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Maine A2 Students read fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity.
A2.a Identify and describe what characters are like based on what they say or do and by how the author or illustrator portrays them.
- Author Study: Lois Ehlert
- Author Study: Rick Riordan
- Author Study: Arnold Lobel
- Author Study: Beatrix Potter
- Author Study: Beverly Cleary
- Author Study: Chris Van Allsburg
- Author Study: Dr. Seuss
- Author Study: Kevin Henkes
- Author Study: Louis Sachar
- Author Study: Roald Dahl
- Author Study: Robert Munsch
- Author Study: Steven Kellogg
- Literature: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "Harriet the Spy" by Louise Fitzhugh
- Literature: "Henry and Ribsy" by Beverly Cleary
- Literature: "Hitler's Daughter" by Jackie French
- Literature: "Holes" by Louis Sachar
- Literature: "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
- Literature: "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "Judy Moody" by Megan McDonald
- Literature: "Koala Lou" by Mem Fox
- Literature: "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Richard and Florence Atwater
- Literature: "Pippi Longstocking" by Astrid Lindgren
- Literature: "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
- Literature: "Sarah, Plain and Tall" and "Skylark" by Patricia Maclachlan
- Literature: "The Chocolate Touch" by Patrick Catling
- Literature: "The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System" by Joanna Cole
- Literature: "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka
- Literature: "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery (Williams) Bianco
- Literature: "Trouble River" by Betsy Byars
- Literature: Mystery Books
- Literature: Online Stories for Children
- Reading Tips for Parents
- Teaching Tips: Guided Reading
