Jan+Brett+Author+Study

=Jan Brett Author Study=

===Students at Alliance Charter Elementary school in grades 1, 2, and 3 have been doing an author study about Jan Brett. We've learned many interesting things about this author including her fascination with hedgehogs.===

===Most of our students knew very little about this cute creature, even though one of our teachers even has one as a classroom pet! For instance, many students thought hedgehogs were related to porcupines, and were quite surprised to find out they are more closely related to moles!===

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===While reading Jan Brett's book __Armadillo Rodeo__, students learned that she always does a lot of research for her stories. Students in grades 1 and 2 researched information about hedgehogs to share with Jan Brett. Their informational book is below.===

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===Grade three students took inspiration from learning that Brett researched for __Armadillo Rodeo__ by reading __T is for Texas__. Our students created their own W is for Wisconsin book on the off-chance that Jan Brett will write a story set in Wisconsin some day!===

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