Traits Bibliography

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Books for Teaching the Six Traits
Compiled by Robert Young
Use these picture books (mostly) as read-alouds to model how authors use the elements of traits and as
foundations for creating activities that will enhance your students’ writing abilities.
***See activities for these books in Book Activities
!! Robert’s favorites
IDEAS/CONTENT
Allard, Harry and James Marshall. Miss Nelson is Back. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976.
Baker, Jeannie. Home. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
Baker, Jeannie. Window. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
!!Barrett, Judi. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Growing Up in Coal Country. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
Baylor, Byrd. Everybody Needs A Rock. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974.
Berger, Melvin and Gilda. How Do Frogs Swallow With Their Eyes? New York: Scholastic, 2002.
***Bouchard, David. If You’re Not From The Prairie. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995.
Brown, Harriet. Welcome to Kit’s World. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co. Publications, 2002.
Browne, Anthony. The Shape Game. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
Burleigh, Robert. Paul Cezanne: A Painter’s Journey. New York: Abrams, 2006.
Cannon, Janell. Verdi. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997.
Carlson, Laurie.
Queen of Inventions. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook, 2003.
Carson, Mary Kay. What Sank the World’s Biggest Ship? (part of a series). New York: Sterling, 2012.
Cherry, Lynn. The Armadillo from Amarillo. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994.
Collard, Sneed. III. Beaks. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2002.
Collard, Sneed B. III. Creepy Creatures. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 1985.
Collard, Sneed B. III. Animal Dads. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Curlee, Lynn. Capital. New York: Atheneum, 2003.
Diagram Group. How to Hold a Crocodile. Buffalo, NY: Firefly, 2003.
Falken, Linda. Can You Find It? America. New York: Abrams, 2010.
Fletcher, Ralph. Twilight Comes Twice. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Fox, Mem. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. New York: Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 1985.
!! George, Twig. Jellies. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook, 2000.
Gibbons, Gail. Corn. New York: Holiday House, 2008.
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Goodman, Susan. The Truth About Poop. New York: Viking, 2004.
Harness, Cheryl. The Revolutionary John Adams. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society,
2003.
Heide, Florence Parry. Some Things Are Scary. Cambridge, MA.: Candlewick Press, 2000.
Huliska-Beith, Laura. The Book of Bad Ideas. New York: Little, Brown, 2000.
Jenkins, Steve. The Beetle Book. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2012.
Jenkins, Steve. Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
***Johnson, Stephen. Alphabet City. New York: Puffin Books, 1995.
Jones, Charlotte Foltz. Accidents May Happen: Fifty Inventions Discovered B y Mistake. New York:
Delacorte Press, 1996.
Jones, Charlotte. The King Who Barked. New York: Holiday House, 2009.
Kramer, Stephen. Hidden Worlds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
Krensky, Stephen. What’s the Bog Idea? Four Centuries of Innovation in Boston.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2008.
Lasky, Kathryn. Georgia Rises. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
!! Levitt, Paul; Burger, Douglas; Guralnick. The Weighty Word Book. Boulder, CO: Manuscripts Ltd.,
1985.
Macaulay, David. The New Way Things Work. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Maclachlan, Patricia. All the Places to Love. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.
Maclachlan, Patricia. What You Know First. New York: HarperCollins, 1995.
!! Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Snowflake Bentley. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Morrison, Gordon. Bald Eagle. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Nelson, Scott Reynolds. Ain’t Nothing But A Man. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2008.
Nye, Bill. Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Big Blue Ocean. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1999.
Pastan, Amy. First Ladies. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2001.
Pfeffer, Wendy. Wiggling Worms at Work. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
!! Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. Philomel Books, 1994.
!! Prap, Lila. Why? La Jolla, CA: Kane/Miller, 2005.
Raymer, Dottie. Welcome to Kaya’s World 1764. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Company, 2003.
Reinhart, Matthew. Insect-Lo-Pedia. New York: Hyperion, 2003.
Rylant, Cynthia. The Old Woman Who Named Things. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1996.
