Fur and Feathers

Written by Janet Halfmann · Illustrated by Laurie Allen Klein

Sophia must craft perfect coats for her animal friends after a storm leaves them bare.

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32 pages· 726 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud

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Sophia's dream turns into a challenge when a storm strips her animal friends of their coverings. Her clothes don't suit them, so she decides to sew custom coats. As animals like Polar Bear and Porcupine line up with unique requests, Sophia must find creative solutions. Can she meet their needs and restore their happiness? This imaginative tale explores animal coverings and classification, sparking curiosity and critical thinking in young readers.

From the publisher

When Sophia dreams that howling winds whisk the fur and feathers right off her animal friends, she shares some of her clothes with them. But her clothing doesn’t work well for the animals. Seeing their disappointment, she offers to sew each one the “right” coat. Animals line up to explain what they need and why. Polar Bear needs white fur to stay warm and hide in the snow. Fish needs scales, but with slime. Snake needs scales too, but dry ones. And how will Sophia make a prickly coat for Porcupine? The award-winning team of Halfmann and Klein (Little Skink’s Tail) reunite to bring animal coverings (and classification) to life in an imaginative way. This fictional story includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 57-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Fur and Feathers is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.

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