Literature Links: Mr. Wiggle Looks for Answers

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Mr. Wiggle Looks for Answers

Mr. Wiggle Looks for Answers written by Carol L. Thompson: Mr. Wiggle is an inchworm who teaches children lessons about the library and the use of books to find answers to questions. Mr. Wiggle journeys through the various library resources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and almanacs to help him gather the information he needs.

Activity Idea:
This is a good introduction to doing research with these tools.

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Select a primary literature link for grades K-2:

Primary literature link for grades K-2:

	100th Day Worries (Counting)
	Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books (Lincoln)
	Abe Lincoln Remembers (Lincoln)
	Abe Lincoln's Hat (Lincoln)
	Election Day (Election)
	Family Pictures / Cuadros de Familia (Family)
	Giraffes Can’t Dance (Dancing)
	Hurty Feelings (Feelings/Emotions)
	I Pledge Allegiance (Community)
	I.Q. Goes to the Library (Research)
	If I Were President (Elections)
	If You Give a Pig a Party
	In My Family/En mi Familia (Family)
	In the Blink of an Eye (Life Science)
	It is the Wind (Weather)
	Just Like Home/Como En Mi Tierra (Homes/Community)
	Marianthe’s Story (Art)
	Meet the Orchestra (Music)
	Mercy Watson to the Rescue
	Mr. Wiggle Looks for Answers (Research)
	The Carrot Seed (Plants)
	My Teacher for President (Election)
	The Mission of Addition (Addition)
	Pigs Will Be Pigs (Measurement & Money)
	Touch the Poem (Poetry)
	The Upside Down Boy / El Nino de Cabeza (Being Different)
	When Marion Copied (Research)
	Whoever You Are(Culture Diversity)

6+1 Traits® Writing Ideas

Project Based Learning: The Zoo
The following are possible ideas or activities to use:

	If I Ran the Zoo
	Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True!
	Zoo

Other grade levels:

Visit other literature links writing resources:

	for the intermediate grades (3-5)
	for the secondary grades (6-12)