TITLE: Titus’s Troublesome Tooth
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Linda Jennings and Gwyneth Williamson
PUBLISHER: Little Tiger Press PUBLICATION
DATE: 2000
GENRE: Fiction Picture Book READING
LEVEL: First Grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: All of the farm animals try to help Titus the
goat pull his bad tooth. Titus has a
scare when he learns the vet may pull his tooth.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Discuss dental hygeine with students. Experiment using eggs, water, milk, cola, and
grape juice. Soak an egg in each of these
liquids for a few hours. Students will
brush the eggs with toothpaste and a toothebrush . Students will journal their predictions, the
outcomes, and their conclusions.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Kimberly
Hansen, Valdosta State University ECSE)
LABELS: ( picture book, teeth, science activity, experiments )
