Fantasy and Science Fiction The books I surveyed in the fantasy category are “Where the Wild Things Are” by, Maurice Sendak, “Zack’s Alligator Goes to School” by Shirley Mozelle, “Clifford the Big Red Dog” by Norman Birdwell. The most special book out of these three was, “Zack’s Alligator Goes to School” by Shirley Mozelle is a fantastic book for school aged children. This book is about an alligator named Bridgette that a student named Jack brings to school for show and tell. The peculiar thing about this alligator is that she is a tiny toy that fits on the ring of Jacks keys. However, when Bridgette the Alligator is placed in to water something supernatural takes place. She grows, and grows, and grows into a full sized Alligator and then comes to life. Not only is she alive but she has the ability to talk and interact with Jack and his fellow peers. Bridgett is a silly, clumsy, hyperactive alligator and she caused havoc inside the class room. She plays with the other kid’s toys that they brought for show and tell and makes a mess of the class. After Bridgette burns through all her liveliness she begins to get tired. The sleepier she gets the smaller and shrinks right back into the size of a key chain in which she originated. “Zack’s Alligator …show more content…
The most special book out of these three in this category was, “There’s No Place like Space” by Trish Rabe (A Cat in the Hat Book), is not only very knowledgeable and informative. It also opens up the readers minds to the idealizations and fascinations of space, and space travel. The book is about two children who get picked up from home by the charter The Cat in The hat. This cool cat isn’t traveling in an ordinary vehicle; he is in a space ship. The Cat takes the children on the fascinating ride through space and as they
The book which I chose to share called Peter’s Chair written by Ezra Jack Keats. In the story, there is a boy named Peter whose parents just have a new born baby. Peter notices many things have changed around his house. His parents paint his old cradle, high chair and crib in pink and give them to his baby sister. Peter knows he needs to do something to prevent giving away of his favorite chair. Therefore, Peter decides to run always with all his favorite things and his dog, Willie. While Peter is being outsides, he sits on his chair and realizes that he is too big to the chair. He goes back home and tells his father that he would like to paint the chair in pink and give it to his little sister.
The Florida Everglades is very valuable to the environment. The Everglades helps the food chain continue and keep plant and animal life safe. Many different kinds of species that live in the Everglades. If someone destroyed the Everglades, then a lot of plants and animals would die and have nowhere to go and possibly go extinct. The Everglades provides many habitats for different types of plants and animals that only can survive in it. The Everglades provides a healthy ecosystem for plants and animals to work in harmony.
The novel I chose this year was “Crank” BY Ellen Hopkins. This book is introduces many topics most don’t like to bring up to children now a days. It is banned in many locations. It is related to drugs, abusive language and sexual moments. The book is about Ellen Hopkins daughter’s drug abuse with crystal meth. In the book she experienced extremely hard moments. She has to try her best to overcome all the darkness in her life.
by Christopher Krovatin and Danger in Space: Surviving the Apollo 13 Disaster by Henry M.
The journey children make through reading starts at a young age. Reading at a young age can spark a desire to be a lifelong reader. Most children are read to at a young age by someone. You can find a variety of forms to read about ranging from people in faraway places, animals, and even activities a child may find of interest. When writing or picking a children’s book, you need to be aware of your audience. Ask yourself, is it age appropriate, does it hold the child’s interest, and are the words age appropriate? Children’s books should be easily readable and should include lots of pictures giving visual aid to the child. Does the author use vibrant colors to strike the reader’s eye? Also the book should be something the child can relate to at that age. Sometimes it may be teaching a lesson or just be an entertaining story. The children’s book Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp written by Syd Hoff is writing to entertain the child. Throughout this book the author entertains and portrays a fun story of a boy and his
The first book that I chose was, Maria Had A Little Llama by Angela Dominguez. This book was a twist on the classic nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb. It had every page of the rhyme in both Spanish and English. I think this is a good way to introduce another language to young children because it is a rhyme and story that the children are familiar with. Although the story was a little bit different than the original nursery rhyme, it has an adorable twist where the llama follows Maria to school. Maria Had A Little Llama received the Pura Belpre Honor for her Illustrations. She was born in Mexico City and grew up in Texas. Her website is http://www.angeladominguezstudio.com/.
