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Manushkin, Fran

What Happens Next, Katie?: Writing a Narrative with Katie Woo

(4) K-3 Katie Woo: Star Writer series. Illustrated by Tammie Lyon. Katie and friends learn to write poetry, reports, and narratives in this brightly illustrated spinoff of a chapter book series. The thin plots, in which Katie struggles and then succeeds at each kind of writing, serve as vehicles for "Katie's Star Tips" and suggested activities. The installments aren't standalone reading, but the series is an appealing approach for the writing curriculum. Reading list, websites. Glos. Review covers these Katie Woo: Star Writer titles: It Doesn't Need to Rhyme, Katie, Stick to the Facts, Katie, and What Happens Next, Katie?.

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