Clever Beatrice

A rollicking tale featuring a strong female lead (who happens to be a child), Clever Beatrice by Margaret Willey and Heather Solomon is a tall tale from the Upper Peninsula. Beatrice is a no-nonsense character who hopes to best a giant in feats of strength. Her mission? She needs gold to help her mom buy food. This book can be used to teach the organization of sequencing. Parents and teachers can use this book to ask students, "What happened next?" for a recall exercise.