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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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1. Underline or italicize all book titles (choose one formatting style and stick with it--underline OR italicize for all book titles)
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

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Book Title: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Author(s): Ann Brashares

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: N/A

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Copyright Date: 2oo1

Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction

Brief Annotation: A fictional story about four young women who have been best friends since the day they were born. Lena, Tibby, Bridget and Carmen are spending their first summer apart. A magical pair of jeans allows the young women to remain connected though they are spread around the world. The girls are all different shapes and sizes and yet these jeans fit them all. They each get time with the jeans and then send them to the next year. The jeans bring magical experiences to each other girls, whether they know it or not. The high school students are dealing with new relationships, testing friendships, and learning about life and love in a very eventful summer.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5 - This is a great novel that is easy to read for young adult readers. It shows different types of relationships, as four best friends are apart for the first time. It is a great example of friendships and blooming relationships for reader who are experiencing the same things.

Readers who will like this book: Readers, more likely young women, that are beginning to read novels. Readers who are starting to learn more about themselves and dealing with friendships, relationships, school, and family.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: What is something that can keep people connected when they are far apart?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): 9

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 6.2

3. List awards: No

4. Does this book have a book trailer?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALARjHnGNhM

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