Picture Books
1.Wiil Waal
2. Viva Frida
3. Perfect Season for Dreaming
4. Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal
5. Hanukkah in Alaska
6. Sugar Moon- Luna de Azucar
7. Time Train
8. Jealousy
9. What Makes you a Superhero?
10. Joyful Noise
11. Weslandia
12. Birthday Tree
**The Giving Tree
**Move!
Written in the Last 4 Years
1.Hanukkah in Alaska
2. Viva Frida
3. March Book One
4. Sugar Moon- Luna de Azucar
5. Brown Girl Dreaming
6. Jealousy
**March Book Two
Graphic Novels
1. March Book One
2. March Book Two
3. Amelia Rules!
Early Chapter Books
1. Junie B. Jones is not the Flower Girl
2. Pirates Past Noon
Diverse Protagonist
1. Wiil Waal
2. Hanukkah in Alaska
3. Viva Frida
4. March Book One
5. Perfect Season for Dreaming
6. Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal
7. Sugar Moon- Luna de Azucar
8. Brown Girl Dreaming
9. A Long Walk to Water
10. Time Train
11. Junie B. Jones
12. Amelia Rocks!
13. Jealousy
14. What Makes You A Super Hero?
15, Weslandia
16. H.O.R.S.E
17. Rosa
18. March Book Two
Bilingual
1. Wiil Waal
2. Viva Frida
3. Perfect Season for Dreaming
4. Luna de Azucar- Sugar Moon
Middle School
1. March Book One
2. Brown Girl Dreaming
3. A long Walk to Water
4. Amelia Rules!
**March Book Two
Online
1. Hanukkah in Alaska
2. Luna de Azucar- Sugar Moon
3. Jealousy
4. What Makes You a Super Hero?
Friday, January 27, 2017
Move!- Robin Page
Move! is a children's picture book, written by Robin Page. This book focuses on different action verbs (move, jump, fly, hop) This book not only focuses on action verbs, but the students can actually stand up out of their chair and act out these verbs! This would be a nice way to start the day, or during a transition time.
Is this a good story?
Yes, I really enjoy this story becasue it is a great book for teaching action verbs. It also allows students to get out of there seats and be active. My group used this book for our service learning projecting when talking about staying active.
Did I feel like I was in that time and place?
Yes, when I was able to do the actions in this book in class, it made me feel like I was in the book.
What did the author want to tell me in the story?
She wanted to teacher students about action verbs, but also get students out of their seats, and engaging in the words.
Are the illustrations authentic?
Yes, the illustration are very authentic, they featured a diverse group of students dancing and doing the actions with the words.
Lexile Level: AD450L
Allusion: There are many allusions in the book with the action verbs, such as the word JUMP actually jumps across the page with the word.
Verbs: This book includes many action verbs!
Mini Lesson: For this mini lesson, I would have students get up and practice the action words with the book.
Page, Robin.Steve, Jenkins. (2006)
Is this a good story?
Yes, I really enjoy this story becasue it is a great book for teaching action verbs. It also allows students to get out of there seats and be active. My group used this book for our service learning projecting when talking about staying active.
Did I feel like I was in that time and place?
Yes, when I was able to do the actions in this book in class, it made me feel like I was in the book.
What did the author want to tell me in the story?
She wanted to teacher students about action verbs, but also get students out of their seats, and engaging in the words.
Are the illustrations authentic?
Yes, the illustration are very authentic, they featured a diverse group of students dancing and doing the actions with the words.
Lexile Level: AD450L
Allusion: There are many allusions in the book with the action verbs, such as the word JUMP actually jumps across the page with the word.
Verbs: This book includes many action verbs!
Mini Lesson: For this mini lesson, I would have students get up and practice the action words with the book.
Page, Robin.Steve, Jenkins. (2006)
The Giving Tree- Shel Silverstein
The Giving Tree, is one of my personal favorite children's book, written by Shel Silverstein.This book is about a boy and a tree. The tree does everything for the boy, so he can be happy. She gives up everything she has, her limbs, leaves, and branches, and is left just as a stump. At the end of the book, the boy comes back to visit her. She has nothing left to give, but a tree stump. However he sits on her stump, and the tree was happy.
Is this a good story?
Yes, I really enjoy this story. The tree in this story is selfless. She does everything she can in order to help the boy. This book shows all the different stages of the boys life, and how the tree was there for him always with her unconditional love.
Is this story about something that could really happen?
