The "I Love You" Story

The "I Love You" Story

By: Walter Paul Kelley

Illustrated by: Tony Landon McGregor

The reader can see that the cover of this book has hearts and hands the mean "love" that are represented in sign language. This book is a realistic fiction because it is based on "modern times with events, settings, and characters that could be in the real world." (Literature and the child pg 17) This book explains where love first began. Where the word "love" orginated from. The pictures in this book are well defined. What that means is that the reader can see lining around the objects or around the characters. The pictures are also very simple but show how the character's live back then. This book is appropriate for any age from k-5th grade.  Also, this book can be a multicultural book, because on page 5-6 the picture shows how american indians painted the word "love" (The "I Love You" Story pg 5,6) The book also explians that on page 6, that "love" is spoken in many different indian languages. (The "I Love You" Story) Student's can do an activity with this by looking up the other ways that the indians say the word "love". Also, this is a good book for student's to read because they can learn how to sign the word love. It is really good for students to learn at a young age about a different language because the information will stick easier and it is good for students to know multiple languages. This book will teach student's that you can still communicate the same if you can't hear very well. When my students read this book, they will be reminded that they should respect the way that other people communicate, and it is not nice to make fun of other people that communicate with his or her hands. This book is mostly pictures so the reader can get a good visual on how it was in the 1800's. Another activity that students can do with this book is learn how to sign a sentence using the word love in it and the sentence doesn't have to be long, just very simple. Reader Response:

1) What did you learn while reading this book?

2) Why is it important to know different languages?

References:

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Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2010). Literature and the child. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. pg 17 Print.

Kelley, W. P., & McGregor, T. L. (2004). The "I love you" story. Austin, Tx.: BuTo. pg. 5,6 Print.

Waking Up Wendell

Waking Up Wendell

Author: April Stevens

Illustrated by: Tad Hills

Books for the younger generation involve them to use his or her imagination as much as possible; which is not a bad thing. The book Waking Up Wendell by April Stevens and illustrated by Tad Hills lets children use his or her imagination because of the talking animals. Which means that this book is a fantasy book. If children don't know what a fantasy book is, well it is simply "imaginative literature distinguished by characters, places, or events that could not happen in the real world." (Literature and the child pg 12) This book is appropriate for any children from k-5th grade.

This book also represents good visual pictures that go along with the text. For example, as you see the picture above is on page five and six. The text explains how the dog does the same routine every morning. The text and picture show exactly what the dog is doing in the book. It can make the reader feel like he or she is there with the dog. An example on what the dog does is "He trots over to his favorite pear tree, makes his morning wee-wee, then does what he always does first thing." (Waking Up Wendell pg 5) The quote tells the reader what the dog is doing and the picture gives the reader a fully understanding on what the text means. 

What I like about the book is that it keeps the readers attention because when I was reading it, it kept my attention and made me laugh a little bit. If a student is having trouble reading this book, this is a website that can help the student with words that he or she is having trouble pronoucing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7DtjtZUzkk (audio-version) Some motivational activities that student's can do with this book are: acting out the character's, having one student be the narrator, or come up with their own version of this book. They can talk about how he or she has done something that has disturbed other people around them and how it ended. Reader Response Questions:

1) Which character do you like best? Why?

2) What was the purpose of this story?

References:

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Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7DtjtZUzkk

Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2010). Literature and the child. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. pg. 12 Print.

Stevens, A., & Hills, T. (2007). Waking up Wendell. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books. pg 5,6 Print.

A Pride Of African Tales

A Pride Of African Tales

Donna L. Washington

Illustrated by: James Ransome

The cover of the book can already show the reader that it is a multicultral book. The way that the people are dressed, and the surroundings around them. In a mulitcultural book, it will explain how people live their live's and show how praise certain things. A Pride Of African Tales is also a chapter and picture book because each topic of the book are split up in sections, and the book has pictures that can help the reader get a good visual if the text is not making sense. The book is also a realist fiction because it is "set in modern times with events, settings, and characters that could occur in the real world." (Literature and the child pg 17)

The picture above shows the "game animals for the feast." ( A Pride Of African Tales pg 27) The feast is for a young lady named Bwalya and a young man Shansa Mutongo Shima who are going to get married. These animals would entertain the guest. The funny thing is that nobody knew how Shanse Mutongo Shima came back with these animals. He would dress up like an animal and start to sing and dance. Children can learn how other cultures hunt. Another way that children can learn about multiculture from this book is how the character's dress. Why is that important to know? Well, the reason why is because some cultures do not like for women to show a lot of skin because it is too revealing. The women in the book are covered, but they show a little skin (by the shoulders and dresses are knee highth)