*** St. George, Judith. So You Want to Be President? New York: Philomel, 2004.
Schwartz, David. If You Hopped Like A Frog. New York: Scholastic, 1999.
Shaw, Nancy. Sheep Out to Eat. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
Shannon, George. Tomorrow’s Alphabet. Greenwillow, 1996.
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Singer, Marilyn. Eggs. New York: Holiday House, 2008.
!! Smith, David. If the World Were a Village. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2002.
Solheim, James. It’s Disgusting and We Ate It! True Food Facts From Around the World
And Throughout History. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998.
Sullivan, George. Helen Keller: Her Life In Pictures. New York: Scholastic, 2007.
!! Swain, Ruth Freeman. Underwear: What We Wear Under There. New York: Holiday House, 2008.
Thomas, Lyn. What? What? What? Toronto: Maple Tree, 2003.
Van Allsburg, Chris. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984.
Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth. First Dog Fala. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree, 2008.
Waber, Bernard. Courage. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Warren, Andrea. Orphan Train Rider: One Boy’s True Story. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
Weber, Paige. New York. New York: Enchanted Lion Books, 2003
Wick, Walter. A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder. New York: Scholastic, 1997.
***Wisniewski, David. The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
Books, 1998.
Wolfe, Gillian. Look! Zoom in on Art! London: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Wyeth, Sharon Dennis. Something Beautiful. New York: Bantam Doubleday, 1998.
Ziefert, Harriet. Lunchtime For A Purple Snake. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
ORGANIZATION
Abercrombie, Barbara. Charlie Anderson. New York: Aladdin, 1990.
Appelt, Kathi. Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.
***Banyai, Istvan. Zoom. New York: Puffin, 1995.
Barretta, Gene. Now & Ben. New York: Henry Holt, 2006.
Bass, Hester. The Secret World Of Walter Anderson. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2009.
Baylor, Byrd. Guess Who My Favorite Person Is? New York: Aladdin, 1985.
Bildner, Phil. Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.
Bios, Joan W. Old Henry. New York: Mulberry, 1987.
Blake, Quentin. Zagazoo. New York: Orchard, 1999.
Brown, Margaret Wise. The Important Book. New York: Harper Trophy, 1977.
Burningham, John. Seasons. London: Random House, 1993.
Carson, Mary Kay. What Sank the World’s Biggest Ship? (part of the Good Question! series).
New York: Sterling, 2012.
Cheney, Lynne. A is for Abigail. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.
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Christelow, Eileen. What Do Authors Do? New York: Clarion, 1995.
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Satchel Paige. New York: Aladdin, 2003.
Clinton, Catherine. Phyllis’s Big Test. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Collard, Sneed B. III. The Deep-Sea Floor. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2003.
Collard, Sneed B. IlI. Sea Snakes. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills, 1993.
Cuyler, Margery. That’s Good! That’s Bad! New York: Henry Holt, 1991.
Facklam, Marjorie. Spiders and Their Web Sites. Little, Brown, 2001.
!! Feiffer, Jules. Meanwhile... New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
Fradin, Dennis Brindell. Duel! Burr and Hamilton’s Deadly War of Words. New York:
Walker, 2008.
French, Vivian. Growing Frogs. Cambridge, MA.: Candlewick, 2003.
!! Gantos, Jack. Rotten Ralph. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976.
Geary, Rick. The Murder of Abraham Lincoln. New York: NBM, 2005.
***Gravett, Emily. Wolves. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Giovanni, Nikki. Lincoln and Douglas. New York: Henry Holt, 2008.
Golenbock, Peter. Teammates. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990.
Hamanaka, Sheila. The Journey. New York: Orchard Books, 1990.
Haskins, Jim. Champion: The Story of Muhammad Ali. New York: Walker, 2002.
Haskins, Jim and Benson, Kathleen. John Lewis In The Lead. New York: Lee & Low,
2006.
!! Henkes, Kevin. Julius, the Baby of the World New York: Mulberry, 1990.
