Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet
Author of A Prairie Alphabet
About the Author
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Works by Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet
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- Canonical name
- Bannatyne-Cugnet, Jo
- Birthdate
- 1951-07-19
- Gender
- female
- Education
- University of Saskatchewan, B.N.
- Occupations
- nurse
children's book author - Organizations
- Writer's Union of Canada
Saskatchewan Writer's Guild - Short biography
Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet was born and raised in Estevan, Saskatchewan. After graduating from the University of Saskatchewan with a nursing degree, she spent one year in Weyburn, Saskatchewan as a rural public health nurse before travelling to South America with plans to relocate and work there. While touring in Paraguay she accepted a marriage proposal via a midnight telephone call from a Weyburn farmer, Ken Cugnet. She came home to Canada and life on a farm. A self-described city slicker, Jo found her inspiration for writing as she raised her four sons. Seeing life on their wheat and cattle farm as her children did was both exciting and frustrating. Many times she could not answer questions her children asked her about farming. The result was two best-selling picture books on prairie life, A Prairie Alphabet and A Prairie Year.- Nationality
- Canada
- Birthplace
- Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Places of residence
- Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada - Map Location
- Canada
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This book presents the alphabet using the prairie and farm life as its theme. Every page introduces a letter focusing on some aspect of life on the prairie or on the farm. (Alliteration is prevalent throughout the book and it is used effectively.) The book also contains a glossary that includes additional rural-related words for each letter as well as some further information pertaining to life of those on the prairie. I read this book to my fourth-graders for the alliteration and because show more many of them have been brought up around farms. They enjoyed it and added some of their own words and ideas. show less
Review: This book informs the reader about the Canadian prairie and all that is has to offer, through the engaging and conceptual approach of the alphabet as well as from a child's perspective. Wonderfully detailed pictures help this alphabet book to be more than the words on the page.
Genre: This book is an excellent example of am informational text for multiple reasons. This book is considered a concept book because of its use of the alphabet to organize and present information. Vocabulary show more and terms presented certainly stimulate and spark the mind of the reader. Alliterations with each letter make this book fun and interesting to read. Extension paragraphs for each letter are located in the back of the book to let the reader continue to explore the letter and topic. The incredibly detailed illustrations in this book help this informational text to engage the reader and enhance the information that they are receiving via the text. show less
Genre: This book is an excellent example of am informational text for multiple reasons. This book is considered a concept book because of its use of the alphabet to organize and present information. Vocabulary show more and terms presented certainly stimulate and spark the mind of the reader. Alliterations with each letter make this book fun and interesting to read. Extension paragraphs for each letter are located in the back of the book to let the reader continue to explore the letter and topic. The incredibly detailed illustrations in this book help this informational text to engage the reader and enhance the information that they are receiving via the text. show less
The art is lovely, beautifully representing the prairie landscape. Some great activities are included for primary school children.
Each letters sentence incorporates as many words begging with that specific letter as possible, which lets the reader learn many words associated with farming. There is also a description of the range of the prairie and how it was the French who gave it a name.
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Statistics
- Works
- 7
- Members
- 469
- Popularity
- #52,470
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 19
- Languages
- 1
- Favorited
- 1