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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Alphabet Under Construction

Book Title: Alphabet Under Construction
Author(s): Denise Fleming
Illustrator/Photographer/ Artist: Denise Fleming and David Flowers
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Copyright Date: 2002
Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction
Brief Annotation: This is an alphabet book led by a hardworking mouse. The mouse works his way through the alphabet, constructing each letter. He carves the C and levels the L. The name of each job he does on the letter starts with the letter. The letter he constructs are capitals but the name of the job is written with a lower case letter.
Your Rating (1-5) and Why: I rate this book a three because it has great illustrations. I did not like that the letter the mouse is constructing and that is emphasized is the capital letter.
Readers who will like this book: I think most preschoolers and kids who like construction books will enjoy this book.
Teaching Strategy from Tompkins or Yopp & Yopp : I think this book would be a good book to start a word wall with since each letter of the alphabet is represented here. Prepare a blank word wall from construction paper. Divide the paper into 24 boxes and label with each letter of the alphabet. Introduce the word wall with several key words prewritten on it. Students write the word in the correct box on the word wall. If a word is misspelled, it is corrected because the word wall will be used in future activities. Add words as needed. Students can refer to the word wall for future writing activities.
Question to ask about this book before you read aloud: What types of things do construction workers build? What jobs do they have?
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