Herbert, Janis. The American Revolution for Kids. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press,
2002.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. The Seven Silly Eaters. New York: Browndeer, 1997.
Jenkins, Steve. Never Smile At A Monkey. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Jenkins, Steve and Page, Robin. What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
***Johnson, Angela. A Sweet Smell Of Roses. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
!! Johnson, D.B. Henry Hikes To Fitchburg. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
Josephson, Judith Pinkerton. Who Was Sitting Bull? (part of the Six Questions Of American
History series). Minneapolis, MN: Lerner, 2011.
Jurman, Suzanne. George Did It. New York: Dutton, 2006.
Keating, Frank. Will Rogers. San Diego: Harcourt, 2002.
Kramer, Stephen. Avalanche. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda, 1992.
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Krensky, Stephen. Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
Krull, Kathleen. Houdini: World’s Greatest Mystery Man And Escape King. New York:
Walker, 2005.
Lauber, Patricia. What You Never Knew About Fingers, Forks & Chopsticks. New York:
Simon & Schuster, 1999.
Macy, Sue. “Bull’s Eye” An Autobiography of Annie Oakley. Washington, DC: National
Geographic Society, 2001.
Maestro, Betsy. Coming to America. New York: Scholastic, 1996.
McCarthy, Meghan. Pop! The Invention Of Bubble Gum. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010.
McCutcheon, John. Christmas In The Trenches. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree, 2006.
McGinty, Alice B. Darwin. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Moore, Kay. If You Lived At The Time Of The Civil War. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
Nelson, S.D. Black Elk’s Vision. New York: Abrams, 2010.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Flashy Fantastic Rain Forest Frogs. New York: Walker,
1997.
Polacco, Patricia. Bully. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2012.
Poole, Josephine. Anne Frank. New York: Random House, 2005.
Rappaport, Doreen. Eleanor: Quiet No More. New York: Hyperion, 2009.
Rappaport, Doreen. Jack’s Path of Courage. New York: Disney/Hyperion, 2010
***Ryan, Pam Munoz. Amelia And Eleanor Go For A Ride. New York: Scholastic, 1999.
Ryan, Pam Munoz, The Flag We Love. Watertown, MA.: Charlesbridge, 1996.
Rylant, Cynthia. The Old Woman Who Named Things. San Diego: Harcourt Brace,
1996.
Schaefer, Lola. What’s Up, What’s Down? New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
Scott, Elaine. Buried Alive! How 33 Miners Survived 39 Days Deep Under The Chilean Desert.
New York: Clarion, 2012.
Silvey, Anita. Henry Knox, Bookseller, Soldier, Patriot. New York: Clarion, 2010.
Sis, Peter. The Tree of Life. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2003.
Snedden, Robert. YUCK! A Big Book of Little Horrors. New York: Simon and Schuster,
1996.
St. George, Judith. So You Want to Be an Inventor? New York: Philomel, 2002.
St. George, Judith. The Journey Of The One And Only Declaration Of Independence.
New York: Philomel, 2005.
Stanley, Diane. The Wonder Child. New York: HarperCollins, 2009.
Steig, William. Amos and Boris. New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1971.
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Stephens, Sarah Hines and Mann, Bethany. Show Off. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2009.
Stevens, Janet. Tops and Bottoms. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1995.
Thimmeah, Catherine. Girls Think of Everything. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
!! Thomas, Peggy. Farmer George Plants a Nation. Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek, 2008.
Van Allsburg, Chris. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. New York: Houghton Mifflin,
1984.
Van Allsburg, Chris. Two Bad Ants. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987.
Waldman, Neil. Say-Hey and The Babe. New York: Holiday House, 2006.
Wallace, Karen. Think of an Eel. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 1993.
!! Walsh, Melanie. My Beak, Your Beak. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Wargin, Kathy-Jo. Win One For The Gipper. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear, 2004.
Weber, Ken. Five-Minute Mysteries. Philadelphia: Running Press, 1989.
Weisner, David. June 29, 1999. New York: Clarion, 1992.
