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Rita and Ralph's Rotten Day: Amazon Book Talk

A Book Talk is a short introduction of a book to students to activate prior knowledge, build...

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Rita and Ralph's Rotten Day

Written by Carmen Agra Deedy and Illustrated by Pete Oswald

In two little houses, on two little hills, lived two best friends...

So begins the story of Rita...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!

Written by Carmen Agra Deedy and Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
A rooster who was born to sing loud and early disrupts the quiet village of La Paz where the new...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale

Written by Carmen Agra Deedy
The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn’t know coffee beans about love and marriage...
K - 4th

Leveled Reading Passage: Ask Bird Brain

After reading The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! have students read these leveled reading passages...

Leveled Reading Passage: Ask Bird Brain

After reading The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! choose from three leveled reading passages that...

Leveled Reading Passage: Ask Bird Brain

After reading The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! have students read these leveled reading passages...

The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive crisscross puzzle aligns with The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! by...

The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!: Word Search

This printable and interactive word search puzzle aligns with vocabulary words found in The Rooster...

What Do People Do All Day?: Word Search

After reading What do People Do All Day? by Carmen Agra Deedy use this printable and interactive...

The Tale of Peter Rabbit: Word Search

After reading The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Carmen Agra Deedy use this printable and interactive Word...

The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!: Activity Guide

Discover ways to engage readers and extend student learning after reading The Rooster Who Would Not...

Love That Book: Best of Friends

Spring has sprung in the neighborhood of New York Times best-selling author, Carmen Agra Deedy. Her...

Love That Book: Carmen in the Dark

NYT best-selling children's author Carmen Agra Deedy shares her love of reading silly, spooky books...

Love That Book: What's the Big Idea?

In this episode, New York Times best-selling author Carmen Agra Deedy convinces her young friend...

Love That Book: Hooray for Heroes

Join NYT best-selling children's author, Carmen Agra Deedy, for a special "modern-day hero" episode...

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