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The Shortest Day: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

The Shortest Day: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book.

The Shortest Day: Word Search

After reading The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle...

The Shortest Day: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper.

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The Shortest Day

Written by Susan Cooper and Illustrated by Carson Ellis

So the shortest day came,
and the year died . . .

As the sun set on the shortest day of the year...

K - 4th
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Me and Sam Sam Handle the Apocalypse

Written by Susan Vaught

Jesse is on the case when money goes missing from the library and her dad is looking like the #1...

3rd - 7th
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Somebody Cares: A Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced Neglect

Written by Susan Farber Straus PhD and Illustrated by Claire Keay
This is a book for kids like you who have been taking care of so many things on your own. You may...
1st - 6th
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Healing Days: A Guide For Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma

Written by Susan Farber Straus PhD and Illustrated by Maria Bogade
Healing Days is a sensitive and reassuring story intended for children who have experienced trauma...
1st - 6th

Ecology: The Study of Ecosystems: Word Search

After reading Ecology: The Study of Ecosystems by Susan H. Gray use this printable and interactive...

Ecology: The Study of Ecosystems: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Ecology: The Study of Ecosystems by...

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New Shoes

Written by Susan Meyer and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Ella Mae is used to wearing her cousin's hand-me-down shoes—but when her latest pair is already too...
1st - 4th
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20758

Kunu's Basket: A Story from Indian Island

Written by Lee DeCora Francis and Illustrated by Susan Drucker
Kunu is from the Penobscot Tribe located on Indian Island in Maine. They have a deep tradition in...
3rd - 7th
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In the Garden with Dr. Carver

Written by Susan Grigsby
A fictionalized account of George Washington Carver's visit to a rural Alabama town in the 1900s, to...
2nd - 4th
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19991

A True Book™—Earth Science: Geology: The Study of Rocks

Written by Susan H. Gray
True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging...
3rd - 5th
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19993

A True Book™—Earth Science: Paleontology: The Study of Prehistoric Life

Written by Susan H. Gray
True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging...
3rd - 5th
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A True Book™—Experiments: Experiments with Electricity

Written by Susan H. Gray
True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging...
3rd - 5th
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19990

Ecology: The Study of Ecosystems (A True Book™—Earth Science)

Written by Susan H. Gray
Whether you're interested in weather, oceans, or even the prehistoric world, earth science covers it...
3rd - 5th
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19992

Oceanography: The Study of Oceans (A True Book™—Earth Science)

Written by Susan H. Gray

Discover how the ocean changes as it goes deeper, how deep sea animals survive in harsh environments...

3rd - 5th
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You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?

Written by Jean Fritz
"If only you'd been a boy," said Lizzie Cady's father when she won a prize for Latin. But Lizzie...
3rd - 7th
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Animals of Long Ago

Written by Susan Ring
The evolution of animals is laid out in easy to read chapters covering the age of fishes, insects...
3rd - 5th
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On This Spot: An Expedition Back Through Time

Written by Susan E. Goodman and Illustrated by Lee Christiansen
See buildings soar and traffic zoom, a kaleidoscope of color and movement. Now turn the page and...
3rd - 5th
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Martha Speaks: Martha's Nose for News

Written by Susan Meddaugh
When Carolina starts Carolina's Town Crier, a newspaper with a kids' (and dogs')-eye view of the...
1st - 4th
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16944

Martha Speaks: Space Dogs Chapter Book

Written by Susan Meddaugh
When Helen and Martha help T.D. write a comic book for his science project, they suddenly find...
1st - 4th
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Martha Speaks: The Show Must Go On Chapter Book

Written by Susan Meddaugh
Martha takes center stage in these two funny tales about what it means to be in a play! First, Helen...
1st - 4th

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