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You have accessed the blog site for Choosing and Using Books for Children. Throughout the term we'll use our blog to record the books we read and the ideas we have for using them when we're teachers. By the end of March, our class will have read at least 280 books. Happy reading!

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1. Underline or italicize all book titles (choose one formatting style and stick with it--underline OR italicize for all book titles)
2. Add your name in the "label" box before you post each documentation.

One important recommendation:
Create your documentations in a separate Word document, then cut and paste in a blog post.

Basic Documentation

Book Title:

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):
Use book wizard to help with the previous 2 areas


3. List awards

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

Thursday, January 19, 2012

City Dog, Country Frog

BASIC DOCUMENTATION
Book Title: City Dog, Country Frog

Author(s): Mo Willems

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Jon J. Muth

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children

Copyright Date: 2010

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Brief Annotation:
City Dog is taken to the country and befriends a frog. The story revolves around the differences of the two friends but how they use that difference to play and become friends. The story briefly touches on the reality of losing friendships but opportunities that invite new ones.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5
I like the use of the seasons to illustrate the changes of time and the positive message of learning about differences in those around us. The ‘friend’ relationship is a difficult element in many people’s lives (young and old). This book puts a positive twist on a sad idea and demonstrates that good things can come out of bad.

Readers who will like this book:
Animal enthusiasts, Social personalities; Kids who have traveled to or lived in the country

Teaching Strategy from Yopp & Yopp:
Venn Diagram
The Venn Diagram is a strategy that puts focus on the similarities and differences of two or more ideas. While reading this book, two comparisons came to mind: dogs/frogs and country/city (animals or places of residence). There is also the comparison of life cycles if focusing on life cycles in science.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:
What animals might you see in the city and country?
How is living different between the city and country?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): 5-7

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 1.6

3. List awards
2011 Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book; 2011 ALA Notable Children’s Books, Younger Readers; IRA Children's Choices 2011, Beginning Readers; 2011 NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts; Booklist 2010 Editor’s Choice, Books for Youth, Fiction, Young Readers; Kirkus Reviews 2010 Best Children’s Books; Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books 2010, Picture Books


4. Does this book have a book trailer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5co8FZXz0o&noredirect=1
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