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You have accessed the blog site for Choosing and Using Books for Children. Throughout the term we'll use our blog to record the books we read and the ideas we have for using them when we're teachers. By the end of March, our class will have read at least 280 books. Happy reading!

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2. Add your name in the "label" box before you post each documentation.

One important recommendation:
Create your documentations in a separate Word document, then cut and paste in a blog post.

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.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Book Title: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Author(s): Bill Martin Jr.

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Eric Carle

Publisher: Henry Holy and Company, LLC.

Copyright Date: 1967

Genre: Fantasy

Brief Annotation: This book teaches young children about different colors and animals. The book goes through colors, each page giving clues about what will be on the following pages. This fun poem helps children with the early stages of conceptual learning.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5 – The language used in this book is easy and fun for young children. The illustrations are done using a technique called collage by Eric Carle. It is engaging and helps teach children about animals and colors.

Readers who will like this book: Young children who are just learning to read who also enjoy animals. Students who like to rhyme will find this book enjoyable.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: What is your favorite animal? Is that animal a specific color? Could it be any other color?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): K

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 1.4

3. List awards: No

4. Does this book have a book trailer?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOwJpOhi32s&feature=related

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