The Boy Who Cried Wolf

This old fable introduces students to a young child who learns the importance of telling the truth. When the boy's tricks backfire, he realizes that lying will keep people from believing him when he needs it most.

Fables & the Real World is an intriguing series of 20 fables, paired with 60 informational texts. Each unique, beautifully illustrated fable is paired with three related, corresponding informational texts, which connect to the real-life elements of the fable. Fables in this series expose students to a fictional text type, in which vibrant artwork on every page helps teachers educate students on important lessons and morals. Informational texts in this series are great tools to enrich content area curriculum, and nonfiction text features are great ways to help students access tables of contents, glossaries, and indexes. The series includes 80 leveled readers in total, 30 of which are available as big books.