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NOV/DEC 2022 RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 3-6

‘Tis the season of celebration and thanks! In this issue, we’re Prince William SPCA is celebrating
exploring a vibrant Mexican holiday and the prized dog who leads 14 years of sponsoring Kind News for
the way — the xolo made famous by the movie Coco. We’ll learn classrooms in Prince William County,
how two girls helped an abandoned rabbit, the differences between Manassas Park, and Manassas, Virginia.
wild and domestic animals, and ways to show gratitude for the
people caring for homeless pets in our communities.

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RedRover.org/books. PAWS Humane Society has sponsored
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classrooms for more than 10 years becuse
Charlotte’s Web they believe Kind News helps students
understand why treating animals — and
Written by E.B. White | Illustrated by Garth Williams people — with kindness matters.
Recommended for age 8 and up

This is a timeless tale of a pig named Wilbur who learns about
life from his barnyard friends, especially a beautiful black
spider named Charlotte. A special friendship between Charlotte
and Wilbur develops, and every night Charlotte creates intricate spider
webs with words written in them to help save Wilbur from being killed and
eaten. The reader learns about friendship and compassion in this remark- Citizens for Animal Protection has been
able story. Themes include friendship, kindness, and the cycle of life. serving pets and the people who love them
About the Author: E.B. White’s love for animals is evident in his in the Houston area since 1972. Learn more
classic books for children: Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, and Trumpet at cap4pets.org.
of the Swan. He raised and bonded with several pigs on his Maine
farm, including one who fell ill and died in 1947, moving him to write
the 1948 essay, “Death of a Pig.” White also had several Dachshunds and described To learn more about sponsoring
one named Fred making regular visits to the ill pig. In 1949, a spider spinning an egg classrooms with Kind News, email
sac in White’s barn and her offspring hatched in his New York apartment inspired KindNews@RedRover.org.
him to write Charlotte’s Web, first released three years later.
CHARLOTTE’S WEB © 2012 BY HARPERCOLLINS; AUTHOR PHOTO CREDIT DONALD E. JOHNSON
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