The book I choose for my book assessment was The Wells Bequest, a companion to The Grimm Legacy, written by Polly Shulman. This book was pretty enjoyable because of it’s thrilling action and great imagery. Also, the characters were likeable because their personalities were amusing to read about. This novel is considered science fiction because the main plot is about events like time travel, parallel universes, futuristic technologies, etc. The element of time travel is specifically stressed throughout the novel. The plot is fiction set in a world different from ours where technologies and sciences are heavily involved. In the book, a boy named Leo finds himself propelled into a new crazy world where objects from various fictions are in fact
I evaluated Humphrey the Lost Whale by Wendy Tokuda and Richard Hall and illustrated by Hanako Wakiyama. This book was very interesting simply because they told a true story while still making it kid friendly. The watercolor images were beautifully illustrated. This book would be a fantastic tool to use when you are doing a lesson about marine life and their natural habitats. It also was a good lesson of people trying to help nature instead of hurting it.
Is it important for children to be able to see themselves in children’s books? Society has been changing the way in which children’s books have been written for years. When children’s books started to become published, it was hard to find children’s books about different cultures other than white culture. The children's books that were around were mainly about white people with generic names, and there were no people of a different culture or race involved. Children’s books that were published with a person of a different culture were very rare to find when they were starting to be published. After many years, you could find books about many different cultures and races, even their sub cultures. When children are able to see themselves and others in these diverse books about different cultures, including their own, they will not feel like they are invisible, they will learn to treat everyone equally and not exclude them or treat them differently, and they can learn more about their culture as well as others.
In the American culture, the population prides itself on the freedom our country supplies. Recent years, media has become the infrastructure of how we communicate, notify the public, and advertise. It created a whole new world that we’ve come love, but has this love turned into an addiction? After watching the Consuming Kids video, I have to agree with some points that were made. Yes, kids are becoming addicted to consuming what they see through media. Yes, some of media is flooded with R-rated subjects that are inappropriate for kids. Although I understand how the producers of the short film see the bad in media, there is also pros that outweigh the cons. I do not agree with their Authoritarian view on mass media and how they disagree with the first
The book I choice for my outside reading is, “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak. I chose this book because I find books that take place in a historical era, especially World War II, fascinating and entertaining. I also chose this book because I know it will challenge me with its diction and syntax.
If you are a Floridian, (and even if you are not) when you think of the sunshine state, certain things or symbols come to your mind. It could be our warmer climate, the beaches, oranges or even an alligator. However, there is another animal, a gentle giant and an enduring ambassador to Florida waters. It is a sea cow or the manatee.
The theme death has always played a crucial role in literature. Death surrounds us and our everyday life, something that we must adapt and accept. Whether it's on television or newspaper, you'll probably hear about the death of an individual or even a group. Most people have their own ideas and attitude towards it, but many consider this to be a tragic event due to many reasons. For those who suffered greatly from despair, living their life miserably and hopelessly, it could actually be a relief to them. Death affects not only you, but also those around you, while some people may stay unaffected depending on how they perceive it.
Most families take a yearly family vacation. Before, the trip to Florida was the best trip. The beaches had tan sand, there were people everywhere, the water was a dark blue and there were many stores to explore. The trip to Florida could not be beat by any other trip. Until the trip to Georgia was made. Georgia is the most memorable place because of the islands, the beaches, and the attractions.
One of the earlier book series that I enjoyed reading was the Junie B. Jones books. I really liked to read about her crazy life and how she dealt with it. Another book series that I enjoyed was the Horrible Harry book series. In these books I liked to read about how Harry would always get himself and his friends into the most unfortunate situations. Another really good series I enjoyed was the Dr. Seuss books. He included so many rhymes and silly words that it made me want to read more. When I was even younger I remember reading books by Eric Carle because they were so