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Nurturing Young Readers: “Some Pig”
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. 8220;Some Pig”. Author: E.B. White. Title: Charlotte’s Web. Publisher: Harper Collins Publisher, 1980. The story of Wilbur, Charlotte, and Fern as they learn about friendship, death, and other life struggles. I LOVE Charlotte’s Web! Image from Amazon.com). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert. I, Too, Sing...
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Nurturing Young Readers: Ramona Strikes Again!
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Title: Ramona’s World. Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 1999. Grade Level: 3rd and up. This story follows Ramona through her fourth grade year and the struggles she faces during this year. A possible use might be for a character study of Ramona, utilizing Beverly Cleary’s books to help with their study. Children may also enjoy writing their own versions of Ramona adventures, giving life to her in a new way. CAC Audio Book Choice, 1999. Image from Amazon.com). View my complete profile.
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Nurturing Young Readers: Captain Underpants and Wedgie Woman Surprised Me!
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Captain Underpants and Wedgie Woman Surprised Me! Title: Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman. Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 2001. Grade Level: 3rd and up. George and Harold must help Captain Underpants defeat Wedgie Woman. Image from Amazon.com). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert.
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Nurturing Young Readers: The Brown Bomber and Wool Pooh
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. The Brown Bomber and Wool Pooh. Author: Christopher Paul Curtis. Title: The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963. Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1995. Grade Level: 5th and up. Follows the story of the Watson family as they struggle not only as a family, but to understand race relations of the South in the 1960s. The Watsons are a great family! 1996 Newberry Honor Book. 1996 Coretta Scott King Honor Book. Many other literary awards. Image from Amazon.com). View ...
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Nurturing Young Readers: Gutsy Gilly
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Title: The Great Gilly Hopkins. Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1978. Gill struggles in the foster care system to find her place and her “family.”. Gilly is one of my all time favorite characters. She is tough, independent, gutsy, and longs to find a place to call home. She’s the picture of perseverance and the results of being knocked around in the world. I think readers are shocked by Gilly, yet root for her throughout the book. Image from Amazon.com). View my complete profile.
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Nurturing Young Readers: He Shoots….he Scores!
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. He Shoots….he Scores! Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 1997. Jeff struggles to keep up his grades so he can continue playing on the hockey team. My only concern with the book is the possibility of a limited audience. For instance, will girls be interested? Will children not familiar or interested with hockey be able to follow the story? Even if the audience is limited, the book is strong enough to not make this a major concern. Image from Amazon.com). View my complete profile.
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Nurturing Young Readers: Wordless Graphic Novel
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Title: The Adventures of Polo. Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, 2002. Polo the dog goes on many adventures around the world and even into outer space in this wordless graphic novel. I personally did not fully grasp the graphic novel. I understand Polo is going on adventures, but I found the absence of words particularly damaging to my overall understanding. Despite the artist’s attempt there were sequences which I could just simply not understand on their own. I am in the Elementa...
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Nurturing Young Readers: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. A New Twist on Concept Books. To check out a new concept book which is specifically designed for the visually impaired. It utilizes both specific language choice and Braille to create a concept book. It's a really neat idea! Title: The Adventures of Polo. Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, 2002. Polo the dog goes on many adventures around the world and even into outer space in this wordless graphic novel. Students may enjoy retelling or creating a story based upon this wordless nove...
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Nurturing Young Readers: No Better Than A Slave
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. No Better Than A Slave. Publisher: Lodestar Books, 1991. Grade Level: 4th and up. Lyddie, a poor farm girl from Vermont, goes to Lowell, Massachusetts to work in the mills in order to help her family. Image from Amazon.com). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am in the Elementary Education program at a university in Virginia. This semester I will be studying children's literature looking at different genres, evaluating components of selected books and examining possible us...
