Why on earth would an emperor walk down the street in his underpants? Get the naked truth from the man himself in this perfectly tailored twist on a classic fairy tale.

The troll SAID he wanted to gobble up the billy goats, but what's the real story behind the bridge-dweller's roaring and stomping? Readers find out when they sit down one-on-one with him and get a subtle, curriculum-supporting lesson on point of view.

Why on earth would an emperor walk down the street in his underpants? This first-person narrative provides readers with the answer -- directly from the emperor himself -- while subtly teaching about point of view and supporting curriculum standards.

How DOES a penniless fisherman make his wife's dreams come true? Magic? Crooked deals? Go sleuthing with the wife in this classic fairy tale with a fun, fishy twist.

Why on earth would an emperor walk down the street in his underpants? This first-person narrative provides readers with the answer — directly from the emperor himself — while subtly teaching about point of view.

Make the most of small group time—in-person or online To help students progress as readers, they need personal attention from a teacher and a connection with their peers. Small groups offer both! When you work with just a few kids at a time—whether face-to-face or in a virtual setting, you provide a safe, trusting environment that encourages them to challenge themselves. In this timely handbook, author and reading expert Debbie Diller provides concrete guidance for tailoring the small-group experience to literacy instruction. You’ll learn how to assess student skills and needs, how to flexibly organize groups, and how to differentiate instruction to give every reader a pathway to success. Features include: Strategies and tools grouped by developmental reading stages At-a-glance charts for assessing current skill level and identifying next instructional steps Downloadable printables for planning and instructional use Easy adaptations for use in online learning Reflection prompts and guiding questions Whatever your instructional setting, you and your students need the relationships that are best forged in small groups. With this book, you’ll build those relationships and help young readers achieve success.

Avalon has returned to Mortlock to find her home destroyed, and her family missing. They have been taken by The Realm for harboring an illegal human, Avalon's sister. Desperate to find her family, Avalon travels across the country to the Headquarters of the Realm, with Healer Jack Greenwood, and animal companion Hawthorne. Their friendship is tested when Jack is reunited with his estranged father, and falls under a mysterious beauty's spell. Will Jack abandon Avalon during her quest? And is Hawthorne really one-of-a-kind?

Life at Robby Hummer's house is wild, fun, and a big mess since his twin brother and sister were born. At school, he'd rather read quietly than play games at recess of watch a filmstrip. But his teacher thinks he reads too much and sends him to Mrs. Van Gent, the schol counselor. Sheesh! Since when is liking books a problem? Meanwhile, some kids at school think it's weired that Robby's father stays home to take care of the twins while his mother works. Robby worries that, if his family is not like everybody else's, the authorities could take him away from them. When he learns that Mrs. Van Gent is coming to dinner, he knows she plans to spy. He's got to turn the Hummers into a normal family-now!