The Wolf Who Cried Boy by Bob Hartman
The book that I read this week was The Wolf Who Cried Boy by Bob Hartman and Illustrated by Tim Raglin. This book is an interesting take on the old tale of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. It is a very entertaining book about a little boy wolf who is so bored with what his mom has been cooking and decides she needs to cook boy. He is told if he catches a boy she will cook it. He decides to just cry "BOY" to get his parents out to look for the boy, they tire of hearing the wolf cry "BOY" when nothing is there and quit listening even when there really is a boy.
I believe that this book would fall under the folk or fairytale genre of literature. I think this because it uses convention and ends with "happily ever after." This book would also fall under the category of a picture book because there are pictures that help tell the story on each page.
If I were teaching a unit on this book I would have my students design a present for the main characters in the story and have them write a note explaining why they would give this present to this character. I would also have them make a recipe using "boy".
I thought that this book was really interesting. I loved that the role was switched to have a wolf as the main character. I think kids would really love this book and think it's so silly! I can't wait to read it to my class.
A few books written by Bob Hartman include Easter Angels, Bible Bad Guys, and Time To Go, Hippo.
Some books illustrated by Tim Raglin include Ugly Mugsy and the Terrible Twins of Christmas, as well as The Thirteen Days of Halloween.
Bibliography
Galda, L.,
Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2009). Literature and the child (7th
ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Hartman,
B., & Raglin, T. (2002). The wolf who cried boy. New York: Putnam's
Sons.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Module 3: A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker
The book that I read was A Visitor for Bear. This book is about a bear who does not want visitors but is visited by a very persistent mouse. Throughout the story Bear realizes he actually enjoys the company of a friend.
I believe this book falls under the fantasy genre. The characters in the book are a bear and mouse and they become friends. Do mice and bears become friends in reality? Also, Bear and Mouse talk which as we all know does not happen in real life either. Therefore I think this books is in the fantasy genre. This book is also a part of the picture book genre. The pictures depict what is happening in the story accurately and helps children and readers lose themselves in the story.
The illustrator of the book Kady Macdonald Denton did an excellent job in this book. The pictures in this book are very lighthearted and fun. The technique that I think Kady Macdonald Denton used in this book is watercolor which makes the pictures imperfect and fun which is why I think kids would enjoy it.
If I were teaching this in my classroom I would have my students try to illustrate their own books using the watercolor technique. Another activity I would have my students do would be the once now essay to show them how the characters evolved. I think that both of these activities could help my students understand the story more.
The author of A Visitor for Bear is Bonny Becker. Bonny believes she put a little bit of herself in every book she writes. A Visitor for Bear has one many differerent award including being named A New York Times Bestseller. She has written multiple books including 3 Bear and Mouse stories. The Bear and Mouse books are the only books in which she worked with Kady MacDonald Denton.
Works Cited
The book that I read was A Visitor for Bear. This book is about a bear who does not want visitors but is visited by a very persistent mouse. Throughout the story Bear realizes he actually enjoys the company of a friend.
I believe this book falls under the fantasy genre. The characters in the book are a bear and mouse and they become friends. Do mice and bears become friends in reality? Also, Bear and Mouse talk which as we all know does not happen in real life either. Therefore I think this books is in the fantasy genre. This book is also a part of the picture book genre. The pictures depict what is happening in the story accurately and helps children and readers lose themselves in the story.
The illustrator of the book Kady Macdonald Denton did an excellent job in this book. The pictures in this book are very lighthearted and fun. The technique that I think Kady Macdonald Denton used in this book is watercolor which makes the pictures imperfect and fun which is why I think kids would enjoy it.
If I were teaching this in my classroom I would have my students try to illustrate their own books using the watercolor technique. Another activity I would have my students do would be the once now essay to show them how the characters evolved. I think that both of these activities could help my students understand the story more.
The author of A Visitor for Bear is Bonny Becker. Bonny believes she put a little bit of herself in every book she writes. A Visitor for Bear has one many differerent award including being named A New York Times Bestseller. She has written multiple books including 3 Bear and Mouse stories. The Bear and Mouse books are the only books in which she worked with Kady MacDonald Denton.
Works Cited
Becker, B.
(n.d.). Books. Bonny Becker Home. Retrieved September 18, 2012, from
http://www.bonnybecker.com/books.html
Becker, B.,
& Denton, K. M. (2008). A visitor for Bear. Cambridge, MA:
Candlewick Press.
