More Books From Cover to Cover
| Series
Information |
Curricular
Areas:
Language Arts, Literature, and Art |
| Length:
16/15-Minute Programs |
| Grade
Levels: 4-6 |
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Teacher's
Guide |
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The
series host, John Robbins, entices students to read by introducing
a book and presenting a dramatic reading of a portion of the story,
accompanied by music, sound effects, and on-camera illustrations.
The reading stops at a crucial point in the story. The only way
students get to know how the story ends is to read the book.
Episode Descriptions
1
The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain — Thaddeus Blinn’s
sign at a church social reads, "I can give you whatever you
ask for only 50 cents." He warns his customers "for it
would be granted exactly as they asked for it."
2 The Summer Birds by Penelope Farmer — One summer
morning, Charlotte and Emma meet a strange boy on their way to school;
no one seems to notice him.
3 Won’t Know Till I Get There by Walter Dean Myers —
Fourteen-year-old Stephen Perry becomes upset when he learns
his parents are adopting a thirteen-year-old boy who has a record
including armed robbery.
4 The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor — While
packing her things for her family’s move to a new house, eleven-year-old
Alice McKinley thinks of all the embarrassing incidents in her past.
5 Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner — Little Willy
hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse
from a dog sled race he enters.
6 Mama’s Going to Buy You a Mockingbird by Jean Little
— Jeremy Talbot and his younger sister, Sarah, begin their
summer vacation in the care of their Aunt Margery while their father
battles cancer.
7 The Ghost Squad Breaks Through by E. W. Hildick and Who
Kidnapped The Sheriff? by Larry Callen — When one member
of the Ghost Squad finds a successful way to communicate with a
live person, four young ghosts band together to help solve and prevent
crimes.
8 The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop — A
gift of a toy castle introduces William to an adventure involving
magic and a personal quest.
9 Baby-Sitting is a Dangerous Job by Willo Davis Roberts
— A baby-sitter and her three willful charges make a formidable
team to outwit their surprised kidnappers.
10 Come Sing, Jimmy Jo by Katherine Paterson — When
his family becomes a successful country music group and makes him
a featured singer, James has to deal with changes in his life —
even his name.
11 The Not-Just-Anybody Family by Betsy Byars — With
a young brother in the hospital, a grandfather in jail, and their
mother traveling with a rodeo, Maggie and Vern try to settle family
problems.
12 Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce — Tom
hears the old grandfather clock strike thirteen. When he goes down
to investigate, instead of the small paved yard, Tom finds a large,
beautiful garden.
13 Midnight is a Place by Joan Aiken — Lucus Bell
lives in an old mansion owned by his guardian. Lucus is sent to
the Mill to learn the business in order to take his late father’s
place as Sir Randolph’s partner.
14 The Root Cellar by Janet Lunn — After her grandmother’s
death, Rose Larkin is sent to live in Canada. Rose is miserable
until she stumbles on the doors of a root cellar in the back yard
and travels back in time.
15 The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman —A royal mischief-maker
refuses to learn to read and write. He is punished via his whipping
boy, and one night commands the whipping boy to run away with him.
16 The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper — Farmer Dawson
gives Will a birthday present: a black metal circle quartered by
two crossed lines. The next morning, Will enters a strange world
in a different time.
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