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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:

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2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade):
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Don't Laugh At Me

Book Title: Don’t Laugh At Me

Author(s): Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Glin Dibley

Publisher: Random House, Inc.

Copyright Date: 2002

Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Brief Annotation: A story about different inividuals that get picked on or ignored in their lives. One little boy with glasses, a girl with braces, a child that gets picked last for the team, a boy who doesn’t quite understand the school work, a little boy in a wheelchair, and a beggar on the street. It is their cries for people to stop bullying them and accept them for who they are.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5 - This story is truly inspiring. It tells how people who are bullied feel and what it is like to be them. It is a great book for children to read to really grasp the concept of bullying and how it hurts other people.

Readers who will like this book: Readers that are different that the other kids in their classes will find this book intriguing. Readers that are understanding and know what it feels like to be bullied will like this book.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: Has anyone ever been picked on by someone? How did that make you feel?

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