Weisner, David. Sector 7. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
Wu, Norbert. Fish Faces. New York: Henry Holt, 1993.
Wysocki, Charles. Heartland. New York: Artisan, 1994.
Yaccarino, Dan. The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau. New York: Knopf, 2009.
Zaunders, Bo. Gargoyles, Girders & Glass Houses. New York: Dutton, 2004.
VOICE
Ada, Alma Flor. Yours Truly, Goldilocks. New York: Aladdin, 2001.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Thank You, Sarah. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.
Barner, Bob. Bug Safari. New York: Holiday House, 2004.
Baylor, Byrd. Desert Voices. New York: Aladdin, 1981.
***Branzei, Sylvia. Grossology. New York: Price, Stern, Sloan, 2002.
Brooks, Bruce. Predator! New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991.
Bruce, Julia. Sail! Can You Command a Sea Voyage? Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2009.
Bunting, Eve. Fly Away Home. New York: Clarion, 1991.
Bunting, Eve, Smoky Nights. New York: Clarion, 1991.
Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna. New York: Scholastic, 1993.
Child, Lauren. I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato.
!! Cronin, Doreen. Diary of a Worm. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
Curlee, Lynn. Trains. New York: Atheneum, 2009.
Deary, Terry and Brown, Martin. The Wicked History of the World. New York:
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Scholastic, 2003.
Ehrlich, Amy. When I Was Your Age. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 1996.
Fitzsimmons, David. Curious Critters. Bellville, Ohio: Wild Iris, 2011.
!! Fleischman, Paul. Bull Run. New York: Scholastic, 1993.
Galloway, Priscilla. Archers, Alchemists, and 98 Other Midieval Jobs You Might Have
Loved or Loathed. New York: Annick, 2003.
Gantos, Jack. Jack's Black Book. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997.
Goble, Paul. Mystic Horse. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
Gordon, David George. The Compleat Cockroach. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed, 1996.
Graham, Ian. You Wouldn’t Want to Be in the First Submarine! New York: Franklin
Watts, 2008.
Grimes, Nikki. Talkin’ About Bessie. New York: Orchard Books, 2002.
Hall, Donald. I am the Dog. I am the Cat. New York: Dial, 1994.
Hendrix, John. John Brown: His Fight For Freedom. New York: Abrams, 2009.
Henkes, Kevin. Julius, The Baby of the World New York: Greenwillow, 1990.
Hopkinson, Deborah and Carpenter, Nancy. Apples To Oregon. New York: Atheneum,
2004.
Jenkins, Martin. Chameleons Are Cool: Read and Wonder. Cambridge, MA:
Candlewick, 2001.
Johnston, Tony. Amber on the Mountain. New York: Dial, 1994.
Krull, Kathleen and Brewer, Paul. Lincoln Tells a Joke. Harcourt, 2010.
Laidlaw, Rob. Wild Animals In Captivity. Brighton, MA: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008.
Little, Jean. Hey World; Here I Am! New York: HarperCollins, 1986.
Lowell, Susan. Little Red Cowboy Hat. New York: Holt, 1997.
Lyons, Mary (ed.). Feed The Children First. New York, Atheneum, 2002.
Manning, Mick and Granstrom, Brita. What Mr. Darwin Saw. London: Frances Lincoln, 2009.
!! Masoff, Joy. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty. New York: Workman,
2000.
Mayard, Chris. Bugs: A Close-Up View Of The Insect World. New York: Dorling
Kindersley, 2000.
Munsch, Robert N. The Paper Bag Princess. New York: Annick, 1980.
National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance. Our White House. Cambridge, MA:
Candlewick, 2008.
Nelson, Vaunda Micheauz. Bad New for Outlaws: Bass Reeves, U.S. Marshal. Minneapolis:
Carolrhoda, 2009.
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Olson, Tod. How To Get Rich In The California Gold Rush. Washington, DC: National
Geographic, 2008.
O'Neal, Shaquille. Shaq and the Beanstalk and Other Very Tall Tales. New York:
Scholastic, 1999.
