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Author(s):

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist:

Publisher:

Copyright Date:

Genre:

Brief Annotation:

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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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Friday, March 2, 2012

Say Hello!

Book Title: Say Hello!

Author(s): Rachel Isadora

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Rachel Isadora

Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons

Copyright Date: 2010

Genre: Realistic fiction

Brief Annotation: A little girl named Carmelita and her mother set out to see her grandma. Throughout their neighborhood they greet people alone the way. Carmelita and her dog Manny love to greet their friends and strangers they may not know. They say hello to people in all different types of languages.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5 – This is a great book for young children to learn to say “hello” in new types of languages. This book also emphasizes the diversity in American neighborhoods.

Readers who will like this book: Young children will like this book. Also, children who may know someone who speaks a different language will enjoy this book because it allows them to understand that people may speak a number of different languages.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: Does anyone know any other languages besides English?

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  1. Suzy Kaback & FamilyMarch 7, 2012 at 6:06 PM

    You could make your pre-reading question even more accessible by asking if anyone knows how to say "hello" in a language other than English.

    When I think of Rachel Isadora, I think of the series of fairy tales and folk tales she's re-written in recent years. It's good to know of other books she's written--still with a global flair!

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