The Stories Julian Tells is a beginning chapter book full of magic, mischief, and little brothers. It is a great story about growing up, and learning from your mistakes. Engage students with lessons on Storyboard That!
The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron Vocabulary
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REQUEST
Requested: 1 Dozen Catalog Cats, all varieties
QUIVER
FASTEN
(N.) the act of asking politely or formally for something "You don't order them, you request them." "I can write up a request," I said."
(V.) tremble or shake with a slight, rapid motion "And then sometimes you feel all the little hairs on your backbone quiver- that's when you know a catalog cat is laughing at you and telling you that you are wasting your time."
(V.) to close or join securely "Each time we tie one piece of rag on the tail, we fasten a wish in the knot."