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Fun at the K-9 Karnival!
When the family gathers for Grandma’s birthday, they spend the day at the local K-9 Karnival. Cousins Dennis and Mellie get their faces painted, learn how to give a dog a bath, and march in a parade. At home, they write informative essays about the day. Two full mentor essays included. With the homework done, it’s time for Grandma’s birthday party! This is Book 4 in The Read and Write Series, that feature these cousins, their pets and great essays.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT THE READ AND WRITE SERIES
Hurrah for Essays! All writing lessons should be this much fun.
“. . .fill(s) a niche for teachers. . .” – School Library Journal 5/1/15
“. . .breezy and engaging introduction to genre writing.”
“The model essay can be used across multiple genres (informational and narrative nonfiction in addition to opinion).“
“. . .useful for teachers showing early elementary students the relevancy, power, and importance of effective writing.”
Author Biography
Children’s book author Darcy Pattison finds inspiration in writing about science and nature; three of her books have been honored as NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books: Desert Baths (2013), Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub (2015), and Nefertiti, the Spidernaut: The Jumping Spider Who Learned to Hunt in Space (2017). The Nantucket Sea Monster: A Fake News Story is a December, 2017 Junior Library Guild selection. Other picture books include The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt), which received an Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature Honor Book award, starred reviews in BCCB and Kirkus, and has been published in a Houghton Mifflin textbook; Searching for Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt); 19 Girls and Me (Philomel). Her series, The ALIEN, INC. CHAPTER BOOK SERIES includes Kell, the Alien; Kell and the Horse Apple Parade; Kell and the Giants; and Kell and the Detectives. For more, see darcypattison.com/about Ewa (prounounced EH-va) O’Neill loves both cats and dogs. She lives in Switzerland with her husband and twin sons. For more, see http: //ewaoneill.com/
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