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Age 5 to 7

The 100th Day of School (Hello Reader!, Level 2)
By Angela Shelf Medearis

The children learn 100 spelling words, plant 100 seeds, bake 100 cookies, and "do everything the 100 way" to celebrate this special day.
32 Quick & Fun Activities to
Celebrate the 100th Day
of School

Age 6 to 9

The Hundred Dresses
By Eleanor Estes

Wanda Petronski is the unwitting star of this sad little story that speaks to all of us. Wanda definitely stands out in Room 13--she has a Polish name, lives in a poor part of town and has only one dress to wear to school. To defend herself against her classmates' taunts, she brags that she has one hundred beautiful dresses in her closet.

The Hundred Dress Task Page

Classroom Ideas

Special Reading Units-Hundred Dresses worksheets

Jackie Robinson: He Was the First

Age 7 to10.

Jackie Robinson: He Was the First
By David A. Adler

Traces the life of the talented and determined athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947 by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Grades 4 to 7.

The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel
By Susan Rowan Masters

Eleven-year-old Hubie Hartzel tries to cope with his many problems including a sick cat, a crush on his art teacher, the loss of his best friend to a girl, and the threat of the class bully who is out to get him.

The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel Activities
(grades 3-6)

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