Unlike most readers theatre titles, the 36 scripts in this book introduce young readers to classic authors like Louisa May Alcott and Mark Twain while they have fun and improve their reading fluency.
Skinnybones is about a young boy named Alex, who challenges the class bully to a game of baseball in the hopes of proving his worth not only to others, but to himself.
The Viking Princess is about a twelve-year-old girl named Edith Valgardsdottir, who is expected to tend the family's sheep and clear rocks from her father's fields.
Charlie & the Great Glass Elevator is about the continuing adventures of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka, and starts where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory left off.
A Cat Named Sunny is the story of a young girl named Vicky who befriends an orange and white longhaired stray cat she finds while on vacation by the lake.
Loser is the story about the childhood of a young boy who never wins at games, trips on his own feet, raises his hand without ever knowing the correct answer, and falls down laughing at any unusual word.
Mother Goose's tried and true nursery rhymes provide a springboard for this unit that is specifically designed for use during the critical first months of grade one, when children have limited reading and writing skills.
Follow a child's dreamy flight through the Arctic and discover the animals that live there, from the wolves prowling through the snow to the goats and sheep leaping across mountains, to walrus and sea lions lying on icebergs.
