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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

Kitten's First Full Moon

BASIC DOCUMENTATION
Book Title: Kitten’s First Full Moon
Author(s): Kevin Henkes

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Kevin Henkes

Publisher: Greenwillow Books (an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers)

Copyright Date: 2004

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Brief Annotation: The story shows a kitten’s imagination of trying to understand her first full moon and her attempts to reach it. When she sadly gives up and goes home, she learns she has a surprise waiting for her.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5
I really liked this book. It was heart-warming and cute. I envisioned using this text as a stepping stone to using student’s/kids’ imaginations of objects

Readers who will like this book: Ages 4-6

Teaching Strategy from Tompkins:
#20 Interactive Read-Aloud
Interactive Read-Aloud is a chance for students to become active participants in read-aloud activities before, during and after a book is read.
I like the idea of using this strategy with Kitten’s First Full Moon because students can express their imagination and ‘feed’ off each other’s ideas. I also like the idea of continuing to stretch imaginations by creating after-reading activities that allow students to express their creative side.
This would be a great book to ‘jump-start’ this process while using peer discussions to assist or encourage those that may need/want it.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:
Why would a kitten be interested in the moon?
What is a full moon? Or What are the different shapes of the moons?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): 5-7

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 1.7


3. List awards

• Publishers Weekly Best Book
• School Library Journal Best Book
• New York Times Best Illustrated Book
• New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing"
• Caldecott Medal
• ALA Notable Children’s Book
• Bulletin Blue Ribbon (The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)
• Texas 2X2 Reading List
• Charlotte Zolotow Award
• Book Sense Pick • School Library Journal Best Book
• New York Times Best Illustrated Book
• New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing"
• Caldecott Medal
• ALA Notable Children’s Book
• Bulletin Blue Ribbon (The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)
• Texas 2X2 Reading List
• Charlotte Zolotow Award
• Book Sense Pick


4. Does this book have a book trailer? If so, cut and paste the web address here.
http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=240041&title=Kitten_s_First_Full_Moon
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