Read and Understand Tall Tales, Grades 3-4

The mythology of the American frontier comes to life again in Read & Understand, Tall Tales, which is populated by bigger-than-life heroes whose incredible exploits hold a timeless appeal for young readers, making them ideal focal points for learning and discussion.

This volume features 22 two-to-three-page stories that vary in reading difficulty from beginning third through beginning fifth grade to meet a range of needs.

Practice activities for every story include: - a comprehension page - a vocabulary page - two pages for practice of skills such as: -character analysis -figures of speech-similes, idioms, alliteration -sequence of events -quotation marks -parts of speech These exercises challenge students to recall details, draw conclusions, make inferences, make comparisons, and consider word meanings. Each story is delightfully illustrated in a cheery, cartoon-like style children will warm to.

150 pages