The tree in the story talks and is personified. This element would not be something that could happen. However, there are scenarios like this book that happen. Sometimes people take too much from others and don't leave much for the other person. However, some people are also very selfless and giving like the tree.
Did the character seem real?
The boy and his life events feel real. Also, the trees love in the story feels real.
What did the author want to tell me in the story?
The author wants to tell readers not to take advantage of those you love. The boy takes everything the tree has becasue she wants to make him happy.
Lexile Level: 530L
Personification: The tree in this story is personified through out the book and talks to the boy. The tree is almost a motherly figure to the boy, in the way that she would do anything for him to make him happy.
Symbolism: The tree symbolizes selfless love. She would do anything for the boy.
Quotation marks: The book contains quotation marks when the tree speaks. This could be pointed out as a learning tool.
Mini Lesson: The students could respond to a reading response. Did this book make you happy or sad? Do you think the boy was thankful for the tree when he became older? What was the personality of the tree? etc..
Silverstein, Shel. (1964) The Giving Tree. Evil Eye Music Inc.
Is this a good story?
Yes, I really enjoy this story. The tree in this story is selfless. She does everything she can in order to help the boy. This book shows all the different stages of the boys life, and how the tree was there for him always with her unconditional love.
Is this story about something that could really happen?
The tree in the story talks and is personified. This element would not be something that could happen. However, there are scenarios like this book that happen. Sometimes people take too much from others and don't leave much for the other person. However, some people are also very selfless and giving like the tree.
Did the character seem real?
The boy and his life events feel real. Also, the trees love in the story feels real.
What did the author want to tell me in the story?
The author wants to tell readers not to take advantage of those you love. The boy takes everything the tree has becasue she wants to make him happy.
Lexile Level: 530L
Personification: The tree in this story is personified through out the book and talks to the boy. The tree is almost a motherly figure to the boy, in the way that she would do anything for him to make him happy.
Symbolism: The tree symbolizes selfless love. She would do anything for the boy.
Quotation marks: The book contains quotation marks when the tree speaks. This could be pointed out as a learning tool.
Mini Lesson: The students could respond to a reading response. Did this book make you happy or sad? Do you think the boy was thankful for the tree when he became older? What was the personality of the tree? etc..
Silverstein, Shel. (1964) The Giving Tree. Evil Eye Music Inc.
Dance with Me- Charles Smith Jr.
Dance With Me, is an early children's book by Charles Smith Jr. This book is a wonderful book to get your students up and moving! It gives the students instructions on how to get up from there desk and move. Ex. "Twirl with me, tap your toes, and spin with me." I really enjoyed this book. My group and I used it in our service learning project, focusing on how to get students active.
Is this a good story?
Yes, I think that this a wonderful book to have in the classroom. It gets students up and moving. They do this by dancing! This is a great book for transition times during the day. It also is a great book when talking about staying fit and being active.
Did I feel like I was in that time and place?
Yes, the book is very interactive. Students are participating and following the actions during the book.
What did the author want to tell me in the story?
He wants students to be active and love to dance!
Is this story about something that could really happen?
Yes, some students in the class also may really enjoy dancing and do it outside of school.
Lexile Level: not shown
(early elementary K-2)
Onomatopoeia: Click Clack! The author uses these sounds when tapping shoes together.
The book is set up like instructions. The author tells students to dance with him and students can follow along.
Mini Lesson: This book can go along with a unit about staying active. This book would be read to the class to get them engaged and active.
Charles, Smith.Jones, Noah (Illustrator) (2008) Dance with Me. Candelwick Press.
Is this a good story?
Yes, I think that this a wonderful book to have in the classroom. It gets students up and moving. They do this by dancing! This is a great book for transition times during the day. It also is a great book when talking about staying fit and being active.
Did I feel like I was in that time and place?
Yes, the book is very interactive. Students are participating and following the actions during the book.
What did the author want to tell me in the story?
He wants students to be active and love to dance!
Is this story about something that could really happen?
Yes, some students in the class also may really enjoy dancing and do it outside of school.
Lexile Level: not shown
(early elementary K-2)
Onomatopoeia: Click Clack! The author uses these sounds when tapping shoes together.
The book is set up like instructions. The author tells students to dance with him and students can follow along.
Mini Lesson: This book can go along with a unit about staying active. This book would be read to the class to get them engaged and active.
Charles, Smith.Jones, Noah (Illustrator) (2008) Dance with Me. Candelwick Press.
