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Houghton Mifflin Books: Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg Unit PlanHoughton Mifflin Books: Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg Unit Plan
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Pre-K - 1st
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1110L
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Houghton Mifflin Books: Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg

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This comprehensive teacher's guide for the book "Zathura" by Chris Van Allsburg provides us with an opportunity to examine how writers blend scientific information with a fictional story.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

books, children's literature, illustrations, literacy, plot, reading comprehension, writing strategies, written communication

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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Common Core

RL.3.9 RI.K.5

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