oAuthor: Munsch, Robert

oIllustrator: Martchenko, Michael

oPublication date: March 2003

oGenre/ Text Type: Picture Book

oInterest level: K-3 Grade

oText Level: Lexile 330

oTeaching Lesson: Physical disabilities do not limit the abilities of an individual.

oBrief teaser: Lauretta is tired of being slow in her old wheelchair. When it’s time for Lauretta to replace her old wheelchair, she wants to go fast. Turmoil ensues when Lauretta tries out the new 92-speed, black, silver, and red, dirt-bike wheelchair.

oFocus concept/ strategy: Ask the students to discover the ways Lauretta gets around in the book. Have them draw each device and write at least three things about how it helps Lauretta walk.

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