In class, we are reading the book Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. This is a classic in children’s literature and a story about a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. It’s good to read a book that’s a bit above the class’s present reading level because it models fluency and introduces them to new vocabulary. Even though the book was first published on October 15, 1952, which is 70 years ago, the students are enjoying the story.