!! Palatini, Margie. Piggie Pie!. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995.
Pinkwater, Daniel. Wolf Christmas. New York: Cavendish, 1998.
***Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
Polacco, Patricia. Thank You, Mr. Falker. New York: Philomel, 1998.
Ransom, Jeanie Franz. What Really Happened to Humpty? Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2009.
Rappaport, Doreen. Abe’s Honest Words. New York: Hyperion, 2008.
!! Rosen, Michael. Balls! Plain City, OH, 2008.
St. George, Judith. You’re on Your Way, Teddy Roosevelt. New York: Philomel, 2004.
Schanzer, Rosalyn. How Ben Franklin Stole The Lightning. New York: HarperCollins,
2003.
Scieszka, Jon. Math Curse. Illustrated by Lane Smith. New York: Viking, 1995.
Scieszka, jon. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. New York:
Penguin, 1992.
!! Scieszka, Jon. The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs. New York: Viking, 1995.
Senior, Kathryn. You Wouldn’t Want To Be Sick In The 16th Century. New York: Watts,
2002.
Shefelman, Janice. I, Vivaldi. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008.
***Smith, Lane. John, Paul, George & Ben. New York: Hyperion, 2006.
Spradlin, Michael R. The Legend of Blue Bonnet. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
***Teague, Mark. Dear Mrs. LaRue. New York: Scholastic, 2002.
Thaler, Mike. The Teacher From the Black Lagoon. New York: Scholastic, 1980.
Viorst, Judith. Alexander, Who's Not Going to Move. New York: Scholastic, 1995.
!!Winter, Jonah and Carrilho, Andre. You Never Heard Of Sandy Koufax? New York: Schwartz & Wade,
2009.
Winter, Kay. Colonial Voices. New York: Dutton, 2008.
Wisniewski, David. Tough Cookie. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1999.
Worms, Penny. Kids Who Ruled: Alexander The Great. Columbus, OH: McGraw Hill,
2003.
!! Yolen, Jane. Encounter. New York: Harcourt, 1992.
Yolen, Jane. Sleeping Ugly. New York: Penguin Putnam, 1981.
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WORD CHOICE
Aston, Dianna Hutts. A Seed Is Sleepy. San Francisco: Chronicle, 2007.
Baker, Keith. The Magic Fan. New York: Voyager, 1989.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Nobody’s Diggier Than a Dog. New York: Hyperion, 2005.
Baylor, Byrd. Guess Who My Favorite Person Is? New York: Aladdin, 1985.
Beach, Judi K. Names for Snow. New York: Hyperion, 2003.
!! Bedard, Michael. Emily. New York: Random House, 1992.
Bildner, Phil. The Shot Heard ‘Round the World. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
***Burleigh, Robert. Hoops. New York: Harcourt, 1997.
Burleigh, Robert. Napoleon. New York: Abrams, 2007.
Burleigh, Robert. Stealing Home. Simon & Schuster, 2007.
***Cannon, Janell. Crickwing. New York: Harcourt, 2000.
Cannon, Janell. Verdi. New York: Harcourt, 1997.
!! Clements, Andrew. Frindle. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996.
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Words Set Me Free, The Story Of Young Frederick Douglas.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1012.
Collard, Sneed III. The Forest In The Clouds. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2000.
Darwin, Charles. The Riverbank. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions, 2009.
Day, Nancy Raines. A Kitten’s Year. San Diego: HarperCollins, 2000.
Deedy, Carmen Agra. The Library Dragon. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree, 1994.
Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Some Smug Slug. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Four Famished Foxes and Fosdike. New York:
HarperCollins, 1996.
Fink, Sam (illust.) The Declaration of Independence. New York: Scholastic, 2002.
Fitzgerald, Dawn. Vinnie and Abraham. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2007.
Fleming, Thomas. Everybody’s Revolution. New York: Scholastic, 2006.
!! Florian, Douglas. Insectlopedia. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1998.
Fox, Mem. Feathers and Fools. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1996.
