Interesting findings came out today from Frontiers in Psychology. Apparently "anthropomorphized animals in books may not only lead to less learning but also influence children's conceptual knowledge of animals." So, students potentially learn less and form fewer connections when animals are anthropomorphized. 
Marking books is a great tool to aid comprehension and vocabulary development. Today's freebie from Bridget will help develop these skills. 
A
List of Character Traits has been downloaded over 90,000 times
already! That should tell you how useful
it is. Plus, character description and
analysis is a skill that students work on throughout school, from the young
primary grades all the way through their senior year (and into college in
literature courses too). 
If you teach late elementary or middle grades, I suggest you check it
out!
