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Author(s):

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist:

Publisher:

Copyright Date:

Genre:

Brief Annotation:

Your Rating (1-5) and why:

Readers who will like this book:

Teaching Strategy from Tompkins or Yopp & Yopp (you'll link a strategy to at least 10 of your 40 books) :

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age):

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade):
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3. List awards

4. Does this book have a book trailer? If so, cut and paste the web address here.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Alphabet Under Construction

BASIC DOCUMENTATION
Book Title: Alphabet Under Construction

Author(s): Denise Fleming

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Denise Fleming and David Powers

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, LLC

Copyright Date: 2002

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Brief Annotation:
A mouse builds the alphabet using various techniques that starts with each letter he is creating.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5
Absolutely cute! It even has a calendar depicting his schedule. The book is a creative way to introduce new vocabulary and sounds to students and demonstrate a new spin on an important skill.

Readers who will like this book:
Adults; Ages 3-5; Students who work with or have watched someone build things

Teaching Strategy from Yopp & Yopp :
Writing and Bookmaking Activities-Graduated-Pages books (p. 142)
This activity promotes students to create their own books using their own ideas.
I like this strategy for students to create an alphabet book because it allows for students to express individual creativity and it allows for students to demonstrate knowledge over time. Learning the alphabet and its sounds is a long process and this would be an enjoyable task to gradually complete.


Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:
What are some materials or tools ‘you’ use to build?
Have ‘you’ ever build something using tools?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): 4-7


2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 1.4

3. List awards
American Library Association Notable Children's Books
Booklist Editors' Choice

4. Does this book have a book trailer? No

5. Suggestions for supporting web sites
http://us.macmillan.com/alphabetunderconstruction/DeniseFleming
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