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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:

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age):

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade):
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Monday, March 26, 2012

Big Momma Makes The World

Book Title: Big Momma Makes The World

Author(s): Phyllis Root

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Helen Oxenbury

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Copyright Date: 2002

Genre: Folklore

Brief Annotation: This is a story about how the world came to be. Big Momma creates the world in six days and on the seventh day she rests. She begins with the most basic necessities and grows into the world. The big bang theory is also briefly mentioned in a subtle way. She makes the world for her and her baby and watches over the world and all the people in it.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 4 – This is a good book about how the world was created. It can be controversial because of the hints of religion within it and that could be troublesome in certain situations.

Readers who will like this book: Curious young children who have inquiring minds about how the world was created will enjoy this book.

Teaching Strategy from Tompkins or Yopp & Yopp: From Tompkins (pg. 116-117) teachers could use Story Boards with this book. The teachers find an extra copy of the book and cut out the pages, glue them to cardboard and laminate them. The teacher can use this strategy to help children sequence the story in a logical way. They can use previous knowledge to sequence the story before the reading. They can also use these laminated pictures to test comprehension after the reading of the story.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: How do you think the world began?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): Kindergarten

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 3.3

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  1. Suzy Kaback & FamilyMarch 31, 2012 at 5:27 AM

    Great suggestion for an activity. This book is so obviously sequenced that it makes a great choice for storyboarding. We'll try this technique next fall in 7490. I'll be interested to see what you think once you've tried it "for real".
    I appreciate your suggestion that the book could be controversial (you didn't even mention the fact that a woman is credited with making the world!); it might be a good choice for a comparative religion unit looking at creation stories from around the world. What do you think?

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