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PreS-Gr 4—Whether it's third grade dodgeball teams or lining up to organize classroom celebrations or even just dance class, no one wants to be picked last. Readers will universally identify with the double-wide green apple who narrates: "I am an apple./ Today is the start of the season./ When every apple's life finds a reason./ It's the day when apples get picked from their tree …/ … everyone EXCEPT ME." This is painful enough, but the narrator spells out the grief in bold letters: "Why did they not pick me?" Children will be hooke...Log In or Sign Up to Read More