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Paru Has a Bath
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478120509
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
J
Strategy/Skill:
Asking questions, Comprehension strategies, Making predictions, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Family, Humor, Pets
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Early-Fluent
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Book Summary
A recalcitrant pup manages to elude the children who have been asked to bathe him.
Features of the Book
- The names – “Hana,” “Pita,” “Mina,” and “Paru.”
- The pronunciation guide.
- The frequent use of prepositions – “over,” “under,” “around,” and “through.”
- The use of onomatopoeia – “Splash,” “Splosh,” and “Crash.”
- The contractive apostrophes – “we’ve” and “that’s.”
- The letter clusters – “thr,” “spl,” and “est.”
- The use of double vowels – “woof,” “shook,” “good,” “tree,” and “creek.”
Purpose
Paru Has a Bath can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
- developing effective strategies for reading unknown words within a story
- encouraging prediction and developing questioning skills
- recognizing and reading one- and two-syllable words
- using exclamation points for emphasis
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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