Are You My Mother?: An Instructional Guide for Literature will add rigor to students' explorations of complex literature and further familiarize young readers with this well-known story of a baby bird's search for his mother. Engaging cross-curricular activities will encourage early learners to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more.

Jodene Lynn Smith, M.A., has been in education for over 20 years. She received her Bachelor's degree, teaching credential, and Master's degree from California State University Long Beach. Jodene has worked closely with Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education for over 20 years and has worked extensively on over 100 titles as an author, editor, or project manager.