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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.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Tower Treasure

BASIC DOCUMENTATION
Book Title: The Tower Treasure
from The Hardy Boys Mysteries (book 1)

Author(s): Franklin W. Dixon

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Rudy Nappi

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Copyright Date: 1927

Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Brief Annotation:
A thief has broken into the Applegate mansion and robbed the safe. This becomes the first case for the Hardy boys. Through the case, they begin to think like detectives, help a friend find his stolen car and prove the innocence of the caretaker accused of the theft.


Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5
The text of the book is fascinating. The discourse used by the author is a good reflection from another time in literary history. It is one of many opportunities to use the book as book discussions or other literary comprehension strategies.

The plot was easy to follow but had a lot of surprises that kept me (the reader) interested and intrigued.


Readers who will like this book:
• Readers who enjoy reading mysteries
• Readers who detective type activities
• Readers who enjoy trains


Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:
By looking at the cover, can you predict what the ‘tower treasure’ could be and where it came from?
As I read, please listen for statements that may indicate the year this book was originally written.

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): 11-13

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 5.3
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  1. Suzy Kaback & FamilyMarch 31, 2012 at 6:16 AM

    Excellent response to this book--had you ever read any Hardy Boys books before? I was a Nancy Drew fan, so never ventured into the Dixon Boys' territory :-)

    Your summary is suitably concise and without spoilers. You are smart to notice how the language reflects a different period of time--what would this book sound like today if it were re-written?

    I liked the pre-reading questions you've proposed, too. The covers of mystery books, in particular, are designed to entice readers through their provocative images, so you're right to encourage a closer look at the cover before reading.

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