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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.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

The Snowy Day

Book Title: The Snowy Day

Author(s): Ezra Jack Keats

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Ezra Jack Keats

Publisher: the Penguin Group

Copyright Date: 1962

Genre: Picturebook, Fiction

Brief Annotation: This is a story about a boy named Peter who wakes up one morning to find a world full of freshly fallen snow. Peter was very excited to explore this world using his imagination to make snowmen and angels outside of his home. He loved the snow so much that he tried to save some in his pocket for the next day. He learned that this was not a possibility and became sadden with the thought of a world with no snow, only to learn in the morning that this would not be the case and he was in for more adventures in the days to come.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5 – This book had amazing illustrations and it brought me back to the days where I became overly excited for the first snowfall of the season. It reminds adults of the adventures they had and that the snow can bring many new memories for people of all ages.

Readers who will like this book: Children who are excited for adventures and endless possibilities in a wonderful winter wonderland.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: What is your favorite thing to do outdoors in the wintertime?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): Pre-K – 2

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 3.2

3. List awards: Caldecott Award Winner

4. Does this book have a book trailer? No

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