Books written by Monica Edinger
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Using Beloved Classics to Deepen Reading Comprehension: Rich Lessons and Literature Response Activities that Improve Kids' Reading Comprehension, Build Writing...
The Secret Garden . New York : HarperCollins . Cameron , Ann . ( 1998 ) . The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods . New York : Farrar Straus Giroux . S Cleary , Beverely . ( 1999 ) . Ramona's World 142 Using Beloved Classics to Deepen ...
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Fantasy Literature in the Elementary Classroom: Strategies for Reading, Writing, and Responding
Strategies for Reading, Writing, and Responding. This book will introduce you to the possibilities of fantasy literature.
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Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself
"Using Olaudah Equiano's autobiography as the source, the text shares Equiano's life story in found verse. Readers will follow his story from his childhood in Africa, enslavement at a young age, liberation, and life as a free man"--
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Far Away and Long Ago: Young Historians in the Classroom
The ideas and strategies in this book are exciting and thoughtful, and the organization is well-designed for a quick-read and in-depth preparation. Internet addresses are included.
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Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad
Inspired by a true story, the compelling tale of a child who arrives in America on the slave ship Amistad describes her capture, her witness to a mutiny and the Supreme Court trial that prompts her return to Africa.
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Seeking History: Teaching with Primary Sources in Grades 4-6
Primary sources are real stuff and real stuff is powerful stuff. Civil War photographs. E.B. White's drafts for Charlotte's Web. An heirloom quilt. Birth certificates. All evoke actual past times...