!! Frank, John. The Toughest Cowboy. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.
!! Frasier, Debra. Miss Alaineus. San Diego: Harcourt, 2000.
Glass, Andrew. Bad Guys. New York: Doubleday, 1998.
Golio, Gary. Jimi Sounds Like A Rainbow. New York: Clarion, 2010.
Guiberson, Brenda. Rain, Rain, Rain Forest. New York: Henry Holt, 2004.
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Heller, Ruth. Many Luscious Lollipops. New York: Scholastic, 1989.
Jenkins, Steve. What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Johnson, D.B. and Michelin, Linda. Henry’s Night. New York, Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Johnston, Tony. Amber on the Mountain. New York: Puffin, 1998.
Johnston, Tony. The Harmonica. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2004.
Kerley, Barbara. The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy). New York: Scholastic, 2010.
Kerley, Barbara. Walt Whitman. New York: Scholastic, 2004.
Krensky, Stephen. Dangerous Crossing. New York: Dutton, 2005.
Krull, Kathleen. A Woman For President. New York: Walker, 2004.
!! Krull, Kathleen. Wilma Unlimited. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1996.
Laden, Nina. Romeow & Drooliet. San Francisco: Chronicle, 2005.
Lovett, Sarah. Extremely Weird Sea Creatures. Santa Fe, NM: John Muir Publications,
1996.
Miller, Debbie S. Arctic Lights Arctic Nights. New York: Walker, 2003.
Miranda, Anne. To Market, To Market. San Diego: Harcourt, 1997.
Murphy, Jim. The Crossing. New York: Scholastic, 2010.
Newman, Leslea. The Boy Who Cried Fabulous. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed, 2004.
Nelson, Vaunda Micheau. Bad News for Outlaws. Minneapolis: Lerner, 2009.
Nixon, Joan Lowery. If You Were a Writer. New York: Aladdin, 1988.
Paul, Ann Whitford. Word Builder. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Pilkey, Day. Dogzilla. San Diego: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993.
Rylant, Cynthia. The Old Woman Who Named Things. New York: Harcourt Brace,
1996.
Schaefer, Lola M. Pick, Pull, Snap! New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
Schaefer, Lola M. What’s Up, What’s Down? New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
Smith, Charles R. Jr. Hoop Queens. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2003.
Soto, Gary. The Old Man and His Door. New York: Putnam, 1996.
Spradlin, Michael. Daniel Boone’s Great Escape. New York: Walker, 2008.
Steig, William. Brave Irene. New York: Sunburst, 1988.
Steig, William. Shrek! New York: Sunburst, 1990.
***Van Allsburg, Chris. The Z was Zapped. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987.
Van Kampen, Vlasta. Beetle Bedlam. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 1997.
Wadsworth, Ginger. Camping With The President. Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek, 2009.
Waldman, Neil. Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook, 2003.
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***Wiesmuller, Dieter. In the Blink of an Eye. New York: Walker, 2002.
SENTENCE FLUENCY
Aylesworth, Jim. Old Black Fly. New York: Henry Holt, 1992.
Aylesworth, Jim. Our Abe Lincoln. New York: Scholastic Press, 2009
Bang, Molly and Chisholm, Penny. Living Sunlight. New York: Scholastic, 2009.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. The Flag Maker. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
!! Baylor, Byrd. Hawk, I’m Your Brother. New York: Scribner's, 1987.
Berk, Ari and Dunn, Carolyn. Coyote Speaks. New York: Abrams, 2008.
Blos, Joan W. The Heroine Of The Titanic. New York: Morrow, 1991.
Burleigh, Robert. Home Run. San Diego: Harcourt, 1998.
***Burleigh, Robert. Hoops. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997.
Castrovilla, Selene. Upon Secrecy. Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek, 2009.
Carle, Eric. The Tiny Seed. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.
Christensen, Bonnie. Django: World’s Greatest Jazz Guitarist. New York: Roaring Brook, 2009.
Celenza, Anna Harwell. The Heroic Symphony. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2004.