By reading this book and look at the images I learned a lot about the African culture. This book will be appropriate for any children, but for younger children it will be easier for it when it is read to them. Also, when my students read this book, they will be reminded that people celebrate and praise differently then they may do, so respect the way that they may choose. A few activities that students can do from this book, is they can draw their own outfits (meets the cultures needs), they can also pick a chapter that interests them and compare and contrast with a parnter who chose a different chapter. Reader Response Questions:

1) What have you learned from this book?

2) Why did the author write this book?

References:

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Washington, D. L., & Ransome, J. (2004). A pride of African tales. New York: HarperCollins. pg 27 Print.

 

Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2010). Literature and the child. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning pg 17 Print.

Dork Diaries Tales from a NOT-So-Popular Party Girl

Dork diaries Tales from a NOT-SO-Popular Party Girl

Illustrated by: Rachel Renee Russell



Dork diaries Tales from a NOT-SO-Popular Party Girl illustrated by Rachel Renee Russell is a picturebook and chapter book. The whole entire book is filled with visual's for the reader to understand what is going on in the dairy. The book would be appropriate for intermedate grades mostly young girls because by looking at the front cover is screams girly. Also, the genre that this book belongs in is realistic fiction because the events and settings in this book can happen in real life. (Literature and the child pg 17) The setting of this story is around october and at the school that Niki the main character goes to.

This book is about a young girl name Niki who has a crush on a young boy named Brandon and wants to go to a halloween party with him. Little does she know she has competition with Mackenzie the "popular" girl who is trying to steal Brandon away from her. The picture above represents the style of the book. How Rachel Renee Russell, brings the journal to life by keeping it on paper that was in the diary. Young girls can relate to page four, because who hasn't written the name of the crush that they have with hearts around it "<3 BRANDON <3" (Dork diaries Tales from a NOT-SO-Popular Party Girl pg 4) With the way that the style of the book is written, readers can get the feeling like he or she is reading it straight out of the diary. They can picture themselves as the main character. The text in this book is very appropriate for young readers. The pictures in the book, are a good source for the reader(s) to look back at if the text gets confusing.

The picture above shows Niki hard at work writting in her journal. Here is a website that viewer(s) can go to and get more information about the book: http://www.dorkdiaries.com/dork-diaries-2/ With this website it provides an audio tape, a summary of the book and more activites. Some activities that students can do with this book are: write his or her own diary (not too personal but will be kept between student and teacher) and student's can act out the characters by making a similar version of the book. Reader Response Questions:

1) What is the purpose of this book? Why?

2) Why do you think the author wrote this journal?

References:

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Website for Book:

http://www.dorkdiaries.com/dork-diaries-2/

Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2009). Literature and the child. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. pg 17 Print.

 

Russell, R. R. (2010). Tales from a not-so-popular party girl (Book 2). New York: Simon & Schuster Children's Pub. pg 4 Print.

HOOT

HOOT

Illustrated by: Carl Hiaasen

HOOT illustrated by Carl Hiaasen is a well written chapter book. This book is a realistic fiction book, and what that means is that it "...is set in modern times with events, setting,s and characters that could occur in the real world." (Literature and the child pg 17) HOOT is about three yound children that try to save the lives of owls, that live in a construction site. Through the journey of saving the owls lives, the three children will have their ups and downs along the way. The book is appropriate for any children but mostly for intermediate grades because the text can be challenging to read for primary grades. The reason why Carl Hiaasen wrote the book was probably because she could've went through the same experience as the three children, or she really wants the readers or viewers to know how important owls are.

While I was looking over this book, as the reader I can just picture (visualize) the accent that the people have in this book. For example, on page 92 Kalo says "They be okay even in hurricane. You go home now, don't vorry. Za dogs, zey take care of your problems." (HOOT pg 92) By reading this quote, I can tell that every person has his or her own way of speaking. This book can teach children that some people may have accents or may say things differently. The picture above are the three children that are trying to save the owl's. The theme of this story was written to let the viewers or readers know how important owl's are. For example, how owl's are endangered species. The style of this book, the reader can visualize how the characters are speaking to one another, how they communicate.

