Vegetable Sort: Sort vegetables that grow above and below ground.Plant G rowth Sequencing: Cut and paste worksheet.Venn Diagram: Compare the main characters independently or by cutting/pasting the included adjectives.Vocabulary: 8 tier 2 vocabulary cards and worksheets.Emotions:Describe 3 different parts in the story and how the characters felt.This book companion is 31 pages in length. There is SO much you can do with this book, which means this pack will probably grow in the future, but for now these activities were a big hit.

After using it last week, I’ve refined my first round of activities that I used to accompany the book. One of the included books was Tops and Bottoms, by Janet Stevens. Visit her online at .Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.Using book companions for speech and language activities is one of my favorite things! In my recent Donors Choose project, I got funded for the storytelling kits from Lakeshore. She is also the illustrator of the Epossumondas books, written by renowned storyteller Coleen Salley. With her sister and co-author, Susan Stevens Crummel, she created the acclaimed best-sellers The Great Fuzz Frenzy, Help Me, Mr. Janet Stevens is the author and illustrator of many beloved picture books, including Tops & Bottoms, a Caldecott Honor Book. It's the perfect solution Or is it? This hilarious Caldecott-honor picture book is perfect for fans of Louis and Unicorns Are the Worst Hare can work all day and Bear can sleep. Hare had nothing but hungry children, so he came up with a plan to convince Bear to split his land down the middle-tops and bottoms. Bear had lots of money and lots of land but all he wanted to do was sleep. Once a upon a time, there was a lazy Bear and a clever Hare. In this Caldecott Honor- winning retelling by Janet Stevens, a wily Hare solves his family's problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear into giving up half his crops.

Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 Review Citations: School Library Journal pg. Physical Information: 0.5' H x 10.2' W x 11' (1.00 lbs) 40 pagesįeatures: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on ProductĪwards: Red Clover Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 1997īlack-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 1996Ĭaldecott Medal, Honor Book, Picture Book, 1996 Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General An exciting vertical format takes this funny story to its most entertaining extreme. WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: With roots in European folktales and American slave stories, this tale celebrates the trickster tradition of overcoming hardship by using one's wits. Contributor(s): Stevens, Janet (Author), Stevens, Janet (Illustrator)

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