Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the books themselves -- How to use Five in a Row -- Jane Claire's tips for those beginning Five in a Row -- The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack -- Lentil by Robert McCloskey -- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans -- A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno -- The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills -- Who Owns the Sun? by Stacy Chbosky -- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton -- The Glorious Flight by Alice and Martin Provensen -- How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman -- Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say -- Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin -- Another Celebrated Dancing Bear by Gladys Scheffrin-Falk -- Papa Piccolo by Carol Talley -- Very Last First Time by Jan Andrews -- The Clown of God by Tomie dePaola -- Storm in the Night by Mary Stolz -- Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton -- Night of the Moonjellies by Mark Shasha -- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost (Susan Jeffers' illustrations) -- Review week -- Story disks -- Blank discs (reproducible) -- Sample lesson planning sheet -- Blank lesson planning sheet -- Choices a write can make -- Choices an artist can make -- Literary glossary -- Finding the books -- Integrating additional curricula with Five in a row -- Parts of a flag.