3 Books and Lessons to Teach Theme

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Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa is an incredible true story about a woman living in Kenya who realized she needed to save her land when thousands of trees were cut down with no new ones planted.

Stick and Stone is a cute book about friendship that has many idioms and themes.  It's also a great book to teach inferring.

That Book Woman is a wonderful story based on real events.  It's about a boy who lives way up in the mountains with his family.  No one is nearby, including schools.  A woman rides on a horse to bring the family new books every two weeks, and from her long journeys, the boy discovers joy in reading.

For 20 different comprehension questions in 3 formats based on theme that you can use with any text, click on the image below.