Galda, L.,
Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2009). Literature and the child (7th
ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Module 2: Baseball Saved Us By Ken Mochizuki
The book that I read was Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki. This book is a tale of a little boy who is of Japanese descent that is forced to move to camps in the western United States by American military in the early 1940's. The only thing that kept the families in the camps going was baseball.
I believe this book would fall into the genre of Historical Fiction. The characters may not necessarily be true to life but the book definitely reconstructs life in the past. It also takes place in the 1940's which is noted in the author note. This book is an example of culturally diverse literature because the character in the book has to overcome stereotypes established by the dominant culture. This book also falls into the picture book genre and I think that the pictures help to get the readers wrapped up in the story. One illustration that comes to mind is the tower guard who's sunglasses are reflecting the sunlight into the child's eyes.
The illustrator Dom Lee does an excellent job at depicting the situations expressed by the author. The pictures in this book tend to be darker to evoke a deeper emotion than a regular picture book. A great example of the darkness would be the picture of the barracks in the camp. The technique I think Dom Lee used to illustrate is scratchboard.
If I were teaching this in my class I would have them write a newspaper article of the day that the little boy one for his team. I would also have them write a comparison paper or columns of similarities and differences in their lives and the lives of the children in the story. I feel that these would be very helpful in helping them to further their understanding of the story. I also feel that by using the comparison paper I can help them see that others are not always as fortunate as you.
The author of the story Ken Mochizuki had very emotional ties to this story. His parents were sent to the Minidoka internment camp in Idaho. Mochizuki has written three other picture books also about the struggles of Japanese Americans these books include titles such as Passage to Freedom and Heroes. He also has written some books for older children such as Be Water My Friend the Early Years of Bruce Lee and Beacon Hill Boys. The illustrator Dom Lee has worked with Mochizuki on all but one book, Beacon Hill Boys.
Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2010). Literature and the child (7th ed.). Belmont, CA:
Wadsworths, Inc.
Mochizuki, K. (1993) Baseball Saved Us (D. Lee, Illustrator) New York, NY: LEE & LOW BOOKS Inc.
Mochizuki, K. Ken Mochizuki
http://kenmochizuki.com/index.htm
The book that I read was Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki. This book is a tale of a little boy who is of Japanese descent that is forced to move to camps in the western United States by American military in the early 1940's. The only thing that kept the families in the camps going was baseball.
I believe this book would fall into the genre of Historical Fiction. The characters may not necessarily be true to life but the book definitely reconstructs life in the past. It also takes place in the 1940's which is noted in the author note. This book is an example of culturally diverse literature because the character in the book has to overcome stereotypes established by the dominant culture. This book also falls into the picture book genre and I think that the pictures help to get the readers wrapped up in the story. One illustration that comes to mind is the tower guard who's sunglasses are reflecting the sunlight into the child's eyes.
The illustrator Dom Lee does an excellent job at depicting the situations expressed by the author. The pictures in this book tend to be darker to evoke a deeper emotion than a regular picture book. A great example of the darkness would be the picture of the barracks in the camp. The technique I think Dom Lee used to illustrate is scratchboard.
If I were teaching this in my class I would have them write a newspaper article of the day that the little boy one for his team. I would also have them write a comparison paper or columns of similarities and differences in their lives and the lives of the children in the story. I feel that these would be very helpful in helping them to further their understanding of the story. I also feel that by using the comparison paper I can help them see that others are not always as fortunate as you.
The author of the story Ken Mochizuki had very emotional ties to this story. His parents were sent to the Minidoka internment camp in Idaho. Mochizuki has written three other picture books also about the struggles of Japanese Americans these books include titles such as Passage to Freedom and Heroes. He also has written some books for older children such as Be Water My Friend the Early Years of Bruce Lee and Beacon Hill Boys. The illustrator Dom Lee has worked with Mochizuki on all but one book, Beacon Hill Boys.
Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2010). Literature and the child (7th ed.). Belmont, CA:
Wadsworths, Inc.
Mochizuki, K. (1993) Baseball Saved Us (D. Lee, Illustrator) New York, NY: LEE & LOW BOOKS Inc.
Mochizuki, K. Ken Mochizuki
http://kenmochizuki.com/index.htm
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