La Veta Schools - Six Traits of Writing Resources

Misunderstanding his wife's instructions, an old man sets out for a party with a door on his back.

Tells how a seven-year-old boy and his sisters started a wreath-making business which, over the course of six years, grew to include other businesses, marketing, wholesaling, and investing, and netted more than $16,000.

Tells the true story of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania in 1940 who risked the safety of his own family members and put his job on the line by issuing visas to as many as 10,000 Jews who were facing death at the hands of the Nazis.

Poetry, written by a girl with learning disabilities, reflects her feelings and experiences.

Although unaware that a fox is after her as she takes a walk around the farmyard, Rosie the hen still manages to lead him into one accident after another.

Sarah May needs a new dress. It must be made out of serviceable cloth in a practical color that won't show dirt. Her mother chooses dark blue, despite Sarah May's request for red. One day Sarah May gets caught in a rain storm while running an errand, with surprising results.

While chasing Jackrabbit, Coyote and Badger come upon a cave filled with wondrous drawings.

Poems about the experiences and feelings of young athletes involved in various sports.

A young boy plants the seeds in a large circle. He waters them and waits patiently until they grow taller than himself, with huge nodding blossoms that form a perfect "sunflower house." He and two friends play in the "house" all summer, even sleeping in it one night, until the leaves turn brown and the stems fall down.