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Title
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High-Interest/Low-Readability Today's Far-Fetched News
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Description
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Sherrill B. Flora and Jo Browning-Wroe
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Creator
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Browning-Wroe, Jo
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Contributor
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Anderson, Julie
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Date
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2016-01-25T20:14:48Z
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2012-06
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2009
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Date Available
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2016-01-25T20:14:48Z
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Date Issued
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2009
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Abstract
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The title goes on: Ten Fables & Folktales Rewritten as High-Interest Front Page News Articles with Comprehension Activities and Audio CD. Whew! Here are ten stories written for students who are reading below grade level or have disabilities or are discouraged about reading. The stories are written between early first-grade and early-third grade reading levels. Three of the stories are fables. GA reverses the traditional ending by having the ants give the grasshopper a job. As one ant is quoted to say, Lazy Legs may be rude (and lazy), but oh, can he sing! (5). The second story presents The Fox and the Goat. Its headline reads Gary Goat Beats Fred Fox in Court! The two seem to be going off to a party after the trial. Let's hope Gary knows what he's doing (9). Stone Soup forms the basis of newspaper #6. Its headline is Chef Leaves Town--Takes Magic Stone with Him! (27). Two or three pages of activities follow each newspaper. The cartoons are adequate for this presentation. This seems like a clever idea for lagging readers, but will they get interested in these old stories? The accompanying audio CD apparently presents these articles in the form of news broadcasts after a little musical introduction each time. Clever!
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Identifier
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9781602680425
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8004 (Access ID)
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Language
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eng
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Publisher
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Key Education Publishing Company LLC,
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Minneapolis, MN
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Subject
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LB1050.5.F56 2009
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Classroom Help
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Title Page Scanned
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Type
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Book, Whole