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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.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Clementine

Book Title: Clementine

Author(s): Sara Pennypacker

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Marla Frazee

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children

Copyright Date: 2006

Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction

Brief Annotation: Clementine is eight years old, and she seems to always get in trouble, while constantly being told to “pay attention.” During one particularly rough week, Clementine finds herself in the principal’s office, at odds with her best friend, Margaret, and with a head full of green drawn-in hair to replace her recently clipped curly red locks. But in the midst of all the trouble she has caused, Clementine also becomes “The Hero of the Great Pigeon War” after she creatively helps her father solve his ongoing battle against the pigeons.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5—I think kids will really enjoy the story of Clementine and many will find themselves identifying with her. Told from the first-hand point of view, readers are pulled into Clementine’s world and can easily see why she is misunderstood and always in trouble—her actions make sense in her own mind and most of the time she’s just trying to help! The accompanying black and white sketches, drawn by Marla Frazee, add to the story by humorously depicting Clementine in her many escapades and misadventures.

Readers who will like this book: Readers who enjoy funny and delightful stories about other children; kids who find themselves in compromising situations, even though they only have the best intentions!; Teachers looking for a fun read aloud that will capture the interest and imagination of their elementary-aged students

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: Have you ever gotten in trouble at home or at school when you were only trying to help? Have you ever felt that adults didn’t understand you or mistakenly believed your actions were wrong?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level: Grade 3—5

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 4.5

3. List awards: School Library Journal Best Book of 2006, Child Magazine Best Book of the Year, Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor, National Parenting Publication Gold Award

4. Book trailer: http://www.scholastic.com/browse/video.jsp?pID=1640149541&bcpid=1640149541&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAFv844g~,BASb5BU03X-iSxP2xnUo82nI3lwCMiDm&bclid=1557820329&bctid=1651750810

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