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fiction (18), nonfiction (4), personification (4), beautiful illustrations (3), easy words (3), Fiction (3), fictional (2), realistic fiction (2), Reader's Theater (2), Rhymes (2), very imaginative (2), informational text (2), similes (2), some rhyming (2), fantasy (2), fable (2), has adult humor (1), but I wasn't that engaged by it. Seems to drag on a bit. Kids will appreciate the humor (1), especially for kids just beginning school. Fiction. (1), About a monkey reading a book and continually being interrupted by the donkey (1), who asks him if it has technological features. Intended for an older audience (1), kids who know the Amelida Bedelia series will enjoy this book (1), Middle Eastern/world cultures (1), useful in lessons about war (1), emotionally deep (1), very relatable (1), talks about the war in Afghanistan from a boy's perspective (1), and it's a good book for K-1 (1), fantasy yet somewhat realistic because the children are like real children (1), emphasizes the simple joy of reading a book (1), reads a little bit like a story (1), selflessness vs. selfishness (1), and must learn to work hard in a migrant camp. Themes of social class (1), moves to the U.S. (1), One of my favorite books about a pre-teen Mexican girl born into privilege who loses everything (1), has some difficult vocabulary but good for read-aloud or mentor text in primary grades (1), covers a variety of information about ants (1), interesting and intriguing details (1), or even that they're helpful and good; fantasy genre (1), students can relate (1), and portrays them more as just people minding their own business (1), shows cleverness of an old widow who disguises her magic broom with paint; interesting plot--I'm never quite sure what will happen; challenges perception of witches (1), followed by a page of test. Uses ellipses to promote anticipation; nice imagery; fictional but somewhat realistic (1), as the protagonist of the story discovers. Good formatting of full spread picture (1), the future will not look bright and happy like it is portrayed in cartoons (1), clear message: if we don't recycle and take care of the earth (1), I really liked this book. It has beautiful illustrations (1), very-fast paced and less detail in the book than the movie (1), teaches kids about the story of a boy from Afghanistan (1), talks about Seaman's feelings (1), not as interesting to read (1), some Blues songs with difficult pronunciations (1), lots of repetition in structure and language (1), written in an older style since they were written in the 1800s (1), for advanced readers (1), lots of difficult vocabulary but defines key vocab at the end of each poem (1), industrial parts (1), many poems about different occupations (1), not too abstract but some deep themes (1), emphasizes brains over beauty (1), fairly short stanzas (1), split into different sections (1), probably for middle school age and above (1), shows some differences in culture (1), for advanced readers both conceptually and vocabulary-wise (1), deep and meaningful poems with varying structures (1), example of a woman with a strong role (1), dangerous because exemplifies casual deforestation (1), fairly straightforward story of Lewis and Clark (1), fairly long in length (1), could introduce good lesson on different perspectives (1), uses some native words and implies their meanings (1), helps students to understand how native Americans must have felt about the arrival of Lewis and Clark (1), Lewis and Clark from the perspective of the Lakoota Sioux trive (1), informational in a fun format (1), about a girl in the foster care system trying to find a place to belong (1), good read-aloud book (1), unusual ending (1), kids can relate if they have a dog or know a dog (1), Lewis and Clark story from the perspective of a dog (1), good for emergent readers/writers (1), the different letters come together to make whole words (1), possibly exemplifies woman as a sneaky character (1), princess doesn't care about material wealth (1), written in a way that could be relate-able to preteens (1), index; presents information in a story-like way (1), or a "family." Interesting alternating chapters that shift times and settings. Themes of family (1), contains many idioms and slightly old phrases (1), elements of different Native American cultures and histories (1), many contain metaphors (1), poems collected from Native American tribes (1), lots of imagery (1), considers simple and small objects from a different and deeper perspective (1), contains lots of figurative language (1), real-life problems from the Great Depression (1), written from the perspective of a third child who must hide; causes reader to question social issues of overpopulation (1), lots of humor (1), African American male protagonist who is an orphan trying to find family connections (1), set during the Great Depression (1), Mexican culture intermixed (1), 11-year-old female protagonist (1), a sense of belonging (1), set in an alternative world where third children are illegal (1), very suspenseful and appealing to upper elementary/middle school readers (1), deals with issues of parent abandonment (1), emotions of the pre-teen protagonist (1), mentor text to demonstrate similes (1), funny ways; great mentor text for figurative language and similes; interesting artwork illustrations (1), clearly models similes in interesting (1), answers common myths kids might have about the world; very engaging and interesting; students can try out some of the experiments on their own (1), imagery; good resources for teacher