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Your library (51) Wishlist (0) Currently reading (0) To read (0) Read but unowned (0) Favorites (0) All collections (51)	A caterpillar that eats a large amount of food and becomes a butterfly. Introductory book. Science of butterfly's life. working with different food vocabulary. (1) A series of events that occur as a result of grumpy individuals. When the sun came out (1) About a cat who wanders out of her house and into the forest. Discovery. Lost. Found. Adventure. Illustrations that convey emotions: bright spring day with lots of flowers & dark scary colors at night (scared). (1) About a little girl who believes she is a fairy. Illustrations similar to "No (1) Adventures of two friends (1) and exploration. Very repetitive (1) and own their own business. Conflict resolution. Wold has to repay them (works in the bakery). (1) and sentence structure. Personification. Showing students the power of the written word. The idea that all sentences have meaning. (1) Based on the forward by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Illustration style: half B &W (1) Beautiful Illustrations (Watercolor?). Poetry: Life (1) Being born different. Trying new things. Thinking outside of the box. Breaking the mold. Not afraid to be yourself. Personification. (1) Being different. The power of hopes and dreams in dire times. Mice. Personification. (1) Bilingual book. Talks about the professions of all of his family members. Background knowledge. Relating to students' lives. Teaching about community. Diversity. (1) broken up into 5 chapters (1) but always explains in English the phrases that it gives in Spanish. Having books such as this and books in other languages is essential in the classroom. Diversity. Cultural differences. Being proud of ones own language and culture. (1) but then saves the day. Friendship. Personification. Conflict resolution. Farming and production. Industrialization. (1) but we are all the same on the inside. Colorful (1) Child explains to readers the things that her parents say. Humorous. A play on words. Large (1) Chronology. Poetry. Environmental awareness. Nature. (1) clear pictures so students understand the different meanings. Working with homophones. (1) colorful illustrations. Personification. (1) colorful text. Illustrations convey emotions: red (angry). Dealing with emotions. Conflict resolution. Calming down. (1) community (1) Conflict resolution. Speaking in different languages (building on background knowledge). Large (1) consequences. (1)	controlling emotions. Problems are easy for students to relate to. (1) Cows on strike (1) curiosity (1) cutting (1) David". She believes she has magical powers. Powerful imagination. Conventions. Author voice. (1) demand (1) demanding heated blankets. Personification. Academic vocab: strike (1) Describes a window by the front door where she can see her grandparents. Spending time with family. Traditions. No title on front cover. (1) Developing ideas. Process. Inspiration. Stick to ideas (1) engaging illustrations. Themes of acceptance and diversity. (1) etc). (1) etc. Conventions. (1) even if they are strange or weird. Letting your ideas grow. Beautiful illustrations: black and white to color. Concrete visualization of an abstract concept. (1) everyone was happy again. Cause and effect? Maybe make a timeline? (1) expressive (1) following rules. (1) following the rules (1) Following the tale of what would happen if you gave a mouse a cookie. Cause and effect (1) Follows a child as she calms down from a large argument with sibling. Conventions: use of large (1) Follows a young raccoon on his first day of school. Scared. Anticipation. Personification. Family. Relationship with mother. Support. (1) Follows characters as they figure out how to work it out when the toy is broken. Conflict resolution. Friendship. Personification. Conventions. (1) font) to convey emotion. Diagrams and illustrations of many different types of sharks. (1) friendship (1) friendship. Mixing colors. Diversity. Family. Acceptance. (1) friendships (1)	growing up (1) half in color. Putting political issues in terms students will understand. Features different illustration artists. Developing author's voice. (1) identity (1) impartial (1) just have to find the right one for you. (1) Key ideas: Friendships. Jealousy. Conflict. Could be used for prediction. (1) layout (1) letting go of the small things (1) meaning of Christmas. (1) nature. Collection of poems. (1) Nature. Science. Egg. Cycle/Circle of life. Timeline. Non-fiction. Poetic language. Illustrations. (1) Non-fiction. Conventions. Text displayed in different ways (size (1) Olivia is a young girl who full of adventure and very creative. Personification. Family. Mostly black and white illustrations except dress. (1) outsmart the wolf (1) Personification. Following the story of a bear who is asking animal friends if they have seen his hat. Repetition. Could be used for prediction. Illustrations that show emotion (Use of color (1) predictable text within he book (1) Puss works together with a man to become royalty in the town. Lies and cheats: dishonesty. Actions and consequences. Personification. (1) relate-able). Rhyming. Captions and character dialogue in illustrations. (1) relying on one another (1) Reminded me of "I Want My Hat Back". A panda giving out donuts. Lots of repetition. Prediction. Simple sentence structure. Fin illustrations (Zooming in on characters)Personification. (1) Retelling of classic "Sleeping Beauty". She outsmarts the evil witch and does not fall asleep for long. She lives in the city (modern (1) Retelling of the classic tale "Little Red Riding Hood". Set in a more modern time (students can relate). Granny and Red Riding Hood stand up for themselves (1) Schema and funds of knowledge. Connecting to students' lives and experiences. Family. Travel. Being together but sad to leave. Colorful illustrations. (1) seeing things from other points of view (1) Short poems and pictures about different aspects of space and all of the planets. Great for a unit on space because each poem could be read as we move through the unit. Working with rhyming. Building scientific vocabulary. (1)	Shows Gerald and Piggie getting ready for a party. Predictions. Used for a lesson on synthesis. Conventions. Personification. (1) Silly. Fun. Interactive. Working with convention. Developing author's voice. Conventions: different types of punctuation to elicit a certain expression. (1) Story of a boy who is having a bad day. Themes include: dealing with anger (1) Story of a cat and his friends (Thing1 and Thing2) who destroy the house. Consequences (1) Story of a grinch who tries to ruin Christmas for all the people. Themes: friendships (1) Story of a mouse asking for help to make applesauce. Repetition of phrase: Who will help? Great to read with students (big book). Teaching process (picking (1) Story of a small tractor that was not used on the farm anymore (1) Story of seven blind mice who are trying to figure out what a figure is. Teaching perspective and point of view. Illustrations-use of vibrant colors on a black background. Predictions and inferring. (1) Story of two boys and their mother. Family. Relationship with mother. Love. Expression. (1) Student discovering her interest in books. Librarian. Love of reading. So many different types of book (1) Tale of a mischievous boy who is always getting in trouble. Learning about social skills (1) Talking about how we are all different and we look different (1) Talks about the eager Llama awaiting Christmas. Impatient. Holiday traditions. Rhyming. Counting down. Personification. Family. (1) Teaching about letters (1) The story of the three little pigs told from the wolf's point of view. Perspective. Building background (if they have heard it previously). Good for character mapping/development? (1) This is a story about a grandmother and her granddaughter on an adventure through the city. It is bilingual (1) Two children go on an adventure to find a lion. Similar to the bear hunt sing-a-long. Lots of repetition. Chant to read with students. Great for shared reading (big book?). Interactive (can do actions for each part of the chant). Adventure. (1) Two texts occurring at once: "We Shall Overcome" song lyrics and book text. Teaching social justice. Informs about racism and the civil rights movement. Explanation of the song. Global struggles of equality. People still struggle today. (1) washing (1) Wordless book. Following kids walking to school. Students from many different living situations (building on students' backgrounds). Very colorful. Making predictions (where are they going?). (1) words (1) zooming in on characters). (1)

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