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Reader Workshop Book Title +The Very Quiet Cricket Author +Eric Carle Illustrator Eric Carle Publisher +Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers / Philomet Books Name and Year of Award + Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, 2003   http://www.eric-carle.com/books +http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1783/Carle-Eric-1929 +http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/eric-carle-author-study        This is the story of a little cricket who is growing and learning to know his environment. The big cricket, a locust, a praying mantis, a worm, a spittlebug, a cicada, a bumblebee, a dragonfly, the mosquitoes, and a luna moth greet him with their own unique sounds and movements.  The little cricket is curious to resound their greetings and tries to rub his wings together, but no sound comes out.  Finally one day he is not a little cricket anymore.  He is a big cricket who is able to make the chirping sound by rubbing his wings ...

Reader Workshop +The Rainbow Fish +Der Regenbogenfisch Author +Marcus Pfister First published in Switzerland Translated by +J. Alison James +North-South Books Inc., New York + ABBY Winner 1995 American Booksellers Book of the Year Christopher Award Winner 1993        This story is about a very beautiful fish who wants all the fish in the sea to like him for his shining silver scales.  The wise octopus advices him to share his glistening scales with the other fish. He decides to do so, much against his desire and wishes.  When he gives away his silver scales, he is filled with a deep sense of belonging and warmth among his friends.