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Books for Young Children: Chapter 4Due 5-9MotherGoosesLittleTreasures2007

Iona Opie 22 obscurenurseryrhymes withillustrations.

55 Developing MotherGoose

Did not get asense of youthfrom this book.Not only werethe charactersof the rhymesobscure, butthe overallpattern of thebook seemedvery out ofplace.

Could beused forPre-K as aread to.

ABC1995

AnneGeddes

Centers thealphabetaroundpictures ofbabies and

youngchildren.

28 Developing Alphabet Highlights thebeauty ofchildren andreally depicts alot of emotionin thephotographs.

Teachstudents thealphabet.

1,2,3, GO!2000

Huy VounLee

A countingbook, up to10, thatincorporates Asianculture. Thebook showshow towrite andspeak 10differentwords inboth EnglishandMandarinChinese.

23 DevelopingMulticultural

Counting I like the artin this book. Itmatched thewell with theauthors intentand gave you alittle piece ofMandarinculture.

Teachstudents howto count toten.

Seasons Brian This book 23 Developing Concept The book Teach

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1980 Wildsmith

focused onthe conceptof seasonsand how iteffectsnature andwild animals.

Intermediate

started withSpring and Idont thinkthat was agood idea for

young children.I would havestarted witheither Winteror Summer soit would beeasier tocharacterizeeach seasonsconditions.Especially withregards to hotand cold.

studentsabout thefour seasons.

Look! Look!Look!1988

TanaHoban

Has severalpictureswhere all

you see ispat of thepicture until

you turn thepage thanshediscloseswhat thepicture is

and whatthe objectcould beused for.

38 Developing Wordless Very simpleand highlyidentifiablefor kids. Theobjects in thepicture are funand relate wellto younglearners.

Mostchildren cancreate awordlessbook. So itwould be agreatproject for

younglearners.Also hasprediction

benefits.

Opposites1982

SandraBoynton

Talks abouttall andshort, fastand slow,weak andstrong, andotherbeginning

conceptsfor younglearners.

14 Developing Predictable I like this bookbecause it hasgreatillustrationsand is writtenin a rhymingpattern. Thismakes the

book easier toread and alsoallows forcueing thechild to makepredictions.

Great forteachingaboutoppositesandpredicting anauthorsintent.

Picture Books: Chapter 5Due 5-19

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KnuffleBunny Too2007

MoWillems

A young girlnamedTrixiebelieves shehas a one ofa kind toybut goes toschool tolearn thatsomeoneelse has thesame exactstuffedanimal

40 Intermediate

Picture I like this bookbecause itdepicts drawncharactersagainst realblack andwhitebackgrounds.It gives asense of life tothecharacters.

Could beused toteachnothing hasto bepermanent,teachesaboutsharing andhowfriendshipcan developthroughstruggle.

Abuela1997

ArthurDorros

A young girlnamedAbuelaimagines

she can flyand beginsto have anadventurewith hergrandmother. They flyall over NewYork cityexaminingall aspectsof life.

36 IntermediateMulticultural

Picture This book isgreat becauseit blendsSpanish and

Englishlanguagetogether. Italso shows howfantasy doesnot meanescapism.Abuela goes tolook at alltypes of peoplein New York,from workers,

to vacationers,to peoplerelaxing at thepark. The bookhas excellentillustrationsand showspleasure canbe found ineveryday life.

Short storycreation. If

you wereable to fly

where would you go?What would

you want tosee their?

The Trek1985

AnnJonas

A storyabout a girl

who walksherself toschool andimaginesshe sees allsorts ofanimals onthe waytheir.

30 Lower Picture Theillustrations in

this bookreally highlightthe girlsimagination,blendinganimals intoeverydayobjects. Shealso did not

Could beused to form

a creativegame of,what do yousee? Andthen right itdown. Thantheinstructorcould put the

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give any of thecharacters inthe book aname,sometimes thismakes it easierto identifywith the story.

differentcategoriesof whatstudentsimagined onthe board tosee howmanystudentsthought ofanimals andhow manythought ofcars, orwhatever.This couldbuildorganization

al skills.TheTimekeeper1996

AnnaRiphahn

ATimekeepercomes to aland with notime andtries to helpthe townaddressconcerns.But he soonfinds out he

is going toneed a littlehelp fromMotherNature.

