Meet the Author ~ Byrd Baylor
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Summary From the highly acclaimed team of Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall comes the story of a girl who shares her love for desert life as she tells of treasured experiences like dancing in the wind on Dust Devil Day or sleeping outside on a hot summer night during The Time of the Falling Stars. Baylor's radiant prose-poem and Parnall's exquisite illustrations combine to create a joyous celebration of the human spirit.
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Focus Skill ~ Summarize
Grade 3, Theme 3
I'm in Charge of
Celebrations
Vocabulary Words
| admiring looking at with wonder or respect |
| choosy picky, hard to please |
| average ordinary, not special |
| signal to make known, to announce |
| tracks prints left in the ground by an animal or person |
| celebrations joyous events that honor holidays, achievements, or happy occasions |
| Test Tutor ~ Summarize |
| Reading Skills Rocket ~ Summarize |
| Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle |
| Go for Grammar Gold-Irregular Verbs |
| Action Verbs and the Verb Be |
| Main Verbs and Helping Verbs, |
| Grammar Practice Park-Covered Wagon Ride |
| Fantastic Flights |
| Matching, Concentration, and Word Search |
| Homographs |
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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - I'm In Charge of Celebrations You must read the story before you can play this game. |
| Spelling Words |
| Desert Life |
| Desert Biome |
| American Deserts |
| Animals of the Mojave Desert ~ WebQuest |
| Saguaro Cactus |
| Life Cycle of the Saguaro Cactus |
