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Picture Book Month Day #27: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts featuring GHOST IN THE HOUSE

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GHOST IN THE HOUSE

by Ammi-Joan Paquette

Illustrated by Adam Record

Candlewick, 2013

Summary:

When a ghost, a mummy, a skeleton, and a witch all go sneaking through the house, they are most startled by a little human boy.

Mentor Text Writing Skills:

* Adjectives

* Onomatopoeia

* Vivid Verbs

* Alliteration

 


 

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