March Book Two- John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
March Book Two, is a graphic novel written by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. This book follows after March Book One graphic novel. This novel talks about historical events in the Civil Rights Movement. This book takes you through different people's experiences in this era, and focuses on the injustices that people went through.
Is this a good story?
Yes, I really enjoy this graphic novel becasue it talks about a very important time in history, but does it in a way that kids will really enjoy reading it. The book looks similar to a comic book, yet contains extremely important content.
Is the story about something that could really happen?
This book does reflect past experiences that have happened in the Civil Rights Movement.
How did the characters in the story grow?
The characters in this book grow by standing up for what is right, and not allowing others to control them.
Does the book transcend stereotypes?
Yes, this book transcends many stereotypes about African Americans. However, they prove why these stereotypes are invalid.
Lexile Level: GN850L
Ages 14 to 17.
Allegory: Working hard, and fighting for what you believe in will bring you success.
Onomatopoeia: "Whap! Thump! Whump!" These are some of the sounds the book states when a group of people are getting beat up.
Foreshadowing: This book foreshadows that after Obama is inaugurated as president that African Americans hard work for fighting for their rights has finally paid off.
Mini Lesson: I would use this graphic novel in my classroom to compare other books in the Civil Rights Movement and to right a paper on some of the different experiences people had during this era. (Rosa would be another book students would read in conjunction to this)
Lewis, John. Aydin, Andrew. Powell, Nate. (2015) March Book Two. Top Shelf Productions.
Is this a good story?
Yes, I really enjoy this graphic novel becasue it talks about a very important time in history, but does it in a way that kids will really enjoy reading it. The book looks similar to a comic book, yet contains extremely important content.
Is the story about something that could really happen?
This book does reflect past experiences that have happened in the Civil Rights Movement.
How did the characters in the story grow?
The characters in this book grow by standing up for what is right, and not allowing others to control them.
Does the book transcend stereotypes?
Yes, this book transcends many stereotypes about African Americans. However, they prove why these stereotypes are invalid.
Lexile Level: GN850L
Ages 14 to 17.
Allegory: Working hard, and fighting for what you believe in will bring you success.
Onomatopoeia: "Whap! Thump! Whump!" These are some of the sounds the book states when a group of people are getting beat up.
Foreshadowing: This book foreshadows that after Obama is inaugurated as president that African Americans hard work for fighting for their rights has finally paid off.
Mini Lesson: I would use this graphic novel in my classroom to compare other books in the Civil Rights Movement and to right a paper on some of the different experiences people had during this era. (Rosa would be another book students would read in conjunction to this)
Lewis, John. Aydin, Andrew. Powell, Nate. (2015) March Book Two. Top Shelf Productions.
Rosa- Nikki Giovanni
Rosa, is a wonderful picture book about Rosa Parks, written by Nikki Giovanni. This book reveals the story about Rosa's childhood and family. It also explains the event that Rosa is known for, which is not giving up her seat on the bus becasue she is black. This is a wonderful book and tells Rosa's story beautifully, also in a way that is easy for students to read. It also talks about the foundations that Rosa started and her ongoing legacy.
Is this a good story?
Yes, I really enjoyed this story becasue it is a true story and addresses an important era of history that students should be very aware of.
Is the story about something that could really happen?
This story is written about a real person in history. Also, the events that happen in this story are true facts about Rosa and her experiences.
What did the author want to tell me in the story?
The author wants to tell readers it is not okay to judge somebody by the color of their skin. The author also wanted to tell readers about Rosa Parks and her experiences, becasue she is an extremely important person during civil rights era. Also, this story tells readers to always stick up for themselves and what they believe in.
Did the main character seem real?
The main character is real and is very known for not giving up her seat on the bus.
Lexile level: 900L
Foreshadowing: This story is very popular in history. The book drops hints that Rosa would say no if someone asked her to give up her seat.
Simile: The author uses a simile when describing how Rosa sews. "The needle and thread flew through her hands like the gold spinning from Rumpelstiltskin's loom."
Allusion: The illustrations in this story show the readers a story along with the writing.
Mini Lesson: I would incorporate this book along with other books on a unit on the Civil Rights Movement. This would be one of the books students would need to tie in with their writing piece comparing people's different experiences during this time.
Giovanni, Nikki. Collier, Bryan. (2005) Rosa, Henry Holt and Company.
Is this a good story?
