About this book
Grade Level Equivalent: 4
Lexile Measure: 680L
Guided Reading Level: R
Age: Age 8, Age 9, Age 10
Genre: Classics
Subject: Death, Grief, Loss, Farm and Ranch Life, Friends and Friendship
Writing: Add Captions
Point out that the illustrations in the book do not have captions. Have students work in teams to write captions for assigned pictures. Explain beforehand that a caption usually describes or identifies what is in the picture and may give additional information as well. Students can read their captions as the rest of the class looks at the illustrations.
- Subjects:Writing, Writing Prompts
- Skills:Writing
