Teaching Writing With Mentor Texts includes children's books I have used successfully in a variety of grade levels to teach writing. Includes a summary of the book, a link for a reading of the book, and suggestions of what writing lessons will work with the books.I taught K-8 pullout Gifted and Talented classes using these books. I also used them to teach high school students. The quality of writing produced varied widely depending on the grade level. The first graders had fun with first person