Iowa Public Television

D.W. Gets Her Library Card

by Marc Brown

When D.W. gets her first library card, she is so afraid of damaging the book she checks out and having her borrowing privileges taken away that instead of reading it, she puts it in a safe place until it is due.

Arthur Writes A Story

by Marc Brown

When his teacher asks the students to write a story about something that is important to them, Arthur cheerfully writes about how he got his dog. But when his sister comments that the story is dull, he changes it.

Choose a student for each character and produce a live performance of "D.W. Gets Her Library Card"
http://www-tc.pbskids.org/arthur/parentsteachers/resources/library_guide/art_lib_dw_card_script.pdf

You can read along with the Between the Lions gang while a video shows the pictures and words from stories of all kinds!
http://pbskids.org/lions/stories/

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