KEC Oakleigh Read of the Week

Clever Beatrice: an Upper Penninsula Conte
We learned today that conte is french for folktale and that this book is a great conte.  It's a tall tale that comes from the French-Canadian lumberjacks in the UP - hence, the conte.  The students here really enjoyed reading it today.  In part, because it takes place in Michigan, but also because Beatrice is so clever she outwits a giant into thinking she is stronger than he is. This is a fun book and I highly recommend it as a story for 1st - 3rd graders.
~Diane