***Chandra, Deborah and Comora, Madeleine. George Washington’s Teeth. New York:
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003.
Cobb, Vicki. Blood & Gore. New York: Scholastic, 1997.
Cunxin, Li. Dancing to Freedom. New York: Walker, 2007.
Diagram Group. How to Hold a Crocodile. Buffalo, NY: Firefly, 2003.
Dillon, Leo and Diane. Jazz on a Saturday Night. New York: Scholastic, 2007.
!! Florian, Douglas. in the swim. San Diego: Harcourt, 1997.
Fox, Mem. Night Noises. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1989.
Goble, Paul. Love Flute. New York: Bradbury, 1992.
Gray, Libba More. My Mama Had a Dancing Heart. New York: Orchard, 1995.
Greenberg, David. Slugs. New York: Joy Street, 1983.
Grimes, Nikki. My Man Blue. New York: Penguin Putnam, 1999.
Grossman, Bill. My Little Sister Ate One Hare. New York: Dragonfly, 1996.
Harper, Cherise Mericle. Imaginative Inventions. Boston: Little, Brown, 2001.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. The Seven Silly Eaters. San Diego: Browndeer, 1997.
Hopkins, Lee Bennett (Editor). Hoofbeats, Claws & Rippled Fins: Creature Poems.
New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Nasty Bugs. New York: Dial, 2012.
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Johnson, Angela. Those Building Men. New York: Blue Sky, 2001.
Krull, Kathleen. Pocahontas: Princess Of The New World. New York: Walker, 2007.
***Locker, Thomas. Water Dance. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997.
!! MacLachlan, Patricia and Emily. Painting the Wind. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
Marsden, John. Prayer for the twenty-first century. New York: Star Bright, 1998.
McLerran, Alice. The Ghost Dance. New York: Clarion, 1995.
Milne, A. A. The Pooh Story Book. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1965.
Morrison, Toni with Slade Morrison. The Big Box. New York: Hyperion, 1999.
***Myers, Walter Dean. Patrol: An American Soldier In Vietnam. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
Myers, Walter Dean. Jazz. New York: Holiday House, 2006.
Rigamonti, Justin. The Pigs Went Marching Out! Kansas City, MO: Landmark, 1998.
Rockwell, Anne. Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth.
New York: Knopf, 2000.
Ryan, Pam Munoz. Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride. New York: Scholastic, 1997.
Sagan, Carl. Cosmos. New York: Random House, 1980.
!! Siebert, Diane. Heartland. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1989.
Smith, Charles. Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson. New York: Roaring Brook, 2110.
Smith, Linda. Mrs. Biddlebox. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
Seuss, Dr. and Prelutski, Jack. Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! New York: Random
House, 1998.
!! Viorst, Judith. If I Were in Charge of the World; and Other Worries. New York:
Aladdin,1981.
Viorst, Judith. My Mama Says there Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures,
Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things. New York: Aladdin, 1973.
Wallace, Karen. Think of an Eel. Cambridge, MA.: Candlewick, 1993.
Winter, Jonah. Dizzy. New York: Scholastic, 2006
Winter, Jonah. Roberto Clemente, Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates. New York:
Atheneum, 2005.
***The World of Dick and Jane and Friends. New York: Penguin, 2004.
CONVENTIONS
***Anderson, Laurie Halse. Independent Dames. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008.
Anderson, M.T. Strange Mr. Satie. New York: Viking, 2003.
Brimner, Larry Dane. We Are One. Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek, 2007.
Bunting, Eve. Your Move. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1998.
Cleary, Brian. Words Are Categories series. Minneapolis: Lerner, 2001-2003
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Donohue, Moira Rose. Alfie the Apostrophe. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whtiman, 2006.
Fleming, Maria and others. Grammar Tales series. New York: Scholastic, 2004.
Geary, Rick. The Lindbergh Child. New York: Comicslit, 2008.
Heller, Ruth. World of Language series. New York: Putnam & Grosset Group,
1998-2000.
