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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Living Color

Book Title: Living Color
Author(s): Steve Jenkins
Illustrator/Photographer/ Artist: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Copyright Date: 2007
Genre: Non-Fiction
Brief Annotation: The book teaches us which animals have bright coloring. The colors are red, blue, yellow, green, purple and pink. We learn why animals have such bright coloring and how this coloring of scales, shells, feathers and skin helps them survive.  There are many reasons the color helps them. It can warn predators, help them hide from their enemies, attract a mate and even signal friends.
Your Rating (1-5) and Why: I rate this book a five because it has very fun and interesting facts, beautiful collage illustrations and is a fun way to learn.
Readers who will like this book: I think adults and children of any age will like this book and learn from it.
Teaching Strategy from Tompkins: The language experience approach (page 60) would be a great strategy to use with this book. First divide the book up into sections by color. Give the children the experience of the animals from that color by reading the book and possible bringing one in or a model of one of the animals. Talk about the experience with the students using prompts. Record the student’s dictation on a chart. Read the text aloud pointing at each word as it is read. Reread the chart together as a class. Make sentences strips so the students can sequence the strips on their own for future practice.
Question to ask about this book before you read aloud: Can you think of any brightly colored animals?
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