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“The Babies’ Blankets”
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
Ellen Robena Field
Abstract: A short story where Mother Nature writes a letter to Father Winter to send her a blanket (of snow) to protect the flowers from Jack Frost’s cold winds. Source: Ellen Robena Field, Buttercup Gold and Other Stories (bangor: C. H. Glass, 1894)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: American
Genre: Fiction, FantasyReading Level: 4.2 Language: English File Name: 0506 Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.1.2: The student uses the reading process effectively.LA.D.1.2: The student understands the nature of language.
LA.E.1.2: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms.
Theme: Nature, WinterReading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read) Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:04:11 Word count: 536 Use PDF for printing
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