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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

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Smoky Night

BASIC DOCUMENTATION
Book Title: Smoky Night

Author(s): Eve Bunting

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: David Diaz

Publisher: Voyager Books (Harcourt Brace & Company

Copyright Date: 1994

Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Brief Annotation:
Told in 1st person, a boy explains his experiences as he witnesses a riot. The illustrator uses collage and paintings to depict the scenes and details of the author’s words. The story explains how the boy’s family learns the importance of accepting other people regardless of cultural differences.


Your Rating (1-5) and why: 4
I liked the story but the pictures were too busy for me to understand. There were only about one or two collages that made sense to me. I did like the paintings in the story and felt they were a nice addition to the collage idea. I felt the story itself was well told with just enough information for students to make inferences and apply their personal experiences.


Readers who will like this book:
I believe readers that have had experiences with firefighters; violence and cultural understanding will enjoy this book. Students that enjoys animals will also enjoy the use of cats to help people accept differences.


Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:
What can happen if people don’t accept the difference between people of different cultures?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): 4-8

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 2.5


3. List awards
1995 Caldecott Award
ALA Notable
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Parent's Choice Award winner
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