{"id":408,"date":"2026-05-29T19:35:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/?page_id=408"},"modified":"2026-06-05T20:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:55:53","slug":"teachers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/index.php\/teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFOR TEACHERS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Into Your Classroom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA curriculum-connected children’s book for grades K-5\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Why Teachers Love This Book<\/h3>

Standards-aligned, discussion-rich, and beautifully illustrated in watercolor\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Vocabulary Rich<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u2714 Ready-Made Classroom Connections<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u2022<\/span> Bark rubbings and leaf prints
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Reading and Writing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuild literacy skills through creative exercises connected to the story.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u2022<\/span> Community helpers
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents sketch and describe one tree near their home or school \u00e2\u20acTM just like Hickory observes Hidden Oak Valley.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInvite Franco Tompeterini for a live author visit \u00e2\u20ac\" available in-person in Rogers, AR or via video call nationwide.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCreative report formats: diorama of Hidden Valley, tree field guide, or a \"character friendship map\" of the story.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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