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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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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.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Welcome, Precious


Book Title: Welcome, Precious

Author(s): Nikki Grimes

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Bryan Collier

Publisher: Orchard Books

Copyright Date: 2006

Genre: Poetry

Brief Annotation: Two parents welcome their new baby into the world with rhythmic descriptions and experiences of their daily lives.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 3.5: For a girl who doesn't get into poetry easily, I enjoyed reading this quick cadence of new sensory experiences and love from family. Each page has a large illustration accompanied by just a few lines like, "Welcome, Precious, to the squeaky surprise of a yellow ducky and the glistening mystery of soap bubbles."

Readers who will like this book: Readers who will like this book are those with younger siblings.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: If you had a newborn baby at home, what would you like to introduce them to in your world?
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