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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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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:

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1. Interest Level (age):

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade):
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Monday, March 26, 2012

Pumpkin Soup


Book Title: Pumpkin Soup

Author(s): Helen Cooper

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Helen Cooper

Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux

Copyright Date: 2005

Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction, audiobook

Brief Annotation: In their cabin in the woods three friends make pumpkin soup like clockwork every day until one day when Duck decides he wants to be the one to stir the soup. After being denied this job, Duck storms away in a huff and it doesn't take long before Cat and Squirrel set out through the woods to find their friend. 

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5--I really enjoyed this book because of the feeling of autumn that you get listening to the audio recording! The book and subject matter all hint at autumn, but the rustling of the leaves and the howling wind makes you feel as though you're there in the woods.

Readers who will like this book: Readers who are beginning to develop friendships will really enjoy this book. They will be able to identify with the squabbles that happen between friends and will be able to contribute to solutions for solving disagreements.


Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: Have you ever had a job to do in a big group before? Did you want to change your job? Who would you go to? 
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  1. Suzy Kaback & FamilyMarch 31, 2012 at 5:05 AM

    I like the fact that the audio contributed to your enjoyment of this book. Do you see the possibilities for audiobooks to fit into your future classroom? In what ways? How would you (or would you?) structure a response strategy for kids who listen to books?

    I'll remember Pumpkin Soup when fall rolls around because I have a quite a collection of books related to that season.

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