Veritas Press Catalog 2008/2009 - (Page 19) S E C O N D G R A D E How to Report on Books, Grade 2 Jill Norris, Melanie Coon We can’t produce a comprehension guide for every literature book. So here’s your answer. Twenty reproducible creative book report forms will help you evaluate if your child understood what he read. Soft 96p #210-380 $14.99 The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook Joyce Lankester Brisley Once upon a time there was a little girl. She had a Father, and a Mother, and a Grandpa, and a Grandma, and an Uncle, and an Auntie; and they all lived together in a nice white cottage with a thatched roof. Set in the 1920’s in England, these short stories about a charming 7 year-old girl are Leslie’s (the wife of our graphic designer) favorite, it might be yours, too! (1) Hard 224p #340-034 $13.95 The Racketty-Packetty House Frances Hodgson Burnett First published in 1906, this smartly illustrated reprint from the author of The Secret Garden is sure to bring laughter to your household. In a world of fairies and dolls, great adventures are in store. (2) Hard 90p #520-653 $17.95 Little House Series Laura Ingalls Wilder The Railway Children E. Nesbit One of Laurie’s childhood favorites. The classic story of three children who find adventure in their new home near a rail line when their father unexpectedly disappears. Many adventures later the children discover why their father vanished without notice. (3) Soft 267p #435-793 This is the classic story of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her pioneer family. The first book (Little House in the Big Woods) takes place in Wisconsin and is a wonderful firsthand picture of American pioneer life that will draw children in and endear them forever. The series is begun in second grade and some may continue it into third. A great introduction to “chapter” books—a title or more are a MUST READ. (3) Little House in the Big Woods Soft 238p #255-520 $6.99 Little House on the Prairie Soft 335p (shown) #255-530 $6.99 Little House Boxed Set Soft 334p Nine Little House books are available. Call for the other titles or order the entire set (15% savings) #255-510 $62.91 Milly-Molly-Mandy Comprehension Guide Deb Chapin Join Little Friend Susan and Billy Blunt as you all get to know Milly-Molly-Mandy better using this guide. Comprehension questions, paper dolls, and an edible hedgehog are among the delightful things you will find herein. #000-755 $10.00 $3.99 Secret Agents Four Donald J. Sobol Owls in the Family Farley Mowat Deb Chapin Little House Comprehension Guides Get back on the wagon with a little girl named Laura. These guides provide comprehension questions and activities to teach the book effectively. Throughout the guides you will find projects for building a “little house,” making a paper quilt, raising a tepee, cooking a prairie day breakfast, fabricating a cornhusk doll, crafting an apple pomander ball and more! Little House on the Prairie Comprehension Guide (shown) #000-753 $10.00 Little House in the Big Woods Comprehension Guide #000-729 $10.00 Mowat’s funniest book tells the adventure of two owls who shake up a whole neighborhood, turn a house topsy-turvy, and outsmart Mutt the dog. A heartwarming story that you will not want to put down. (2) Soft 91p #305-475 $4.99 From the author of Encyclopedia Brown. Orv Davy, Dade City’s top boy inventor, has a mishap when an invention explodes. Little did Orv and his buddies, know just how exciting their summer was about to become. The wackiest spy story of them all. (2) Soft 133p #085-790 $10.95 The Ugly Duckling Retold by Lorinda Bryan Cauley Pinocchio C. Collodi This story of a little wooden puppet on his journey to becoming a real boy will be a step up in their reading level but will be enjoyed thoroughly. (3) Soft 261p #435-770 $4.99 Sometimes we just don’t fit, and we have yet to discover why. Such was the case for the ugly duck who, in fact, was a swan, a very beautiful one. A lesson we all need to know and a great book to begin the second grade year. (1) Soft 48p #250-250 $7.00 The Velveteen Rabbit Marjery Williams “When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real. It doesn’t happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly except to people who don’t understand.” A must be read by all. (2) Soft 40p #106-040 $3.99 Pinocchio Comprehension Guide Deb Chapin and Laurie Detweiler This guide will take you through Pinocchio’s changes with comprehension questions and activities to teach the book effectively, including directions for a marionette using a tissue box, soap boxes, and a clothes hanger! #000-769 $10.00 Winnie-the-Pooh A. A. Milne Follow the world-famous Pooh as he ventures out with his beloved companions Eeyore, Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, Roo and of course, Christopher Robin. 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