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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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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.

Friday, March 2, 2012

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Book Title: A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Author(s): Philip C. Stead

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Erin Stead

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Copyright Date: 2010

Genre: Fantasy

Brief Annotation: Amos McGee loves his job. He gets up every day excited to go to work; he rides the same bus every day and arrives at his work, the zoo. Amos has made many friends at the zoo. He spends time with each of his friends every day. He runs races with the tortoise, reads bedtime stories to the owl, and plays chess with the elephant. But one day, Amos is sick and can’t make it into work. His friends at the zoo decide that its time to keep their friend, Amos, company when he needs it.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5 – This book about a man who is dedicated to his job and his friends is a touching story that can teach students a lot. It can help students understand that friends come in all types of shapes, sizes, and sorts. It also teaches them about the importance of being their for their friends. The illustrations are extremely details and amazing.

Readers who will like this book: Young children who like animals will like this book. Also, children who may be dealing with friendship issues can learn from this book.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: Think of one of your friends, how is that friend like you and how is he or she different?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): K

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 3.6

3. List awards: Caldecott Medal Winner 2011, 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year

4. Does this book have a book trailer?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x--s2qewws

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