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Orca Book Publishers: 'Flower Power' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
in Flower Power by Canadian author Ann Walsh, there is a protest to save a tree. Callie Powers is appalled that her mother has chained herself to the tree and at all the media attention this garnishes. This teacher's guide includes a...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Dog Walker' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In Dog Walker by Canadian author Karen Spafford-Fitz, Turk starts a dog walking business to make money and so his friends can meet girls. But then he must decide how to deal with a local bully who wants to be part of it. This teacher's...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Crossbow' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In Crossbow by Canadian Author Dayle Campbell Gaetz, fourteen-year-old Matt sets out to live as a hermit in a cabin and encounters a stranger who has moved in. At first, they are friends but Matt realizes the stranger is hiding dangerous...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Queen of the Toilet Bowl' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Queen of the Toilet Bowl' by Canadian author Freida Wishinsky is about a Brazilian girl who gets a lead role in a school musical and then must learn to deal with a bully who is upset she was passed over for it. Freida Wishinsky is a...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Laggan Lard Butts' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Laggan Lard Butts by Canadian author Eric Walters is about a campaign to change the name of a school basketball team because it always loses. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and ideas for discussions and learning activities.
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Finding Elmo' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In 'Finding Elmo' by Canadian author Monique Polak, fifteen-year-old Tim tries to find a much-loved parrot stolen from his father's pet business. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and ideas for discussions and learning...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Horse Power' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
in Horse Power by Canadian author Ann Walsh, Callie Powers again has to go along with her mother as she takes part in a protest to save a country school. Callie has to help her cousin Del persuade her parents not to sell a horse she...
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Orca Book Publishers: Any Pet Will Do Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This is a teacher's guide for Any Pet Will Do, a novel written by Nancy Shouse. The novel looks at a child's quest to find the right kind of pet. It includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the book.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Young Man's Gift of Literature, Science, and Morality

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of The Young Man's Gift of Literature, Science, and Morality by Cotesworth Pinckney, a nonfiction book for children.
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Marked' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In 'Marked' by Canadian author Norah McClintock, Colin has a job cleaning up graffiti in a well-to-do neighborhood. He becomes a suspect in a rash of robberies and must solve the mystery himself. This teacher's guide includes a book...
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Orca Book Publishers: '121 Express' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
121 Express is a novel by Monique Polak for Grades 5-8. It looks at a boy's attempts to become popular by teasing other children on a bus. He then learns to question his choices when he realizes the negative consequences of his actions....
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Wide Awake Pleasure Book by American Authors and Artists

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Wide Awake Pleasure Book: Gems of Literature and Art by American Authors and Artists (c1887), a collection of illustrated stories.
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Manga Touch' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In 'Manga Touch' by Canadian author Jacqueline Pearce, Dana tries to fit in at her school and with Japanese students she meets on a school trip to Japan. She feels excluded from the 'in' group of school peers. This teacher's guide...
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Orca Book Publishers: Cracked Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Cracked by Canadian author Michele Martin Bossley is a mystery novel for ages 9-12. The story centers on the bobsled competition at the World Cup. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and ideas for discussions and learning...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Daisy Chain: A Picture Story Book for Children by a.l.o.e.

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Daisy Chain: A Picture Story Book for Children by A.L.O.E., a collection of children's stories.
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Orca Book Publishers: 'See No Evil' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
See No Evil by Diane Young follows two youth who accidentally witness a gang beating. Afraid for their own safety, they struggle with whether to tell the police. Then they themselves are threatened and one of them is attacked. This...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Spoiled Rotten' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In 'Spoiled Rotten' by Dayle Campbell Gaetz, Jessica resents her new stepsister, Amy. When Amy follows her on a day hike and then gets hurt, Jessica must face darkness and the threat of bears as she goes for help. This teacher's guide...
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Texas Bluebonnet Books: "Fair Weather"

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site gives a short summary of Richard Peck's "Fair Weather." You will also find research and literature links related to the book.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Bible Picture Book for Catholic Children

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Bible History for Children by A. G. Kennett-Barrington, a religious book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Illustrated Book of Songs for Children by John Filmer

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Illustrated Book of Songs for Children by John Filmer [1870], a collection of illustrated songs.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Rosy's Picture Book by P. J. Stahl

For Students 1st - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Rosy's Picture Book by P. J. Stahl [1870].
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Parley's Book of Books

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of Parley's Book of Books by Samuel G. Goodrich, a collection of fiction and nonfiction stories for children.
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Rebel's Tag' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Rebel's Tag by K.L. Denman is about a young boy who rebels against the grandfather who is raising him. Then he is caught making graffiti and learns about his grandfather. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Second Froggy Fairy Book

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Second Froggy Fairy Book by Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, a fiction book for children.