Lester L. Laminack

Jake is so excited about his 100th Day of School, he runs to catch the school bus without his project, but fortunately, with the help of his principal, Jake is able to find a perfect substitute for his project.

A young boy remembers the Saturdays when he was nine or ten and he would ride his bicycle to his Ma'am-maw's house, where they spent the day together mowing the lawn, picking vegetables, eating lunch, and making delicious, sweet teacakes.

Although he is happy about having a loose tooth, Trevor worries when his classmates tell him some of the ways others might try to pull out the tooth.

Even though Miss Olivia seems unaware of the world around her, when her daughter and her great-grandson come to the nursing home to visit, they awaken happy memories of her past.

When life on the Tucker farm is disrupted by the arrival of a peacock, whose shrieking and strutting bring many welcome visitors, the hens complain that they are doing all of the work until the hound suggests a trade.

"In this book you'll find strategic advice for planning thematic, content-driven units that use reading aloud to scaffold understanding and increase engagement. Full of useful planning tips, classroom-tested strategies, and the authors' enthusiasm for children's literature, this book doesn't just pick up where its predecessor left off -- it takes you and your students to whole new levels of cross-curricular engagement"--Jacket.

Little Critter explores some of the fun things he can do when school is cancelled because of the snow. Includes activities.