and self-motivated student writers (1), teachers readers how to write using figurative language (1), very suspensful (1), Sequel to "Among the Hidden" (1), fantasy in a world with magical elements (1), most appropriate for middle school readers (1), " appealing to upper elementary and young adult readers (1), Female protagonist is trying to find connections to her family and past; similar to "Becoming Naomi Leon (1), goes into issues of government corruption and Big Brother-like themes (1), issues of an overpopulated Earth; Population Police (1), alternative living situations (1), written in typically whimsical way of Roald Dahl (1), for emergent readers (1), Read "The Fairy Godmother's Assistant (1), fairly easy vocabulary. Young grades would enjoy it. (1), making it easy for a good share of the class to have a part (1), involves lots and lots of different characters (1), promotes female strength (1), thanks to the help of the fairy godmother's assistant. Reader's Theater (1), " an amusing story about what happened to classic fairy tale characters when they had to solve their problems in a different way (1), relate-able to children (1), engaging and artistic pictures (1), some playing on words (1), artistic illustrations and photographs of chimpanzees (1), sections separated by bolded headings (1), contains table of contents (1), maintains the same structure throughout the book. (1), very simple words with clear photographs (1), story of some kids who lose power in their houses and learn to get along without TV and other technology for a little while. Fairly low-level words (1), fair amount of violence (1), young male main character (1), great message about a boy who loses his worst enemy by making him his best friend. Could be used for plot/climax study. (1), intriguing and somewhat scary concepts (1), great for young readers (1), great illustrations and artwork (1), immigration. Written from the perspective of the girl. (1), white dominance (1), book about a Puerto Rican girl who moves to New York. Deals with issues of culture clash (1), comical fashion of Dr. Seuss (1), some good vocabulary (1), poetry-like (1), great message to kids about success in life; having the ability to persevere through struggles and still keep going. Written in typical interesting (1), somewhat distracting art style (1), very relatable for kids (1), lots of dry humor (1), written in a journal style from the perspective of a boy writing as an alien disguised as a boy on Earth. Very funny (1), etc. Good poems to read aloud. (1), for transitional readers (1), a big variety of poems: some containing deep insights (1), Beautiful language and illustrations; winner of the Caldecott Medal. It has imagery and repetition. The story is about a boy going out with his father and looking for owls. Shows a cultural/family activity (1), cares about you and will do anything to find you. (1), teaches colors and adjectives. Appropriate for young readers. About a spotted animal who longs to be put in the zoo (1), and encounters some children who assure him he would be better for the circus. (1), lots of adjectives and animal names. Encourages reader to make observations about animals and the different kinds of tails they have. This was one of my favorite books as a kid. It's very fun and silly. (1), Michael moves away with his family to a new home (1), where he finds a new friend in a dog there. Teaches the reader that even though moving away can be scary and unfamiliar (1), everything will be ok. (1), Published in the U.K. Has different vocabulary and shows differences in culture. The book is separated into short chapters (1), ideal for a reader making the transition between picture books and chapter books. The book's storyline is essentially about Mole and Mouse de-cluttering their house (1), and considers the positive results of that. It also talks a little about recycling. (1), This short book is split into chapters and is ideal for readers making the transition between picture books and chapter books. It is about an old man and his cat trying to bake a cake for their neighbor (1), with mixed and comic success. Eventually they do succeed in baking the cake. Shows their trial and error (1), but they don't give up. There are some similes (1), and repetition. (1), something that many students may not be familiar with. (1), rhymes. Storyline talks about how much someone (1), but it turns out she is actually a fairy (1), no matter your gender or race. (1), even though her peers tell her she can't because she's a girl and African American. Encourages children to use their imagination and teaches the lesson that you can be or do whatever you want to (1), and wants to be Peter Pan for her school's play (1), Grace loves to act as different characters (1), "follow-your-heart" story. (1), so she leaves to life with the fairies and helps light the stars with them. A classic (1), and one of my favorites as a kid. Weeny Witch lives with the witches (1), A silly Dr. Seuss book with lots of rhymes (1), Harold creates and imagines all his adventures by drawing his world with his purple crayon. Has fairly easy words and is very imaginative. (1), and shows another way that children live. (1), has great illustrations (1), who seem to either be in a boarding school or an orphanage. She gets appendicitis (1), Madeline lives with several other little girls in Paris (1), and fun tongue twisters. Very creative. (1), such as a parent (1), A boy tries to catch a frog. The book is completely without words and good for low-level readers and writiers. Shows the sequence and plot of the story without words. I