing with the enemy! in this funny yet endearing story one little boy learns an effective recipe forturning a best enemy into a best friend. accompanied by charming illustrations,enemy pie serves up a sweet lesson in the difficulties and ultimate rewards of making new friends. the perfect book for kids learning how to make friends or deal with conflict ideal as a read aloud book for families or elementary schools created by derek munson who has directly shared his children's stories with over 100,000 kids across the globe fans oflast stop on market street, have you filled a bucket today, andfirst day jitters will love this reading rainbow classic,enemy pie. recommend by experts for children who are reading independently and transitioning to longer books and perfect for the following reading categories: elementary school chapter books family read aloud books books for kids ages 5-9 children's books for grades 3-5

a boy catches fireflies one evening, but when their light grows dim, he releases them.

a homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally finds its freedom.

relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

the bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. but just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance...

an award-winning story time favorite with a hilarious twist at the end. when a delicious-looking piglet knocks on mr. fox's door, the fox can hardly believe his good luck. it's not every day that dinner just shows up on your doorstep. it must be his lucky day! but as the piglet is quick to point out, shouldn't the fox give him a bath first? and wouldn't it be best to fatten him up a little, and give him a massage so he'll make for a nice tender roast? preparing this feast is a lot of work, but the fox is sure it will be worth it. after all, it's his lucky day. or is it? in a funny trickster tale of her own, kasza keeps readers guessing until the surprise ending when they'll realize it was piglet's lucky day all along.

the fox is after rosie, but rosie doesn't know it. unwittingly, she leads him into one disaster after the other, each funnier than the last. to enjoy rosie's walk as much as rosie does, just look inside!

scaredy squirrel never leaves his nut tree. it's way too dangerous out there. he could encounter tarantulas, green martians or killer bees. but in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes along, he's well-prepared. scaredy squirrel's emergency kit includes antibacterial soap, band-aids and a parachute. day after day he watches and waits, and waits and watches, until one day ... his worst nightmare comes true! scaredy suddenly finds himself out of his tree, where germs, poison ivy and sharks lurk. but as scaredy squirrel leaps into the unknown, he discovers something really uplifting ...

the train tracks ran right by bigmama's house in cottondale, and the children were warned to stay off the tracks. but one night they were late, and the tracks were a shortcut, so they started off. and when there was no turning back, they heard the train coming.

while out searching for food, fruit bat stellaluna and her mother are attacked by a vicious owl. stellaluna is separated from mother bat and taken in by a family of birds where she must put aside her bat habits to fit in with her new family. but one fateful flight when she is separated from her adoptive siblings, stellaluna is reunited with her bat family and learns that even though we're different, we're very much the same.

the enigmatic origins of the stranger that farmer bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather. could he be jack frost?

in a moment of fright, sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

when a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue top hat (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. so it's a good thing that enormous fish won't wake up. and even if he does, it's not as though he'll ever know what happened, will he. visual humour swims to the fore as the bestselling jon klassen follows his break-out debut with another deadpan-funny tale.

two turtles have found a hat. the hat looks good on both of them. but there are two turtles. and there is only one hat!