children's lit test 3
perspective
can tell by outside, illustrations, type, size, and who the audience is
specialized
complete and autobiography) - designed to give specific detailed info on a limited topic; opposite of survey book, give lots of info on limited topic, satisfy specific info or need.
George Ancona
creator of photo-illustrated children's picture books/mural books/photographic essay books His father was an amatuer photographer Books: Bananas: From Manolo to Margie; Murals: Walls that Sing
survey books
(simple, partial and collective) - emphasis on broad coverage of subject vs. detailed, representation and good overview, its like introduce someone to a subject
importance of experience/activity books
-teaches kids how to act sequentially - critical thinking skills - following directions - hand/eye coordination - helps show what end result is - learn by DOING
values of realistic fiction
1. assists process of understanding, can realize not the first one to face a particular situation. 2. reader has security of being involved without suffering consequences 3. books that portray realities of life can help children have a better understanding of other people's life and their situations
Lincoln; a photobiography
988 Newberry award winner by Russell Freedman. He has written books about lost of other people but also writes about time periods and uses lots of research and old pictures. B&W book of Lincoln's life... has chapters, photos, lots of text photographic essay and biography
Informational books
Also called fact books/nonfiction books Satisfies basic needs Arranged by subject instead of author Accuracy Teaches kid something factual (information MUST be correct) Is the Author an expert on the subject? → author should be expert
Molly's Pilgrim
Barbara Cohen a bridging book Russian Jewish immigrant girl. A story about acceptance. Molly doesn't understand why the girls in school don't like her. Molly is ostracized for talking weird, looking weird. Peers
Books
Beverly Cleary Represents kids trying to pursue their own goals, not children who are just adopting regular things. Lots of identification w/ family because the family goes through normal family problems characters - Ellen Tidbits, Ramona & Beezus, Henley Good for 2nd and 3rd grade reading level-good bridging books. Transition from vocabulary to chapter books. Bigger print and some illustrations. family book
Complete
Biography book View with depth, balance of perspective Jean Fritz - wrote many books in this style Specialized biography
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankwieler
E.L. Koningsburg Sophisticated east west writer, great wacky survival story; about 2 siblings who run away from home and live in the Met museum in NYC. They're also seen as survivors (discovery/ID is the theme); Claudia and Jamie Kincaid kids names. Trying to find the mystery of the angel sculpture; sleeping in famous beds, schoolchildren. Go visit Mrs. Basil- owner of the sculpture. Survival
Fictional Story
Fictional story SET in past with little/no reference to actual history, emphasizes the ways people lived Sarah Plain and Tall 1985 Newbery Book award winner by Sarah MacLachlan
Exterior
Is it "The complete, the beginners guide, the early life of," etc. on the cover (this also tells you about the perspective of the book)
Julie of the Wolves
Jean Craighead George author has a science background so she is qualified to write about being with wolves and the flora and fauna that can be found. 1973 Newberry winner. It's about an Eskimo that runs away and goes and lives with wolves to survive, eats fungi. Limited drawings so better to get the idea. Survival
Are You There God? Its Me Margare
Judy Bloome The author is like Margaret. Obsessed w/ religious background. Story about a young girl coming to terms with issues in life. Wants to be accepted by friends, but her mom and dad are from different backgrounds- Jewish dad, Christian Mom. She doesn't associate with a particular religion. Very natural dialogue and realistic with humor; Easily criticized book, not appropriate, controversial. Good balance of realism. A good way for natural characters balanced with humor Peers
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Patterson Paterson's parents were missionaries grew up in China. She moved around to diff schools, went to school similar to the one in book. Story about friendship and loss. Takes place in rural Virginia. Jesse feels his family doesn't understand him (Jesse, Leslie) realistic picture about loss; Patterson brings the grief through characters well. -Book was set in the 1970's so we can use it a little as a history book Themes- death, loss, family life, kid who feels like he doesn't belong w/ his family, dealing with school, human behavior, why we sometimes need that special way to escape, personal life Human condition
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott Story about a loving family with 4 teenage girls struggling through the Civil War. Father is absent. Deals with poverty, illnesses. Able to get through it b/c they have each other. Appeals to younger girls- generally 4th and 5th graders b/c the characters are older than them. As popular today as in 1868 family book
Kennedy Assassinated! The World Morns: A Reporter's Story
POV of a reporter (Wilborn Hampton) who receives phone call that Kennedy was shot: "3 shots fired at motorcade!"; has illustrations, photographs, the process of when finding out JFK was shot to finding out that he passed away. This is for older children. Very powerful book. photographic essay and biography
winner of 2014 Sibert award
Parrots over Puerto Rico by Susan Roth and Cindy Trumbore, illustrated by Susan Roth The Sibert Award is given to informational books
Mockingbird
