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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):
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3. List awards

4. Does this book have a book trailer? If so, cut and paste the web address here.

Monday, March 26, 2012

We Share Everything!

Book Title: We Share Everything!

Author(s): Robert Munsch

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Michael Martchenko

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Copyright Date: 1999

Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Brief Annotation: Amanda and Jeremiah are just beginning kindergarten and are having some difficulty sharing with each other. Their teacher continually reminds them “This is kindergarten. In kindergarten we share. We share everything.” It took the two students a little while to understand this concept but once they begin working together and taking the advice of their teacher, they truly do begin to share everything!

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5 – This is a great concept book for young children. They can learn that kicking and screaming will not help their situation and that they need to learn to share.

Readers who will like this book: Young children who are transitioning into day care or kindergarten will enjoy this book. Children who are beginning to play to with other children can learn a lot from this book.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: What do you do when you want to play with something but someone else already is?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): PreK

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 2.5

3. List awards: None

4. Does this book have a book trailer? No

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