An Email to the Public Library
To: librarian@example.org From: classroom3b@example.org Date: October 14 Subject: Third Grade Visit Questions from Room 3B
Dear Mrs. Jenkins,
My name is Maya Rivera, and I am a student in Room 3B at Maple Elementary School. Our teacher, Mr. Chen, asked me to write to you because our class chose me as our student helper this week. We are planning a walking field trip to the downtown public library next Thursday morning, and we are very excited about our visit.
Our class is currently working on an animal research project about desert habitats. Each student picked one animal, like a roadrunner, desert tortoise, or coyote. We need to find non-fiction books that have real photographs, maps, and facts about what our animals eat and how they stay cool.
Before we walk over next week, our class thought of three important questions for you:
- Where can we find books about desert animals? At our school library, animal books are arranged by topic numbers. Could you show us where the children's non-fiction section is located in your building?
- field trip:
- A visit made by students to a place outside the classroom to learn.
- habitats:
- The natural places or environments where plants and animals live.
- non-fiction:
- Writing or books based on real facts, real events, and real people.
- permission slips:
- Signed forms from parents giving approval for a child to join an activity.
- library cards:
- Special cards that give cardholders permission to borrow books and materials.
- sketch:
- To make a quick, simple drawing of something.
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About this letter / email passage for 3rd Grade
“An Email to the Public Library” is a letter / email reading passage about Planning a Library Visit, written for 3rd Grade. It takes about 2 minutes to read (347 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.