Plot: caitlin has aspergers and her brother Devon is killed in a school shooting. she's an artist and uses her drawing to help her find closure. her dad helps with her aspergers. makes friends with a boy named michael. focuses on learning "closure" and "finesse Main character - caitlin Harold Joseph Smith Caitlin's father; finds closure by building a chest with Caitlin Mrs. Brooks Caitlin's counselor at school Michael - friends with caitlin Devon - caitlin's brother Josh Themes: Human Condition, Closure, Death/Mortality, Loss, Hope Human condition
illustrations
Should clarify/extend the meaning of the text, not confuse. Quality is preferred, crisp, clear illustration Easily understood graphs/tables Captions and text should be clear - which caption goes with which illus. should be apparent
Judy Moody was in a Mood
about some bish in the third grade making a "me collage" Judy- main character, always in a mood Rocky- Judy's best friend Stink- Judy's brother Frank- Kid who eats paste and sits next to Judy Mr. Todd- Judy's teacher
Autobiography
The life story is recalled/written by the subject. Not as common in child lit. Author tells the story as they perceive it. Specialized biography
Peers
acceptance, make friends with peers
Bird in a Box
Told in alternating chapters (three black narrators share the pain). Ottis' parents die in an accident. Willie's hands are shoved in the pot of boiling grits which ruin his dream of boxing. The two boys become friends. Hibernia, Otis, and Willie Joe Louis Revered C. Elias Tyson Reverend of the True Vine Baptist Church and Hibernia's Father Themes: Survival, Family, Peers, Human Condition
Charlie Needs a cloak
[VIDEO] - by Tomie De Paola; Charlie watched over sheep and he needed a new cloak... so he sheared the sheep, washed it, carted and spun it into wool, dyed it red and made a new red cloak by winter. Factual book that presents info in a story book manner. informational story book
importance of mystery stories
assists with rapid silent reading may challenge vocab skills very popular with kids and adults. Use with reluctant readers to grab them in (nancy drew/hardy boys books)
Fictional story
based on actual event or person from past Examples: Number the Stars - Lois Lowry 1990 Newbery award medal book. It takes place in Denmark in 1943. Its about the hard lessons to be learned about Jewish treatment in Holocaust. Perspective of the young girl, Lowry talked about how she learned about the many specifics from her friend. Very suspenseful, well drawn characters, story about history and being brave and doing the right thing. We see a unique perspective because it takes a little farther from the action. Excellent choice for tie in for historical subject you are teaching.
Simplified
biography book Beginning chapter books. 2nd or 3rd grade audience, or kids who have difficulty with reading. (Low vocab level, high interest) Contemporary characters (limited shelf life) Hoop Heroes - 1998 - All aboard readers series. survey book
Partial
biography book Part of a story about a person's life. Focus on important event Sadako - Eleanor Corr - From the time that she becomes ill to her death survey book
Collective
biography book Written for kids who want a brief few pages of info about a person. As short as a paragraph or as long as a full length chapter. Usually subject oriented. Popular w/ school assignments Called collective because they include more than one person. Portraits of African American Heroes - Current look at men and women who gained fame through a variety of ways. - Tanya Bolden 20 People, sketches, organized chronologically. Each entry accompanied with a full page portrait survey book
Desert Giant: The World of the Saquaro Cactus
by Barbara Bash; is designed for younger kids, lifecycle and picture book but very specialized. Talks about a cactus that grows in Sonoram Desert in CA, AZ, et; holes made by carpenter bird (the Gila) and they put their nests in there; cacti have flowers at night and bats come drink from it; doves drink form it in the morning; also has fruit that humans eat and animals eat when it drops to the ground specialized book
Animan crafts
by Burdenelle you should do the crafts first before you try to make them do it yourself. Its very well laid out. experiment books
Underground
by David Maculauy; detailed pen and ink drawings to create contrast, learn everything and anything that can go underground; black, white, and brownish detailed drawings w/ lots of text; construction and underground workings, sewers, etc. Uses pen ink to get the lots of detail and engineering types of detail very visual and for older kids. Takes you to the smallest detail of things. information story books
Bananas
by George Ancona he studied graphic arts so he knew how to use this style of photography, wrote about his Hispanic culture and other cultures; this is about everything you want to know about bananas about how they get from Honduras to the store and traces the story of the banana and told by the perspective of these two kids photographic essay and biography
The Magic School Bus Inside Earth
by Joanna Cole Mrs. Frizzle told the class that their HW was to find a rock; only four did their HW and only one had found a real rock... everyone else had some excuse; they went on a fieldtrip and got in the bus... the bus starts spinning and they come out in diff clothes at a diff location; they all start digging and go further into the earth learning more about diff layers of rock; they drove to a volcanic island and it erupted; got back to school safely with a new rock collection. They are rather busy books and is more for entertainment rather than for reports. information story books
Summer of fire: yellowstone
by Patricia Lauber (good science nature writer) after big fire... things start growing back stronger and greener... scientists were able to learn bout how fire effects nature; LOTS of pictures with captions explaining; fire caused by lighting in a drought in Alaska; has an extensive glossary. specialized book
Chemically Alive!
