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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Junior Novel (Alvin and the Chipmunks)

4 reviews
Perdita Finn

HarperEntertainment, 2007

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have returned!
This book is based on the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie that will hit theaters this December. As the cover says, it is a Junior Novel and is, of course, aimed at younger readers. But that didn't stop me from enjoying it! What I was most afraid of when I found out that the Chipmunks were making a comeback was not their new looks, or their new size. What I was most afraid of was that their ...

Breaking the Curse (Time Flyers, 2)
Perdita Finn

Scholastic, Inc., 2006

Hilarious series for 4th through seventh graders teaching historical concepts through time-traveling humor-can two middle-schoolers handle exchange students from ancient-Egypt or Shakespearean times? In this edition, a sonic boom, flash of blue light- and another time-traveling teen turns Josh and Katie's world upside down! will this 3,000-year-old Egyptian remove the curse from a haunted house, soothe the spirit of an unsettled ghost, and solve ...

Literature Circle Guide: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Literature Circle Guides)
Perdita Finn

Scholastic Professional Books, 2001

Everything You Need For Sucessful Literature Circles That Get Kids Thinking, Talking, Writing?and Loving Literature Organize lively discussion groups around favorite books!

Literature Circle Guide: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Literature Guides, Grades 4-8)

571 reviews
Perdita Finn

Teaching Resources, 2003

An excellent and exciting books to read
This amazing book takes you on a journey to a fantasy world of animated excitement. It is an excellent read for young ones as well as adults. There's plenty of epic adventure, with a storyline of no dull moments. The detailed narration was so vivid; it was as if I was living through the characters experience all of the action in real life. I loved the characters, the storyline and adventures. ...

Awesome Activities To Help Reluctant Writers Succeed (Grades 4-8)
Perdita Finn

Scholastic, 2000

Strategies, Mini-Lessons, and Motivating Activities To Boost Writing Skills and Writing Confidence Easy-to-Manage Lessons! Motivate and engage even the most reluctant writer with the activities in this wonderful resource. You'll find activities to get students started, inviting and accessible writing projects that will appeal to all students, and skill-building mini-lessons.

Literature Circle Guides: Julie of the Wolves (Grades 4-8)
Perdita Finn

Instructor Books, 2001

Everything You Need For Sucessful Literature Circles That Get Kids Thinking, Talking, Writing?and Loving Literature Everything you need to organize, manage, and maintain lively literature circles around Jean Craighead George¹s Julie of the Wolves. Meets NCTE Standards.

Teaching Memoir Writing (Grades 4-8)
Perdita Finn

Scholastic Professional Books, 1999

20 Easy Mini-Lessons and Thought-Provoking Activities That Inspire Kids to Reflect On and Write About Their Lives A teacher shares the mini-lessons she developed that inspired her students to create more thoughtful, artistic, and interesting writing about their lives. She includes mini-lessons on generating thoughtful questions, making connections, developing metaphors, and searching for themes in remembered events. These activities and lessons ...

Literature Circle Guides: Tuck Everlasting (Grades 4-8)

3 reviews
Perdita Finn

Scholastic, Inc., 2001

Why does Tuck Everlasting Inspier me?
This book kinda of made me cry I could easiley relate to this book to have a place to go to when I'am feeling sad,happy,or mad.whatever the price I'am still glad This book Tuck Everlasting Reminds me of The Secrect Garden or Alice in Wonder to lift up your imagenation in full flight.I think she really was scared when being kidnaped and takin it away frome her home. If someone ever kidnapped me I ...

Literature Circle Guides: The Giver (Grades 4-8)

8 reviews
Lois Lowry, Perdita Finn

Scholastic, 2001

The Giver
The Giver By. Lois Lowry The Giver is a story about a community that is completely different then ours The main character is a boy named Jonas that was a normal kid, until something changed his life forever! It was... His job. He was selected to be the receiver of memory which is the most dangerous, respected and hardest job. His job was to receive the memories that the community would ...