26 Middle Winner ofthe WrittenandIllustratedBy 1995

This book isamazingbecause it iswritten andillustrated by athirteen yearold girl. It iswritten inpoetry formand has greatcadence.

Furthermore,herperspective ofpeople is froma very moraltake and anexcellentcharacterforming book.

Could beused todevelop classproject orplay. Inwhich somestudentscould createbackdrops orart andothers could

write a storyor act outtheTimekeeper.

GreetingsFrom SandyBeach

1992

BobGraham

A familygoes onvacation to

the beach,only to bemet by abiker gangand a groupon afieldtrip.

29 Lower,Middle

Picture Wonderfulillustrationsand nice use of

narrativewriting. Theauthor and theillustratorwork welltogether andproduce a verystructured andfun book.

Would makean excellentresource to

teachsequencing.

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Traditional Literature: Chapter 6Due 5-19Gods andGoddessesin Greek

Mythology2001

MichelleM. Houle

Contains 9stories, aswell as a

chart of themajor godsandgoddesses,plus a mapof theGreece. Atthe end ofeach storythere is ashort Q andA.

128 Mythology GreekMythology

I have alwaysenjoyed GreekMythology and

this bookmakes it easyto explore itseducablestrengths. TheQ and A aftereach storygives thestudents achance to havemorepurposeful

reading as well.

You coulduse this bookto open

discussionabout anycurrent waysgods andgoddessesstill exist (superheoes).You couldalso begin ahistorylesson, alesson on the

Olympics, ora thematiclesson onGreece usingthis book.

Yeh-Shen1982

Ai-LingLouie

A retellingofCinderellaexceptwrittenfrom theperceptionof China

31 Fable Multicultural, ALANotableBook, ASchoolLibraryJournalBest Bookof the Year

Beautifullywritten withrich subtletiesof fantasy andlife. Forexample theshoe made nosound when ittouched thestone and sheused the fishto pray forfood just tosurvive.

Could beused as acompare andcontrastassignmentwith otherCinderellastories.Could also beused as athematicunit onmulticulturalwriting andthedifferentvalues andstyles foundin othernationalities.

Knock,Knock,Teremok!1994

KatyaArnold

A storywritten inprose abouta set ofanimals thatmove into anabandonhouse one

25 Folk Tales Multicultural

Very richillustrationsand easy toread. I think itwould make forexcellenttheater for

young readers.

I wouldconduct aread aloudand possiblyact out thestory. Alsowould begood for

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at a time,until itbecomes tofull andcolapses

word familypractice. Ialso wouldconsiderusing it forolderstudents todemonstratesymbolism inwriting.

Modern Fantasy: Chapter 7Due 6-2TheInventionof HugoCabret2007

BrianSelznick

A young boyis left byhimself in aParis trainstation to

look afterthe clocksand finds aautomatathat isbroken. Theboy namedHugobelieves ifhe fixes themachine itcan give himthe answersto the manyquestions heholds abouthis life.

534 ModernFantasy

MulticulturalNationalBook AwardFinalist

2008CaldecottWinner

Reading thisbook was awonderfulexperience.Excellent

illustrationsand written towake up thespirit ofimagination anddreams.Author focusson youngchildren andthere mindsand haswonderfulreferences to

joys ofreading.

This book isa gateway tostarting

youngchildren on

creativewritingprojects.The bookblends reallifeexperienceswithimaginativeexperiences,but above allcan put your

youngstudents in aposition tobeginthinkingabout howthey can helpthemselvesand othersthroughanalysis.

