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Picture Book: Why Otters Dont Wear Socks Author: Roger

Stevens

Summary: This is a collection of the best poetry from Roger

Stevens. It promises laughs, sad moments, rhymes, haikus, rude
words, assorted adjectives, made-up words, nonsense and a fat
penguin!

ELA Common Core State Standard: RL3.5 Refer to parts of

stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a
text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe
how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

Instructional Use: I will teach the students how to write haikus. I

will read examples from Why Otters Dont Wear Socks and a few
other books. Then each child will write their own haiku.