WRITE TRAITS

Conventions

Burningham, John - Come Away From the Water (E)

It Looked Like Spilt Milk, Charles Shaw (E)

Raschka, Chris - Yo! Yes? (E)

A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns

E Hel - 42p

This book is an introduction to collective nouns and their uses. Six traits of writing: conventions.

Children of the Earth...Remember

E Sch - 31 p

Out of love and concern for their planet, the animals and people of Mother Earth work together to protect the natural world. Six traits of writing: conventions.

Crash

F Spi - 162 pages

Seventhgrader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather’s stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family. Can be used in a

character education activity on empathy, respect, grades 4-6. Six traits of writing: Conventions.

Down the Road

E Sch - 40 p. :

Hetty is very careful with the eggs she has bought on her

very first trip to the store, but she runs into trouble when she

stops to pick apples. Six traits of writing: conventions.

Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book about

Adjectives

428.2 Hel - 44 p.:

Brief text in rhyme and pictures introduces adjectives and their uses. Six traits of writing: conventions, word choice.

Miss Spider’s Tea Party

E Kir - 30 pages

When lonely Miss Spider tries to host a tea party, the other bugs refuse to come for fear of being eaten! Six traits of writing: Conventions.

Up, Up and Away : A Book About Adverbs

425 Hel - 40 p. :

Illustrations and rhyming text introduce how adverbs are used from simple forms to more difficult. Six traits of writing: conventions.

Animal Dazzlers: the role of brilliantt colors in nature

591.47 COL

Look once, look twice

421 MAR

The most beautiful roof in the world

577.34 LAS

Your move

Eve Bunting, F BUN