The City ofEmbers2003

JeanneDuPrau

Two youngchildren livein anundergroundcity wereelectricalpower isbecomingincreasinglydifficult to

270 ModernFantasy

SunshineState YoungReadersAward

I have to behonest thisbook reflectedway to much onthe evil ofdarkness andthe lack ofhope with nolight. Heavycolor

This bookcould beused in ascience classto talk abouthow seedsgrow or howpower isderived bythe

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maintain andfoodsupplies arerunning low.With noidea ifanythingexistsoutsidetheir city,Lina andDoon find apiece ofpaper thatmay holdthe key totheirsurvival.

undertones inmy opinion, Idont think Iwould use thisbook in myclassroom.

generator inthe book.Alsoreferencedcatalogingobservationsof insects,that could beused inscience aswell.

Poetry: Chapter 8Due 6-2Where theSidewalkEnds1974

ShelSilverstein

Contains a107 highlyimaginativeand funpoems. Mostof thepoems comewithsketchesthatcapture thefoolishnature ofthesepoems.

166 Poetry CreativeNonsensePoems

To say I ambiased towardsthis bookwould be agrossunderstatement. I love poetryand I grew updreaming myway throughthis book. Thisbooksentertainmentandeducationalvalue iseffortless andtimeless.

I would readthese poemsthroughoutthe year andanalyze non-sense wordsand wordfamilies.This bookhaswonderfulvocabularybuildingpotential.

Poems ToDreamTogether2005

FranciscoX.Alarcon

A collectionof poemswritten inboth Englishand Spanish

28 Poetry Multicultural

BilingualPoetry

This bookcontains vividcolor andpictures.Surprisingly italso has somehigher orderthinking. OnepoemDaydreaming ismore of asaying,

Would be anexcellentbook ofanalysis anddiscoveringwhat theauthorsintentionsare forwriting hispoems.Students

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Daydreaming-another way ofbrainstorming.

could thencreate theirownlandscapeand draw orwrite theirimpressionof authorspoetry.

Contemporary Realistic Fiction: Chapter 9Due 6-16Encyclopedia Brownand theCase of theJumpingFrogs

2003

Donald J.Sobol

In this 21 st installmentof E.B.mysteries,Encyclopedia is on the

scene for 10new cases.

69 ModernRealisticFiction

Mysteries Encyclopediahas been afavorite ofmine since Iwas young. Heis easy to read

and forces youto read forcontentbecause youare trying tosolve amystery.

Primary usewould becontinuousreading in myclassroom.Difficult to

translateinto othercourse workunless youspecificallybreakdownone of themysteries.

NanaUpstairsand NanaDownstairs

1973

Tomie dePaola

Tommy is a4 year oldboy whovisits his

grandparents everySunday. OneNana livesupstairs andone livesdownstairs.

29 ModernRealisticFiction

Generational

A wonderfulstory thatcatches thebeauty of

grandparents.Written withgreat sincerityand excellentillustrations.

Used toexplore theconcept ofageing and

familialissues. Couldexplore timeperiods aswell.

Hatchet1987

GaryPaulson

A young boynamed BrianRobeson isstranded intheCanadianwildernesswith only ahatchet,after aplane crash.

195 ModernRealisticFiction

NewberryHonor BookAdventure

I found thisbook to beexciting. Iwould of likedto seen it enda little earlieror see thecharacterbecome moremobile. But,the encounterswere wellwritten and allthe scenes had

This book isa survivalistnovel. Iwould use itas a bookreport andhighlight theinternalthinkingBrian usedduring hisordeal andhow thatcould be

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a great deal ofdepth.

used in theclassroom.

Historical Fiction: Chapter 10Due 6-16Witness

2001

Karen

Hesse

As the Klan

moves into asmall townWitnessrecountsthe story of11characters,centeringaround 2

young girls,one blackand one

Jewish andhow they allwereaffected bytheincident.

161 Historical

Fiction

Multicultura

lJournalistic

I really

enjoyed thewriting style ofKaren Hesse.The depth ofeach characterwas coveredwithout tryingto set thescene.Characterswere real andexpressed

themselves asone mightexpect if theywereinterviewed.

This book

could beused to getchildren totalk aboutwhat theysee. Youcould play avideo of anykind orwatch ascienceexperiment,

go on a walkaroundschool andhave thestudentswrite downwhat theywitnessed.