by Vicki Cobb takes an interesting approach to her topics, fun, unique experiment book; has chapters that are clear, organized way to learn about experiments, pictures, materials and equipment (all b&w pics) You can see that its specific instructions middle or upper school experiment book
eyewitness books
et a model that ppl follow; usual photo dictionary; · Late 1980's Dorling Kindersly new format of ID books called Eyewitness books about all kinds of topics. Lots of pictures and captions that go with them. They really don't flow like a story. Eyewitness Explorers are more for the younger children. Eye Openers are simpler and for much younger kids. identification books
ways to evaluate informational books
exterior, perspective, organization of information, illustrations
contemporary realistic fiction themes
family peers human condition survival
contemporary fiction
family, peers, human condition, survival
family
growing up in a family environment. important becomes adults form roots in childhood
information story book
heavily illustrated just like picture books and has some of the same uses) Can take on a story form and be all kinds of media of illustrations
popular fiction
humorous or funny stories, animal stories, sports stories, mysteries, school stories
realistic fiction
imaginative writing that accurately reflects life that could be lived in the past or present. Everything that happens can really happen (historical fiction, contemporary fiction, & popular fiction)
My Dentist
its very simple graphic illustrations and very simple book. But the dentist is not wearing gloves so had to be revised picture book biography
Bard of Avon
life of Shakespeare and theatres, graduated at 16; married Anne (26) and they both moved to London and had one daughter, then twins; Shakespeare saw many plays in London; wrote plays (3 diff kinds: tragedies, comedies, histories); politics endangered his world (Essex tried to overthrow Queen); after Shakespeare's near-death experience... his plays became darker; picture book biography
identification books
naming books, "what is it?" That kids love because they like to know what kind of things are and are very inquisitive.
picture book of Martin Luther King Jr
once played football when younger and was told that he couldn't b/c he's black; learned to read at home before school and read about black leaders; he graduated from Boston University, led protests peacefully; house was bombed; gave famous speech; MLK was later shot and killed picture book biography
Horse
pics galore of diff types of horses with little captions everywhere explaining pics identification books
Survival
powerful appeal in upper elementary and middle schools. Themes usually about a single child or group...deal with situations that call for bravery, quick thinking, and problem solving
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
presents diff biographies, quirky; had 2 older bros but 4 younger bros died; BF was the 10th son; father at first wanted him to be a preacher; went to Latin school... but father later decided to make him a leather apron man but BF wanted to go to the sea to sail.. father wanted him to learn some sort of trade; BF read a lot... made # squares; finally ran away to Philadelphia... came back richer and showed off to his bro; always had ideas, ran shops, had many inventions, published an almanac: 'Poor Richard's Almanack"; became interested in electricity... kite and key on a string; visited America for 2 yrs and lived in London for 18 yrs; came back to US and became politically involved picture book biography
The Big Dipper
published in 1962 Franklin Branley has been writing astronomy books and he has a series called Learning Science. A boy and his dad goes out to backyard to look at the stars; sometimes in the winter goes with Dad; can see Big Dipper; 3 stars make the handle and 4 stars make the bowl of the dipper... all 7 stars have their own name; shows the compass and how North Star is always North... important!; Big Dipper used to be called Ursa Major = big bear; Lil Dipper called Ursa Minor information story book
organization of information
sequence or style of information Format is generally familiar -> moves from familiar to more complex chronological arrangement Table of Contents? Glossary? Suggested reading lists need to be age appropriate Appendices, footnotes, research citation can establish accuracy.
Human condition
stories dealing with problems we have in life-birth, pain, divorce, death, illness, etc - issues touch lives of kids
life cycle books
survival, how animals live identification books
photographic essay and biography
uses photography to help tell the story. Biographies are designed for younger children but can be used for other levels; interpretation of individuals lives. Journalistic Perspective cause uses pictures. Photo essays are good if you want to talk about other cultures because kids can see the pictures and helps them understand.
The Harlequin Moth
very detailed information, shows development (egg à caterpillar à moth); hatches, molts skin; spins silk from "spinneret"; makes a cocoon and then becomes a moth; diff types of caterpillars and moths at the end of the book identification books
Experiment, activity, craft, and how to books
whether it is age appropriate is very important; teaches kids how to act sequentially, critical thinking skills, follow directions, hand/eye coordination. They make you think sequential from A to Z, looking for end results. Excellent way to learn by doing.
Jean Fritz
writes quirky historical biographies; Most popular children's biographer Books: What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