Yes, I really enjoyed this story becasue it is a true story and addresses an important era of history that students should be very aware of.
Is the story about something that could really happen?
This story is written about a real person in history. Also, the events that happen in this story are true facts about Rosa and her experiences.
What did the author want to tell me in the story?
The author wants to tell readers it is not okay to judge somebody by the color of their skin. The author also wanted to tell readers about Rosa Parks and her experiences, becasue she is an extremely important person during civil rights era. Also, this story tells readers to always stick up for themselves and what they believe in.
Did the main character seem real?
The main character is real and is very known for not giving up her seat on the bus.
Lexile level: 900L
Foreshadowing: This story is very popular in history. The book drops hints that Rosa would say no if someone asked her to give up her seat.
Simile: The author uses a simile when describing how Rosa sews. "The needle and thread flew through her hands like the gold spinning from Rumpelstiltskin's loom."
Allusion: The illustrations in this story show the readers a story along with the writing.
Mini Lesson: I would incorporate this book along with other books on a unit on the Civil Rights Movement. This would be one of the books students would need to tie in with their writing piece comparing people's different experiences during this time.
Giovanni, Nikki. Collier, Bryan. (2005) Rosa, Henry Holt and Company.
H.o.r.s.e - Christopher Meyers
H.o.r.s.e. is an awesome picture book written by Christopher Meyers. This book tells a story of a boy and girl who challenge each other to play the game H.o.r.s.e on the basketball court. However, the two kids are so worried about beating each other, that they don't even begin to play the game at all in this story.
Is this a good story?
I became very frustrated with this book becasue they actually never began playing basketball. However, it served a good purpose. It showed that sometimes we are so concerned about being better than someone that we miss out.
Is the story something that could really happen?
In the story the boy says, "I will shoot from over the ocean, past Europe, over Africa and Asia, back through North America, one jump clear around the world." These moments in the story would not be something that could truly happen. However, a situation like the one in this story (trying to out do someone else) is something that can happen with students.
Did the characters seem real?
The character's seem very real. They appear to be typical students playing basketball and want to be deemed as the better player.
What did the author want to tell me in this story?
The author wanted to tell readers that if there to busy trying to out do someone else, they may miss out on opportunities.
Lexile Level: AD605L
Allusion- The text on the book swirls and bounces along with the pictures, it shows the reader the motion of the ball as it goes into the hoop.
Imagination: Imagination is a big theme through out the book. Both characters use their imagination when coming up with the ways they will shoot the basketball, that will make them better. (such as going on the top of the sears tower and throwing a basketball from up there)
Analogy- In the beginning of the story, the girl says the game is called H.O.R.S.E but the boy says it's named ghost. They both agree that it is the same game, and continue to play.
Mini Lesson: I think a great mini lesson for this book would be for students to design an allusion with words similar to the ones in the book. For an example, they could right a poem about the wavy lake, and have words going up and down in the motion of a wave.
Meyers, Christopher. (2012) H.O.R.S.E, Egmont.
Is this a good story?
I became very frustrated with this book becasue they actually never began playing basketball. However, it served a good purpose. It showed that sometimes we are so concerned about being better than someone that we miss out.
Is the story something that could really happen?
In the story the boy says, "I will shoot from over the ocean, past Europe, over Africa and Asia, back through North America, one jump clear around the world." These moments in the story would not be something that could truly happen. However, a situation like the one in this story (trying to out do someone else) is something that can happen with students.
Did the characters seem real?
The character's seem very real. They appear to be typical students playing basketball and want to be deemed as the better player.
What did the author want to tell me in this story?
The author wanted to tell readers that if there to busy trying to out do someone else, they may miss out on opportunities.
Lexile Level: AD605L
Allusion- The text on the book swirls and bounces along with the pictures, it shows the reader the motion of the ball as it goes into the hoop.
Imagination: Imagination is a big theme through out the book. Both characters use their imagination when coming up with the ways they will shoot the basketball, that will make them better. (such as going on the top of the sears tower and throwing a basketball from up there)
Analogy- In the beginning of the story, the girl says the game is called H.O.R.S.E but the boy says it's named ghost. They both agree that it is the same game, and continue to play.
Mini Lesson: I think a great mini lesson for this book would be for students to design an allusion with words similar to the ones in the book. For an example, they could right a poem about the wavy lake, and have words going up and down in the motion of a wave.
Meyers, Christopher. (2012) H.O.R.S.E, Egmont.
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