ELEM: Descriptive words in picture books

[Marcia Dressel <dressel@OSCEOLA.K12.WI.US>]

I know this is vague, but I have the following request from a teacher and
would like to be able to impress her (with your help) with books we have in
our collection.

>The request:  I am looking for books(stories) that I could read that have
>rich details, but yet at their level. (Gr 2-4 special ed students)

>Purpose:  for encouraging  use descriptive words in their writing.

examples the teacher gave: Spider the Horrible Cat by Nanette Newman
         The Bootmaker and the Elves by Susan Lowell
         Agatha's Feather Bed by Carmen Deedy

Reply to me off list please.



Marcia Dressel
K-5 Librarian
Osceola Elementary and Intermediate Schools
Osceola, WI        dressel@osceola.k12.wi.us

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