In the Jungle River Promotion " -Lucy Calkins Teaching Writing

" -Lucy Calkins Teaching Writing is Lucy Calkins at her best-a distillation of the work that's placed Lucy and her colleagues at the forefront of the teaching of writing for over thirty years

Theo's dad takes him to see a vintage air show

Grumpy gardener Pete tries very hard to win a potato-growing competition

but there's an unpleasant surprise in the black hole

A story about a class discussing which rules they should have demonstrates how to write a persuasive argument

In the Jungle River Promotion " -Lucy Calkins Teaching WritingIntroduces some of the animals that live in jungle rivers: capybaras, giant otters, giant water bugs, leeches, manatees, piranhas and turtles. Includes notes for teachers. Suggested level: junior.