Sprucewood

Title:        "Tadpole Rex"

Author:     Curt Cyrus

Topic:       Tadpoles, Frogs, Dinosaurs

Grades:     1-3

 

Comments:  This was a story about a tiny tadpole who grows into a frog, and though he is small, he thinks that he is just as powerful as a huge tyrannosaurus rex.  We discussed the fact that frogs actually lived about 100 million  years before these particular dinosaurs evolved.  The kids really loved the story.

Title:        "My Incredible Brother Stanley"

Author:      Fred Spencer

Topic:        Siblings, Life Experiences

Grades:     5-6

 

Comments:  We shared some of the fun, unpredictable and crazy adventures of brothers growing up in their neighborhood.  Stanley was like a real-life "Tom Sawyer" who enjoyed life and helped everyone around him experience those same adventures that he did.