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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, February 12, 2012

The Arrival

Book Title: The Arrival

Author(s): Shaun Tan

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Shaun Tan

Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books

Copyright Date: 2006

Genre: Historical fiction

Brief Annotation: This wordless picture can tell many different stories. The reader has control over what he or she reads in the illustrations. My understanding of this book was a story of a man who left his wife and daughter to explore a new world. He had to use pictures and art to communicate in his new world. He made friends and a new life in this new world. Eventually, he was able to send money for his family to come join him in this new place. This is just my interpretation of the illustrations.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5 – The book allows for readers to become the authors as they read the pictures. Each time that the book is read can bring new stories from a new point of view. The illustrations are beautiful and detailed, which is very intriguing.

Readers who will like this book: A reader with a creative mind and a wild imagination. Anyone who wants to go on an adventure as they read a book will enjoy this book.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: Have you ever been to a place where the people didn’t speak the same language as you? How did you communicate with them?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): 5-12

3. List awards: 2006 Cybils Award

4. Does this book have a book trailer? No

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