could do an activity where my kids could write or say the words that go with the actio (1), learning about the digestive system and cells. Integrates reading and science very well in a fun (1), immigration (1), Spanish words (1), love. (1), cultural differences (1), graphica (1), empathy (1), great illustrations (1), metaphors (1), colorful illustrations (1), science fiction (1), imaginative fiction (1), descriptive (1), beautiful (1), tolerance (1), friendships (1), great photography (1), figurative language (1), very little text (1), Informational text (1), the importance of family (1), fiction based on true story (1), very creative (1), Very old book (1), new vocabulary (1), belonging. (1), fairy tale with a twist (1), a timeline (1), a little scary (1), some romance (1), very informational (1), great artwork (1), perspective (1), poetry collection (1), Ms. Frizzle's class travels inside Arnold's body (1), easy-to-understand way. Lots of new vocabulary. (1), some a little inappropriate for school (1), and only needs to be let out. An interesting idea that I've heard sculptors say before. (1), based on an original fable (1), very different twist on the traditional cinderella story (1), uses personification. (1), surprising ending. (1), uses personification. Alexander is envious of Willy the wind-up mouse (1), abstract story that can also teach children about mixing colors. Teaches that we have to try new things to discover new things. Uses personification. (1), as if the mouse is inside the block of cheese (1), could be seen as promoting blonde/green eyes over black hair/dark skin stereotype (1), and shows the other mice. She also sculpts the music-playing cheese mouse (1), personification. Geraldine learns how to play beautiful music (1), they are able to scare the big fish. (1), and teaches the other fish how they can also explore the world. Together (1), story about a little black fish who explores the world and discovers new things. He is a leader (1), poetic language when Frederick talks to the mice. Imagery as the mice imagine his colors. (1), about at transitional reader level (1), interesting vocab/phrases like "she wore the pants in the family (1), personification. Shows different ways to prepare for something. Although Frederick's role in the family is different (1), lots of text on the page (1), very witty poems (1), book of ballads and songs (1), very interesting for bilingual children (1), cute songs (1), difficult vocab (1), friends (1), writing is pretty dry and a little boring (1), " "pretty as a peach" (1), old fable (1), very traditional (1), incorporates humor (1), late early or early transitional reader material (1), fable based on Cinderella story with a Western twist (1), "a real Western fandango"-cowboyish vocab (1), it is also important. Creative (1), and learns not to be envious. (1), Classic story about Curious George getting into lots of silly trouble. Younger children would appreciate the silliness of the story and George's character. (1), The Berenstain bears learn how to turn off the TV and explore the wide (1), poetic language. (1), A classic story about a boy growing up with his beloved rabbit stuffed animal. Has lots of adjectives and imagery. Has themes of love and caring. Beautiful (1), then the reader can lift a flap to check their guess. Lots of new vocabulary. (1), asking the reader to guess what animal it belongs to (1), A book about different animal's types of eggs. Integrates science and reading. Each page describes a type of egg (1), wonderful outside world. Has lots of rhyming and promotes natural wonderment and nature. (1), striking illustrations. (1), that is what makes him happy and special. (1), and caring for other children of the world. Students can easily connect with the basic needs talked about in the book. Colorful (1), and how some have more than others in many ways. Promotes diversity (1), Kermit the Frog talks about different children around the world (1), fun attitude about kindergarten and school. (1), promotes positive (1), An ABC book about Miss Bindergarten and her students getting ready for the first day of school. Lots of rhyming (1), story about how Tico helps others by giving up something important to him: his golden feathers. In the end (1), new vocab like "raucous" on page 2 (1), the fish discovers that his own world is just as beautiful as the frog's (1), fantasy story about a little snail who grows a big (1), as the reader knows. In the end (1), personification with a fish and a frog. Very interesting how the fish imagines the world differently than it truly is (1), but later learns that in the end he is actually the blessed one. (1), he discovers that secretly they also want to learn his skills. Very insightful about how we act when someone does things differently. (1), and learns some new tricks. Although they are indifferent about his skills to his face (1), personification with crocodiles and a monkey. Cornelius is different than his peers (1), fictional story with the message that everyone is made of pieces (1), challenges idea of the serpent being an always evil character (1), new vocab/foreign language word: pezzettino means "little piece" in Italian. Very abstract (1), he shows the mice a talent that is uniquely his. Fiction (1), and although he cannot pass the standards to get his field mouse license (1), in the city. (Maybe he's growing up?) He meets some country mice (1), Timothy/Mr. McMouse suddenly feels strange where he grew up (1), as he helps the rabbits. Very abrupt (1), funny and interesting comparisons (1)
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