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The Leaf Detective: Guide for Families (en Español)

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

The Leaf Detective: Guide for Families (አማርኛ)

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

The Leaf Detective: Guide For Families

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

The Leaf Detective: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading. 

The Leaf Detective: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

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The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest

Written by Heather Lang and Illustrated by Jana Christy

This picture book biography tells the story of Meg Lowman, a groundbreaking female scientist called...

2nd - 5th
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New Kids and Underdogs

Written by Margaret

Robyn Kellen has been the new kid six times. She’s practically an expert on the subject and has...

3rd - 7th
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Don’t Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Written by R.L. Stine

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by...

3rd - 7th
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Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle

Written by Christina Uss

A determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country to meet her idol. She's ready for an...

3rd - 7th
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Most Perfect Thing in the Universe

Written by Tricia Springstubb

Eleven-year-old Loah Londonderry is definitely a homebody. While her mother, a noted ornithologist...

4th - 7th
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Time of Green Magic

Written by Hilary McKay

From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes “a memorable family story” (Booklist, starred review)...

3rd - 7th
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Helen Keller's Teacher

Written by Margaret Davidson

The true story of the dedicated woman, Anne Sullivan Macy (April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936)...

4th - 6th
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Into the Gauntlet ( 39 Clues #10 )

Written by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, have had enough. Not only do they have to...
3rd - 7th
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Classic Goosebumps: Stay Out of the Basement

Written by R. L. Stine
Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried...
4th - 5th
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Dexter the Tough

Written by Margaret Peterson Haddix
On Dexter's first day of school, he writes an essay that brags about beating up a kid, though with...
4th - 5th
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I Have a Dream

Written by Margaret Davidson
The life of Martin Luther King, Jr., from his childhood to his role as leader of the civil rights...
3rd - 5th
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Five True Stories: Five True Dog Stories

Written by Margaret Davidson
Fascinating—and true—stories of real dogs, including Dox, the world's greatest canine detective, and...
2nd - 4th
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Clementine: Clementine

Written by Sara Pennypacker and Illustrated by Marla Frazee
Clementine is having a very bad week. She's sent to the principal for cutting Margaret's hair. Then...
2nd - 5th
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Patron Saint for Junior Bridesmaids

Written by Shelley Tougas
Mary Margaret Miller is going to be a junior bridesmaid--that is, if she isn't grounded for the rest...
4th - 7th
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Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books For The Blind

Written by Davidson and Margaret and Illustrated by Janet Compere
An interesting and thoughtworthy story about the invention of of the braille writing system and the...
2nd - 5th
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Written by Judy Blume
A groundbreaking novel when it came out in 1970, the book discusses sensitive issues young girls...
3rd - 7th

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