A monthly newsletter of timely lessons for literature. Archive | Subscribe | Newsletter Center March 2005 We've been busy adding lots of new educator guides to literature on TeacherVision, thanks to the Penguin Young Readers Group. Take a look at this issue of Literature Monthly to see what's new. To see the complete list for each level, go to Educator Guides to Primary Literature, Educator Guides to Intermediate/Middle Literature, and Educator Guides to Secondary Literature. Comments? Ideas? Email us today. Sue Ritchie TeacherVision® Editor EXPLORICA EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL Open the world to your students! Educational tours give you and your students firsthand insight into everything from the French Revolution to the ecosystem of the Costa Rican rainforest. Organize a tour with Explorica Educational Travel, and you can take off for Paris, Madrid, Sydney, Costa Rica, New York City, or dozens of other destinations. They make it easy, accessible, and affordable for all. With Explorica, you'll get high-quality tours, interactive online planning, and low prices with no hidden costs. Teachers travel free! IN THIS ISSUE New Primary Educator Guides The Books of Nancy Carlson Knick-Knack Paddywhack! by Paul O. Zelinsky Mad Libs Junior™ Mr. Men & Little Miss Books by Roger Hargreaves Smack Dab in the Middle by Anita Riggio The Truth About Poop by Susan E. Goodman Using Miss Bindergarten in Your Kindergarten Well Versed: A Guide to Teaching Poetry New Intermediate Educator Guides The Books of Amy Goldman Koss The Books of Donna Jo Napoli The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter Firebird Books Food Rules! by Bill Haduch Forging Freedom by Hudson Talbott The Freddy Pig Series by Walter R. Brooks Freedom's Children by Ellen Levin The Land and Other Books by Mildred D. Taylor Mad Libs® Well Versed: A Guide to Teaching Poetry Witnesses to War by Michael Leapman New Secondary Educator Guides The Books of Eva Ibbotson The Books of Jacqueline Woodson The Color of Water by James McBride Dreamland by Sarah Dessen The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier The Growing Seasons by Samuel Hynes The Lost Years of Merlin Epic by T.A. Barron The Pact by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Stand Tall by Joan Bauer Well Versed: A Guide to Teaching Poetry EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES The Newest Content on TeacherVision Take a look at some of the other new content on TeacherVison. We're adding resources every week, so be sure to check this page regularly! EDITOR'S PICK Mad Libs® for the Classroom Add some fun to your Language Arts lessons with this collection of activities to be used with Mad Libs® books. Teach your students about nouns, verbs, adjectives, writing, and more with Mad Libs®.

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