The Lumberjack and the Axe Big Book

When a lumberjack receives a special axe, which promises to help him cut down many trees, he learns that caring for the axe is also critical. The lumberjack's new axe works beautifully at first, but he ignores his responsibility to maintain it and soon understands his mistake. He learns an important lesson about taking care of the little things.

About This Series:

Fables & the Real World is a unique series that pairs each of thirty fables with three nonfiction books for a total of 120 titles (30 fiction and 90 nonfiction). This series is an easy and engaging way for emergent readers to begin comparing and contrasting fiction and nonfiction texts.

Fable titles feature classic stories from different cultures and backgrounds. Retold for K–2 classrooms and using beautiful artwork, these fiction stories introduce SEL themes to young learners.

Nonfiction titles offer a range of unique topics packed with real-world knowledge. These informational texts help young learners to develop their analytical skills and include key nonfiction text features (TOC, glossary, index, etc.).

This series is also available in Spanish. Click here to view the Spanish version of this series.

Product Highlights:

- Genre: Fiction
- Grade Levels: Pre–K–1
- Level: E
- Intervention Level: 8
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