Toni the Superhero by R.D. Base There’s something special about having an ordinary superhero. Toni the Superhero manages to show us a hero while also offering young readers a space that celebrates the enjoyment of their daily routine. Toddlers’ attention are piqued by bedazzling visual stimuli. R.D. Base has securely created ‘the hook’ through Toni as a superhero along with Debbie Hefke’s colourful illustrations. The book’s cover page pretty much says it all – Toni is a superhero but an ordinary one; one that children can relate to. The first page introduces the reader to Toni without he’s superhero outfit, simply, 'This is Toni'. We know that 'Toni is a Superhero', but he is also a down-to-earth kinda guy. The reader gets to find out what he does everyday. …show more content…
The shortness of the book suit the attention span of most toddlers while the strong primary colours act as a good pull to return to the book again and again for the visual pull and on a learning level, consolidate the acquisition of new words. It is clear that Base wants readers to practice pesonalising the use of ‘like’ with infinitives. It could clearly be used at home or act as a lovely follow-up to pre-school activities or as book for young learners of English as an second or foreign language. The book could be used as a springboard for children to come up with other activities through role-play. When using it with my toddler, I’ll use it to ask him what other activities he likes to do and discuss that. As the illustrations are so vivid, the background details could also be used for extra
This activity suits the child’s current stage of oral development will interest them and aid in them progressing in their oral development. Children at this stage of development enjoy listening to stories which is good not only for their receptive skills, but also for their expressive language (Fellows and Oakley, 2014), in all four key components of spoken language. It helps with phonemes by getting the child to focus on the phonological patterns throughout the text (Fellows and Oakley, 214). Syntax knowledge allows them to observe the sentence structure and grammar in the book which allows them to develop a stronger awareness of the syntax. Visual aids in storybooks can aid in the child in the understanding of semantics (Fellows and Oakley’s), as the story is read aloud their receptive skills hear those more difficult words, when paired with a visual cue such as a picture in the book the child understands better and thus they are able to gain a better understanding of how to speak these difficult words. A better understanding of pragmatics can also be gained from storybooks as they understand how people communicate in society such as greetings and asking for things (Fellows and Oakley,
Murry has written several reviews for books, films, and museums and has dreamed of creating her own children’s book. Over the years, Meg could not finish a book so she decided to take a course at Arbor Community College called: Fiction Writing for the Youth Market, How to Get Started, taught by Tess Whatsit. (R. 31). Whatsit taught at Arbor Community College from 2004 through 2015 and taught Meg Murry for eight weeks from the middle of January 2015 until the middle of March 2015. (R. 18). At the same time, Tess Whatsit had been an editor at Atheneum Books for Young Readers from about 1987 until 2015 when she opened her book packager, Watermark Books, a liaison between authors and publishers, in which she is founder and president. (R.
The novel "I'm Not Scared" explores the playful and interesting world of childhood through the eyes of a nine year old kid. In the hot, dry summer of 1978, Michele, the main character, and his friends have nothing better to do than play new games and dares. Their small town Aqua Treverse only occupies four houses. Michele and his friends usually ride on their bikes across the deserted countryside, while the adults stay indoors shielding from the enormous heat. This gives the children the freedom to do anything they want.
‘Heck Superhero’, written by Martine Leavitt, is the melancholy tale of Heck, a thirteen year old self-proclaimed superhero. When his mother is evicted from their home and leaves without a trace, Heck finds himself abandoned and alone on the streets. Desperate to find his mother, he offers up ‘good deeds’ in hopes of finding her. But instead he finds that he’s not just losing mother, he’s also losing himself. To aid in my comprehension of this book, I used a variety of reading strategies from visualizing to inferencing to further my understanding of ‘Heck Superhero’.
Rudman, Masha. Children's Literature - An Issue's Approach: Third Edition. New York: Longman Publishers, 1995
The book is important to the children between the age of 3-7 since it tells a story of a young child and how it feels to migrant. In addition to this, it can be considered as a timely picture book owing to the current challenge these people go through. This book creates a culture of understanding and helping the disadvantaged in the society.
I would recommend this book to all toddlers. Toddlers would enjoy this story because there are amazing pictures to look at and a good story to hear. The parents who read the book to there little boys and girls would also be able to share a good message with their little ones. The message being that they can do anything they if they try in there own special way. Little boys and girls would enjoy this book.
It has always been amazing to realize how well the literature I read as a child has stayed with me through the years. It takes an exceptional writer to compose a narrative that maintains a storyline on the same level of a child's understanding; it takes everything short of a miracle to keep a child's interest. However, that undertaking has been accomplished by many skilled authors, and continues to be an area of growth in the literary world. Only this year the New York Times has given the genre of children's literature the credit it deserves by creating a separate best-sellers list just for outstanding children's books. Yet, on another level, children's literature is not only for the young. I believe that the mark of a brilliant children's author is the age range of those who get pleasure from the stories; the wider the range, the better.
This book is for ages 5-10 (Pre-K to second grade). It introduces themes to children that usually aren’t seen in books of this reading level. By the end of the book, CJ learns about selflessness, humility, and empathy from his grandmother. After CJ has learned these lessons, we see CJ mature and appreciate the world around him.
...ia J. Campbell. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1996. 39-65. Rpt. in Children's Literature Review. Ed. Scot Peacock. Vol. 82. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Jan. 2014.
The front cover is full of color to attract a child's interest to pick up the book.The title is in different and bright colors to make the title really pop. The font is curly and playful to add a childlike feel to the book. In the center of the book is a fairy that anyone is instantly drawn to, especially kids. The fairy is wearing bright clothes,
A 5 years old who boy named Miles Scott is a leukemia cancer survivor, and he has an outrageous dream of becoming a batman. Based on his faith and family’s support, Miles Scott’s dream was posted on the social media. Once the request has been sent out, thousands of volunteers were there to help this little fellow to accomplish his dream. During that day, little Miles Scott was riding a Lamborghini, involved in several stage crime scenarios, and dressed up as a batman. Thousands of volunteers, city officials, business supporters and even President Obama had participated in this special event. Afterward, this kid with his little dream created some unbelievable changes in the US society, his story is being interpreted in books, commercials, TV programs, and films. Later on, people decided to give this child a special name --- BATKID and honored him with a special day called Batkid
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to work with Maribel, who is a first grade student at Lou Henry Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa. Our sessions were once a week, for six weeks, on Tuesdays that lasted for thirty minutes. Together we worked on developing Maribel’s reading and writing skills and to evaluate her growth. Throughout this experience, I learned that Maribel likes to read chapter books and likes funny books. When looking for a book, I tried incorporating one of those two characteristics. Our sessions included a read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, word work, and working on her writing. One of our ultimate goals was for Maribel to write full and complete sentences and for her to understand and grasp
.... Children also enjoy books that Rhythmic like. Children enjoy these books because they can participate in the reading. One book that comes to mind when I think of children is “If you Happy and you know it”. This book allow children to jump up and down, clap their hands, and stomp their feet.
In a secular, scientific rational culture lacking in any convincing spiritual leadership, superhero stories speak loudly and boldly to our greatest fears, deepest longings, and highest aspirations. They’re not afraid to be hopeful, not embarrassed to be optimistic, and utterly fearless in the dark. They’re about as far from social realism as you can get, but the best superhero stories deal directly with mythic elements of human experience that we can all relate to, in ways that are imaginative, profound, funny, and provocative. They exist to solve problems of all kinds and can always be counted on to find a way to save the day. At their best, they help us to confront and resolve even the deepest existential crises. “