I can relate to this book because I had to read it in my fourth grade class as a project. I really enjoyed the book, it kept me intertained the whole time I was reading it. This book was also made into a movie, so people can get a good visual of the story. Here is a movie trailer video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgT_xT587MY, this highlights the important details that happen in the book. Student's can benefit from this book, by learning about owl's and learn how to come together to stand up for something that you believe in. Reader Response Questions:

1) What was your favorite part of the book? Why?

2) Why did the author write this book?

References:

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Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgT_xT587MY

Hiaasen, C. (2002). Hoot. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. pg 92 Print.

 

Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2009). Literature and the child. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. 17 Print.

We're Going On A Book Hunt

We're Going On A Book Hunt

Illustrated by: Pat Miller

Pictures by: Nadine Bernard Westcott

We're Going On A Book Hunt illustrated by Pat Miller and pictures by Nadine Bernard Westcott belongs in three different types of genres. The grade level that this book is appropriate for are for kindergarten through third grade. I think that the illustrator wrote this book to get children excited to go to the library. This book will teach children how to look for a book by giving them the knowledge that they need to know to see if the book is right for them. For example:

"Here it is--the choosing part.

Can't read a hard one.

Don't want an easy one.

We'll have to count our finger.

Miss a word, finger up.

Stop at five."

( We're Going On A Book Hunt pg. 13)

The quote from the book above provide information how to choose a book.

This book is about little bears that head off the the library for the day. When they get there they will sing a song that will describe what they are doing.The first genre is picturebook because it is "... a unique combination of text and art." (Literature and the child pg 12) This book also can be called postmodern and what that means is that it will make references to other texts (Literature and the child pg 13) Another genre that this book belongs in is poetry because in the text it has some rhyming words. For example:

"Can't be rough with it.

Can't be tough with it"

(We're Going On A Book Hunt pg 14)

The last genre that this book belongs into is the fantasy genre because children will have to believe that the animals in this book can speak, read, or act like humans in real life.

The picture above is an activity the my students can do. The can color the bear with any color that they feel by using his or her imagination. Another activity that my students can do, is go on a book hunt in the class. Have books set up all around the room, and have them sing the song that the bears did when they were finding their books. This is a really good book that will grab student's attention. Being able to get up move around, singing, and using hand motions. Reader Response Questions:

1) What is your favorite book?

2) Why did the author write this story?

References:

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Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2009). Literature and the child. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning pg 12, 13 Print.

Miller, P., & Westcott, N. B. (2008). We're going on a book hunt. Fort Atkinson, WI: UpstartBooks. pg 13, 14 Print.

Comin' Down To Storytime

Comin' Down To Storytime

Illustrated by: Rob Reid

Pictures by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Comin' Down To Storytime illustrated by Rob Reid and pictures by Nadine Bernard Westcott is a book that is a mixture between fantasy and poetry. How is this book fantasy? Well, by looking on the cover can the viewer notice anything? On the cover of the book, the animals are talking and throwing a book party. The represents the fantasy genre because this can't happen in real life. How does this book represent poetry? The way that the text is set up in the book and it has a lot of "...rhythmic and rhymed..." (Literature and the child pg 13)

An example on how this book represents poetry is on all of the pages because in poetry the text will usually line up to be the same lenght. In this book, viewer(s) will see on each page how the text lines up just right. For example, on page 1, the text is shown:

"We'll be comin' down to storytime when we come. Yee ha!

Yes, we'll be comin' down to storytime when we come. Yee ha!"

(Comin' Down To Storytime pg 1)

This story has animals that can talk, read, and dance. (Literature and the child pg 16) On page 6 of Comin' Down To Storytime, the sheep is reading a book to the rest of her farm animals and the rest of them are sitting there laughing and having a good o'le time.

I feel that this book will really open up young readers mind because as he or she is reading this text they will have to have a good imagination for the story to come to life. When I want my future students to read I want them to visualize that they are in the story, so it will make more sense while they are reading. Maybe, they can relate personal experiences as well. Some activities for this book would have to be: spliting the class up into two groups and have half sing one part and the other half sing the other, and also have my students create their own song in a group of three to four students. I personally enjoyed reviewing this book because it made myself want to get up and start dancing. Reader Response Questions:

1) What was the purpose for writing this story?

2) If you (the reader) be any animal in the story, which one would you be and why?

References:

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Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2009). Literature and the child. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. pg 13, 16. Print.

Reid, R., & Westcott, N. B. (2009). Comin' down to storytime. Janesville, WI: Upstart Books. pg 1-29 Print.