Bananas By Lauren Johnson

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Bananas by Lauren Johnson

Bananas, a children’s book targeted to ages 2-7, builds core knowledge, introduces key vocabulary, and uses complex sentence structures to teach all about how bananas are grown and delivered to markets. We keep the expectation bar high for all learners and tackle the Knowledge Gap problem head-on with these 5 goals:1. improve educational outcomes2. build content awareness3. support critical thinking4. increase complex vocabulary5. even the equity fieldThere is a need to ensure all kids can understand what they read, identify sentence structures, and make connections to the world. Here are the benefits of the book:* Jump start academic success: By presenting core content in this book, we give kids a head start on everyday curriculum topics by using bananas and transportation as the focus.* Expose readers to sentence structures and vocabulary. Using sentence structures and vocabulary specifically found in more advanced books increases reading comprehension and builds writing skills at an early age.* Level the equity field. Underserved children struggle the most, as well as accelerated students need opportunities to extend their learning. This book helps close the education gap and change lives.