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Picture Book, Freeda the Frog series book 1, fairytale style, Mom's Choice Award, SEL-Social Emotional Learning; Divorce, Story Elements: setting: Frogalot, plot and character development, problem and solution, illustrations enhance meaning and tone, Comprehension strategies: identify changes from beginning to end of the story, cause and effect relationships, sequence of events and author's purpose. Themes: family, dealing with divorce. Back Matter: About the Author, Nadine Haruni

Pre-K-3

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Picture book, Freeda the Frog Series Book 2, Gold Mom's Choice Award winner, SEL-Social Emotional Learning; Life after divorce, diverse cultures, tolerance, coping strategies, figurative language: idiom, Story elements: setting, plot and character development, problem and solution, illustrations enhance meaning and tone, Comprehension strategies: identify sequence of events, cause and effect relationships, author's purpose and changes from beginning to end of the story, compare and contrast books in a series, make text to self, text to world, and text to text connections Theme: step families, re-marriage, racial tolerance. Back Matter: About the Author, Discussion Questions, activity, book mark.

Pre-K-3

2

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Picture book, Freed the Frog series book 3, Mom's Choice Award winner,SEL-Social Emotional Learning: Coping with divorce, step families, moving to new home/school, Story elements: setting; lily pad, plot and character development, problem and solution, illustrations enhance meaning and tone, Comprehension strategies: identify different points of view, changes from beginning to end of the story, Author's purpose, and cause and effect relationships. Themes: divorce, moving, change, family. Back Matter: About the Author, Discussion Questions, activity; cut out book mark, reproducible coloring pages.

Pre-K-3

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Picture book, Freeda the Frog series book 4, Mom's Choice Award, SEL; Social Emotional Learning content: dealing with emotions related to loss/death, Story Elements: setting, plot and character development, detailed illustrations enhance meaning and tone; signs, environmental print, Comprehension strategies: identify cause and effect relationships, sequence of events and changes from beginning to end of the story. Themes: coping with loss, saying good bye, friendship and family support. Back matter: Discussion Questions; make text to self and text to world connections, art and coloring activities, book mark

Pre-K-3

2

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Picture book, Freeda the Frog series, narrative fiction, SEL-Social Emotional Learning; Acceptance and awareness of different families in the LGBTQ community, Story elements: setting: lily pond, plot and character development, illustrations enhance meaning and tone, Figurative language: play on words; "frogtastic", metaphor and idiom, Comprehension strategies: identify author's purpose, cause and effect relationships, central message of the story, & changes from beginning to end of the story, compare and contrast differnet kinds of families, and make text to self and text to world connections. Themes: family, love, acceptance of people who are different.

Pre-K-3

2

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