Children's+Literature+Discussion+Guides

=Children's Literature Discussion Guides=

__Literature Units/Study Guides__
These include reproducible sheets for a unit study on the following books listed by author of the book being studied, then title of the study guide. The book studied will be specified if not the same as the study guide. They may include curriculum connections, vocabulary, unit tests, critical thinking skills.


 * Atwater, Richard & Florence. //**Mr. Popper's Penguins.**// ERC PROF BK PZ10.3.A89 Mr 1989 Lit Cir
 * Byars, Betsy. **//The Summer of the Swans.//** ERC PROF BK PZ7 .B98396 Su
 * Cole, Joanna. //**The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks.**// ERC PROF BK TD487 .C64 1986
 * Cole, Joanna. //**The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor.**// ERC PROF BK QL122.2 .C65 1992
 * DiCamillo, Kate. //**Because of Winn-Dixie.**// ERC PROF BK PZ7 .D5455 Be 2000
 * Fox, Paula. **//One-Eyed Cat.//** ERC PROF BK PZ7 .F838 On 1985
 * Gardiner, John Reynolds. **//Stone Fox.//** ERC NON PRNT PZ7 .G174 St 1980 Lit Cir
 * Hamilton, Virginia. **//The People Could Fly.//** ERC PROF BK PZ8.1 .H154 Pe 2000
 * Hiassen, Carl. //**Hoot.**// ERC PROF BK PZ7 .H52 Ho 2002
 * Holt, Kimberly Willis. //**My Louisiana Sky.**// ERC PROF BK PZ7 .H74023 2002
 * Lee, Harper. //**To Kill a Mockingbird.**// (in "Teaching Mockingbird"). ERC PROF BK [|LC1099 .T433 2014]
 * MacLachlan, Patricia. //**Sarah, Plain and Tall**// and **//Journey.//** ERC PROF BK PZ7 .M2225 Sar 1985
 * Mitchell, Margaree King. **//Uncle Jed's// //Barbershop//.** ERC PROF BK [|PZ7.M6937 Un 1993 guide]
 * Murphy, Jim. //**The Great Fire.**// ERC PROF BK [|PN1008.8 .B44 1996]
 * Paterson, Katherine. **//Bridge to//** //**Terabithia.**// ERC PROF BK [|PZ7.P273 Br 1996]
 * Peck, Richard. **//A Year Down Yonder.//** ERC PROF BK PZ7 .P338 Yh 2000
 * Seuss, Dr. **//The Cat in the Hat.//** ERC PROF BK PZ8.3 .G276 Cat2
 * Smith, Robert Kimmel. //**Chocolate Fever.**// ERC PROF BK PZ7 .S65762 Ch 1984
 * Sperry, Armstrong. //**Call It Courage.**// ERC PROF BK PZ8.1 .S75 Cal 1991
 * White, E.B. **//Charlotte's Web.//** ERC PROF BK PZ7 .W58 C5 1980

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ERC PROF BK PZ7 .B98396 Su Check Availability A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally-challenged brother gets lost. Gr. 4-8.
 * Byars, B. (1970). //The summer of the swans.// New York: Viking Press.**
 * __Teacher Resource:__ // @http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/summer-swans-discussion-guide //

Assembled by Facing History and Ourselves, this focuses on the central question: How do our individual and collective memories shape who we are today and influence our future(s)?
 * Lowry, Lois. //The Giver Study Guide.//** Download here: @https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/resources/giver-study-guide

ERC PROF BK PZ7.P17526 Wo 2012 Check Availability Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student. Gr. 5-8.
 * Palacio, R.J. (2012). //Wonder.// New York: Alfred A. Knopf.**
 * __Teacher Resource__: // @http://www.teachingbooks.net/qlr8j8k //

ERC PROF BK LC1099 .T433 2014 Check Availability Includes plot summaries, primary sources, and essential questions to teach the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Click here to download a free PDF copy of this resource.
 * // Teaching Mockingbird. // (2014). Brookline, MA: Facing History and Ourselves. **
 * __ Teacher Resource: __ //@https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/resources/teaching-mockingbird//