Hubbard, Crystal. Game Set Match Champion Arthur Ashe. New York: Lee & Low, 2010.
Kimmelman, Leslie. Mind Your Manners, Alice Roosevelt! Atlanta: Peachtree, 2009.
Laden, Nina. The Night I Followed The Dog. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1994.
Maizels, Jennie and Petty, Kate. The Amazing Pop-Up Grammar Book. New York:
Dutton, 1996.
Markel, Michelle. Dreamer From The Village. New York: Holt, 2004.
Marshall, Janet. look once look twice. New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1995.
McCully, Emily Arnold. Manjiro. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2008.
!! Pulver, Robin. Punctuation Takes a Vacation. New York: Holiday House, 2003.
***Rappaport, Doreen. John’s Secret Dream. New York: Hyperion, 2004.
Rappaport, Doreen. The School Is Not White! New York: Hyperion, 2005.
***Raschka, Chris. Yo! Yes? New York: Orchard, 1998.
!! Ryan, Pam Munoz. When Marian Sang. New York: Schoastic, 2002
Schaefer, Lola M. What’s Up, What’s Down? New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
Shange, Ntozake. Float Like A Butterfly. New York: Hyperion, 2002.
Smith, Charles. Diamond Life. New York: Orchard, 2004.
Taveres, Matt. Henry Aaron’s Dream. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2010.
Thomson, Sarah. What Lincoln Said. New York: Collins, 2009.
***Truss, Lynne. Eats, Shoots & Leaves. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2006.
Turner, Priscilla. The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants. New York: Farrar,
Straus and Giroux, 1999.
Wild, Margaret. Woolvs In The Sitee. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills, 2006.
Wood, Audrey. Alphabet Rescue. New York: Blue Sky, 2006.
Six Trait Professional Resources
Books
!! Anderson, Jeff. Mechanically Inclined. Portland, ME: Stenhouse, 2005.
!! Angellino, Janet. A Fresh Approach to Teaching Punctuation. New York: Scholastic, 2002.
Bernabei, Gretchen. Reviving The Essay. Shoreham, VT: Discover Writing, 2005
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Calkins, Lucy. The Art of Teaching Writing, new edition. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1994.
Calkins, Lucy. Units of Study for Teaching Writing. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2006.
Culham, Ruth. Using Picture Books to Teach Writing With the Traits. New York: Scholastic, 2004.
Fletcher, Ralph and Joann Purtalupi. Craft Lessons: Teaching Writing K-8.
New York: Stenhouse, 1998.
Frank, Marjorie. If You’re Trying to Teach Kids How to Write...you've gotta have this book!
Nashville: Incentive, 1995.
!! Graves, Donald. A Fresh Look at Writing. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 1994.
Harvey, Stephanie. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8. York, Maine:
Stenhouse, 1998.
Lane, Barry. Revisers Toolbox. Shoreham, VT: Discover Writing, 1999.
Lane, Barry. Wacky We-Search Reports. Shoreham, VT: Discover Writing, 2003.
Lane, Barry. Why We Must Run With Scissors. Shoreham, VT: Discover Writing, 2001.
Lunsford, Susan. Literature Based Mini Lessons to Teach Writing. New York: Scholastic, 1998.
Spandel, Vicki. Books, Lessons, Ideas for Teaching the Six Traits: Writing in the Elementary and
Middle Grades. Wilmington, MA: Great Source, 2001.
!! Spandel, Vicki. Creating Writers. New York: Pearson, 2013.
Spandel, Vicki. Creating Young Writers. New York: Pearson, 2011..
Weaver, Constance. Lessons to Share: On Teaching Grammar in Context. Portsmouth: Boynton/Cook,
1998.
Six Trait Web Sites
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/daleyl/6_Traits1.ppt
!! http://educationnorthwest.org/resources/topic/
http://www.discover-writing.com/archive-index.html
!! http://sixtraitgurus.wordpress.com/
http://teachers.net/mentors/6traits/
http://thetraits.org/lessonplans.php
!! http://writingfix.com/
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