Bibliographic Information: Wiesner, D. (1991). Tuesday. Illus. David Wiesner. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
Winner of the 1992 Caldecott Medal: Criteria for award in illustration as follows:
Excellence of execution in artistic technique employed; excellence in pictorial interpretation of story, theme, or concept; appropriateness of style of illustration to the story; delineation of plot, theme, characters, setting, mood or information through the pictures; excellence in presentation in recognition of a child audience; the book must be a self-contained entity.
Brief Annotation: The story of what happens on Tuesday night, after we go to sleep.
Genre: Wordless Picturebook, Animal Fantasy
Grade Level: PreK - 6
Readers who will like this book: Anyone who has ever wondered what happens while they're sleeping.
Rating/Response: 4 out of 4. This is a wonderfully imaginative story! It opens up the possibility of many conversations with children; and shows that imagination matters.
One question I would ask before a read aloud: What do you think happens after you fall asleep? Does everything and everyone else sleep at the same time you do?
Showing posts with label Award Winner (Caldecott). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Award Winner (Caldecott). Show all posts
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Flotsam
Bibliographic Info: Wiesner, D. (2006). Flotsam. Illus. David Wiesner. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Annotation: This is a boldly colorful, wordless book about a boy who finds a camera and discovers it is full of under water pictures that tell their own story.
Genre: Wordless picturebook
Grade level: Pk-3
Readers who will like this book: Children that are able to gather their own ideas and tell stories through pictures. Any child with an active imagination!
Personal response: The pictures were very intense in this book, I personally found it hard to concentrate on during the first few passes. After soaking up all of the detail in the illustration, I was able to start over and really take in the story. I rate this book at a 3.
A question you would ask before reading: What do you think is under all of that water in the sea? Lake?
Award Info: Flotsam was awarded the Randolph Caldecott Medal in 2006. The Caldecott Medal is given annually to the illustrator of the most distinguished picturebook for children that is published in the United States. The book must be published in the previous year to receive the award.
Reading Strategies Connection:
a). Internet Investigations
b.) This connection allows children to perform research on the Internet regarding a given topic. They are able to research about real event, people, places or other information. Students begin by composing questions about the book and the teacher composes a list of "search" terms for them to use in the computer. Once more relevant information is found, the students are able to share their findings with the class.
c.) I believe this strategy would be useful to show children the expanse of life beneath the ocean surface. There are so many things you would be able to do research on...underwater plants, animals, formations, water currents, the possibilities are endless. This would be a useful strategy to get children started in an ocean unit or just to expand their knowledge on the ocean itself! It relates to this particular book. Flotsam, because the boy discovers the camera from the water and the pictures within in.
Annotation: This is a boldly colorful, wordless book about a boy who finds a camera and discovers it is full of under water pictures that tell their own story.
Genre: Wordless picturebook
Grade level: Pk-3
Readers who will like this book: Children that are able to gather their own ideas and tell stories through pictures. Any child with an active imagination!
Personal response: The pictures were very intense in this book, I personally found it hard to concentrate on during the first few passes. After soaking up all of the detail in the illustration, I was able to start over and really take in the story. I rate this book at a 3.
A question you would ask before reading: What do you think is under all of that water in the sea? Lake?
Award Info: Flotsam was awarded the Randolph Caldecott Medal in 2006. The Caldecott Medal is given annually to the illustrator of the most distinguished picturebook for children that is published in the United States. The book must be published in the previous year to receive the award.
Reading Strategies Connection:
a). Internet Investigations
b.) This connection allows children to perform research on the Internet regarding a given topic. They are able to research about real event, people, places or other information. Students begin by composing questions about the book and the teacher composes a list of "search" terms for them to use in the computer. Once more relevant information is found, the students are able to share their findings with the class.
c.) I believe this strategy would be useful to show children the expanse of life beneath the ocean surface. There are so many things you would be able to do research on...underwater plants, animals, formations, water currents, the possibilities are endless. This would be a useful strategy to get children started in an ocean unit or just to expand their knowledge on the ocean itself! It relates to this particular book. Flotsam, because the boy discovers the camera from the water and the pictures within in.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The Polar Express
Bibliographic Info: Van Allsburg, C. (1985). The Polar Express. Illus. Chris Van Allsburg. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Annotation: A beautiful story of a boy who is taken on an adventure to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. Although he is told Santa does not exist, he is proven otherwise. Not only does he meet Santa, he is chosen to be the recipient of the very first Christmas gift, a small bell off of the reindeer's sleigh.
Genre: Fiction/Holiday
Grade Level: K-3
Readers who will like this book: Any child or adult that believes in the magic of Christmas and a young child's beliefs.
Personal response: This book has always been a favorite of mine. It really is a magical and well told story that reminds us that there will always be a certain magic feeling about Christmas especially when it is shared with children. This book has a definite rating of 4!
A question you would ask before reading: Have you ever wished you could travel to the North Pole? What do you imagine it would look like?
Award Winner Info: The Polar Express was the recipient of the Randolph Caldecott Medal in 1986. This award is given annually to the illustrator of the most distinguished picturebook for children in the preceding year. The book must be published in the United States.
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