Step 6 Literature Bundle

Description

Bundles will periodically change most likely.

Current Titles include:

• Clara Caterpillar
• Salmon Creek
• Days of Terror (an immigration story for children)
• Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
• Escape North
• Uncle Tom’s Cabin
• African Critters
• Canoeing Safari (or similar)
• A Heart Strangely Warmed
• Treasures From Grandma
• Little House on the Prairie
• Owls in the Family
• Moonwalk
• Helen Keller
• Louise Braille
• Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse
• Adventures of Jimmy Skunk
• Up and Away (collection of stories and poems in hardcover reader; this level is a favourite and so is included in the set)

We reserve the right to substitute titles if necessary for ones of equal or greater value or refund you the difference.

Clara Caterpillar Pamela Duncan Edwards Clara is a carefree cabbage caterpillar, but catty, conceited Catisha thinks she is common! Descriptive words  and pictures  tell  the  story of  how  when  a  crow comes,  Clara  finds  out it’s  better  being  commonly cream-colored than captivatingly crimson! Lots of alliteration in this story! Soft-cover – 32 pgs

Salmon Creek Annette LeBox Sumi the salmon hatches in a northern creek. She drifts downstream, escaping the bears, heron and raccoons but one summer she must retrace her journey back to her birthplace… Beautifully written and illustrated picture book tells the life story of a Pacific salmon. (I personally like it to use as example of oral expression since the words flow very well for that skill.) 37 pgs.

Days of Terror Barbara Smucker The story of a Mennonite family living in the Ukraine during the communist revolution in the early 1900’s. Peter, his little sister, and their parents eventually arrive in Waterloo and then move out west, to enjoy the freedoms in Canada. Suspense, conflict, and dialogue. 152 pgs.

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew  Margaret Sidney  The Pepper family is poor, yet they have many good times. Polly wants to bake Mama a surprise birthday cake, but oh dear,  it’s  turning  black!  When  Jasper King steps into the Pepper’s home, no one  knows  how  many  interesting  and happy  changes  are  ahead!  Soft-cover – 216 pgs.

Escape North! Monica Kulling The  night  is  dark  as  the  woman whistles the signal outside the cabin. Harriet Tubman  has  come  to  lead more people out of slavery! They head off into the night… Read about Harriet’s childhood and the story of her escape, and how she returned again and again to lead more than 300 people along the Underground Railroad to freedom. Soft-cover – 48 pgs. STEP INTO READING level 4 reader.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin – Young Folks Edition Harriet Beecher Stowe It is a sad day on the Shelby Farm. Uncle Tom is to be sold, and also Harry, Eliza’s son. Eliza escapes with Harry, heading for Canada. Uncle Tom longs for freedom. Just before he gets it his master dies. He is sold to a cruel man, Simon Legree. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Adapted and condensed from the original. 64 pgs with pictures.

African Critters Robert  B.  Haas  Come  along  as  a  National  Geographic  wildlife photographer takes you on a thrilling safari through  the wilds  of  Africa! Alongside  the  close-up  photographs are firsthand stories of personal encounters with majestic,  and  sometimes dangerous,  animals. Hard-cover.  96 pgs (This is one of Bachelor Button’s favourites for junior grades!)

The Canoeing Safari Wycliffe Create your own adrenalin-pumping, muscle-bursting excursion. Whether you’ve never touched a canoe paddle before or you ride to school in a kayak every day, you’ll love reading this book over and over and encountering a new adventure each time.  You create a unique story by choosing between story options. YOU are part of this story (written in “second-person point-of-view”).

A Heart Strangely Warmed Louise A. Vernon Robert  meets  John  Wesley  and  appreciates  the  interest  John  takes  in him. But Robert still wants to go along with David and break up the church meeting. When they do, things don’t turn out as expected! Based on the life of John Wesley, evangelist in England in  the  1700’s.  Soft-cover – 128 pgs.

Treasures from Grandma’s Attic Arleta Richardson When Mabel forgets to sew the buttons on Pa’s shirt, and almost misses a trip, she is glad for another chance to prove her reliability.  When Mabel tries to get even with Roy, she finds it spoils her happiness too, especially when Roy is proven innocent. 15 stories. Soft-cover – 144 pgs.

Little House in the Big Woods Laura and Mary live in a log house in the  big  woods  of  Wisconsin,  with  Pa and  Ma  and  baby  Carrie.  One dark night Ma slaps the cow and finds out it isn’t a cow . . . Pa chases a bear from a tree so he can get the honey. Soft-cover – 238 pgs

Owls in the Family Farley Mowat  After  Farley  and  his  friend  find  an owl’s nest, Wol the owl joins the family!  Soon  after,  Weeps,  another  owl moves in. Wol has the respect of every neighbourhood cat and dog. Weeps, the timid one, views Mutt the dog as his protector. A skunk brought to dinner is one of many adventures to follow! Soft-cover – 90 pgs.

Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon Judy Donnelly July 16, 1969: VROOM! Saturn V soars away on its voyage to the moon. Four days  later  Neil  Armstrong  plants  his foot on the moon, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The story of man’s first voyage to the moon, and  of  the  dreams,  experiments  and training which made it possible. Soft-cover – 48 pgs. STEP INTO READING level 5 reader.

Helen Keller – Courage in the Dark Johanna Hurwitz A  fever  has  taken  Helen’s  sight  and hearing. She yells and screams, and is a wild child because she can’t communicate. Can teacher Anne help Helen? Read how suddenly a light dawns in Helen’s  mind,  and  she  grows  up  to accomplish  many  things  and  help other blind and deaf people. Soft-cover – 48 pgs. STEP INTO READING level 4 reader.

Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind Margaret Davidson A  slip,  a  piercing  sensation  in  his eye,  and  soon  three-year-old Louis is blind for life. As Louis grows older, he is determined to find an easier way for blind people to read and to write. True story of Louis Braille’s invention of  the  Braille  alphabet.  Soft-cover – 80 pgs.

The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse Thornton Burgess Danny  likes  to  play  “Hide  and  Seek” with Reddy Fox, though he knows that if he gets caught the game will end! When he finds  himself  hanging  from  Hooty the Owl’s claws he thinks it must all be over, just because he forgot to look up! 80 pgs

The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk Thornton Burgess When Peter Rabbit  decides  to  play  a trick on Jimmy Skunk, Peter suddenly finds himself in a pot of trouble! Unc’ Billy Possum  finds  out  that  Jimmy Skunk is a poor partner to choose when hunting eggs. 88 pgs

Up and Away – This is the grade 4 reader from the Canadian Reading Development series. It has many Canadian stories in it and has been a favourite junior level reader here!