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Ice Is...Whee!

Author: Carol Greene

Title: Ice is…Whee!

Illustrator: Paul Sharp

Publisher: Scholastic Library Publishing

Year: 1983

Format: Paperback

Genre: Easy-to-Read

Reading Level: Emergent

Interest-Level: Elementary

Topics: Ice

Summary: Ice is cold, slippery, pretty and a lot of fun for children. Kids will love being able to read and understand this book and will probably want to run out and play on the ice afterwards! There is a full list of words used in the back of the book.

Extension Activities:

-After reading the book, have the students make a list of the words they do not know and words they do know from the book. After, have each student read off a word they do not know and discuss what the word means as a class.

-Ask students what their favorite thing about ice is or what they dislike about ice.