Amelia andEleanor Gofor a Ride1999

PamMunozRyan

AmeliaEarhart andEleanorRoosevelt

decide totake animpromptuflight overBaltimore.

39 HistoricalFiction

Airplanes Great for young readerswith excellentillustrations

that capturethe mood ofthe storyperfectly.

There is arecipe at theend of thisbook that

would add atouch ofrealia to thislesson. Couldalso be usedas anintroductiontoconstellations.

A Bus ofOur Own2001

FreddiWilliamsEvans

A story of youngAfricanAmericanchildrenwho did nothave a busto ride toget toschool, eventhough

31 HistoricalFiction

Multicultural

Well writtenwith simplevalid pointseven earlylearners couldunderstand.Theillustrationslendappropriatesympathy to

I would usethis lessonto motivatelearners. Iwould readthe storythen makethem walkfive miles, sothey couldunderstand

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theirparents paidtaxes.

the writing. just howmuch peoplewanted to beeducated. Iwould alsopoint out thelittle girlsdesire to beeducatedand havethem writedownaspirationsthey havetoday.

Non-Fiction: Chapter 11Due 6-30

Pirates1997 PhilipSteele Containsinformationaboutpirates,their ships,lands andseas theyfought in,treasures,and otherrelatedfacts.

64 Non-Fiction Pirates,Nautical This bookcontains awealth ofinformationabout piratesand their rolesthroughout theworld. Also haspictures ofboats andinformation onthe types o fknots theywould use onthese ships aswell as labelsfor the partsof the ship.

This bookcould beused to writebook reportsabout piratecaptains, aswell ascreativewritinglesson werethey canname thereship, insertflags andothercreativeideas thebookimparts. Alsointroducestudents tootherregions ofthe world.Studentscould createmaps orflags toempower alesson.

The MagicSchool Bus:Inside the

JoannaCole andBruce

Ms. Fizzletakes herclass to the

40 Non Fiction Science Excellentillustrationsand helpful

I would usethis book asthe center

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Earth1987

Degen center ofthe earth sothey canlearn moreabout rocksand otherrelativefacts.

writing makethis a greatbook to use inthe class room.

of aclassroomlesson onrocks or thedifferentlayers foundin the earth.I would alsohavestudentscreateconceptmaps similarto thosefound in thebook.

Biography: Chapter 12Due 6-30AnneFrank:TheDiary of AYoung Girl1967

AnneFrank

A youngJewish girlsdiary keptduring theGermanuprisingthateventuallywould leadto the

Holocaust.

283 Non Fiction MulticulturalDiary

Anne Frank is acultural waypoint. Shereminds of howterriblemankind can bewhileendearing lifeand itspreciousness

to anyone thatreads thisbook.

I would useexcerptsfrom thisbook as wellas otherstoriesconsisting ofinformationaboutslavery,

Indians, andcurrentconditions oftoday andwrite areport basedon, howlibertiesshould neverbe taken forgranted.

Who wasBenFranklin?2002

DennisBrindellFradin

A funillustratedbiographyof one ofAmericasfoundingfathers.

105 Non Fiction Biography A great bookwritten so thatBen Franklinsexploits andcreativity canbe understoodby most youngstudents. Iliked theTimeline in the

I wouldcreate atheme thatcenteredaround PoorRichardsAlmanac andhave mystudentswrite a

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back. predictionforthemselvesfor thecoming yearalong withquotes thatthey like andother ideas.Than I wouldpublish itand giveeach studenta copy.

SnowflakeBentley1998

Jacqueline BriggsMartin

A storyabout afarmer inVermont

namedWilsonBentley wholoved snowandmoisture.

32 Non Fiction Science,Photography

I enjoyed thisbook. Theillustrationswere nice and

the book waswritten in twoways. One wasthe story ofMr. Bentley,but on the sideof the pagewould be subtext statingeachachievementmore

specifically.

I would usethis tocreate aclass art

project werestudentswere giventhe samematerialsand theycould seehow uniqueeach of theirdesigns areand thebeauty in

each one.