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Tall Tales Read and Understand (Grades 3-4)

by Norris, Jill

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'Each book contains 19 to 23 stories, each followed by three to five pages of activities for practicing reading skills. 'The mythology of the American frontier comes to life again in Read & Understand, Tall Tales, which is populated by bigger-than-life heroes whose incredible exploits hold a timeless appeal for young readers, making them ideal focal points for learning and discussion. This volume features 22 two-to-three-page stories that vary in reading difficulty from beginning third through beginning fifth grade to meet a range of needs.

There are traditional tall tales such as Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox, Slue-Foot Sue, Stormalong, John Henry, Mike Fink, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, and Joe Magarac, to name just a few. There are also original and lesser known tall tales such as Farmer Ted, Jesse O, Engineer Red and Sooner Hound, Joe and Bess Call, Pea Soup Shorty, Annie Christmas, Mose -- the Volunteer Fireman, and Little Sir -- the Rooster.

Practice activities for every story include: a comprehension page, a vocabulary page, two pages for practice of skills such as: character analysis, figures of speech -- similes, idioms, alliteration, sequence of events, quotation marks, parts of speech. These exercises challenge students to recall details, draw conclusions, make inferences, make comparisons, and consider word meanings. Each story is delightfully illustrated in a cheery, cartoon-like style children will warm to. Complete answer key included. All 144 pages are reproducible for classroom use and perforated for easy removal.
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