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Friday, February 6, 2015 7:35:03 PM
Alice Walters added Hotter Than a Hot Dog! to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "This is one of mine and my granddaughter's favorite books! Descriptive language and predictions make it great for teaching, or just an engaging read aloud."
Friday, February 6, 2015 7:30:07 PM
Alice Walters added Love You Forever to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "A tender story of parent child affection and devotion. A changing perspective and drawing conclusions make it appropriate for intermediate readers."
Friday, February 6, 2015 7:24:41 PM
Alice Walters added Three Cheers for Tacky (Tacky the Penguin) to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "Tacky is such a fun book for reading aloud with its lyrical text. It offers opportunities for teaching word analysis skills. Most importantly, Tacky validates the uniqueness of individuals, a lesson many children need to hear."
Friday, February 6, 2015 7:14:17 PM
Alice Walters added Berlioz the Bear to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "It's always hard to say what provides the most opportunities for teaching and learning in Jan Brett's books: text, illustrations or word analysis. Inferences, drawing conclusions and making predictions are easily incorporated with the text."
Friday, February 6, 2015 7:05:07 PM
Alice Walters added Simple Pictures Are Best to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "The subtle humor of this book make it appropriate for intermediate readers. It's a good resource for teaching cause & effect, predictable text and irregular past tense verbs."
Friday, February 6, 2015 6:56:40 PM
Alice Walters added Cool Dog, School Dog to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "Simple rhyming text and colorful illustrations make this a delightful book for beginning readers. It's also good for introducing predictions and inferences."
Friday, February 6, 2015 6:48:11 PM
Alice Walters added Just One More Swim (Picture Books Pb) to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "This charming book works well for a nap or bedtime story. Vocabulary is enriching, and the text provides opportunities for teaching quotations, compound words, and affixes."
Friday, February 6, 2015 6:39:56 PM
Alice Walters added Wee Little Bunny to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "This is a sweet book for early readers that still manages to provide opportunities for expanding vocabulary. It's also a good choice for introducing story elements, inferences and predictions."
Friday, February 6, 2015 6:32:39 PM
Alice Walters added Amelia and Eleanor go for a ride: Based on a true story to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "Affixes, contractions, and descriptive language are just the beginning of what children can learn from this book about Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt. The best thing about it is how it humanizes two of America's greatest women. The not quite true s"
Friday, February 6, 2015 6:25:13 PM
Alice Walters added Big Red Barn to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "I used this delightful book to teach all of my grown children to read. The simple text and illustrations make it a good choice for beginning readers. Enjoy this book with your favorite young readers just before nap or bedtime."
Friday, February 6, 2015 6:21:26 PM
Alice Walters added Armadillo Rodeo to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "If you're looking for a read aloud with rich vocabulary and illustrations, ARMADILLO RODEO is a sure bet. It's also a good choice for teaching inferences, predictions and descriptive language."
Friday, February 6, 2015 6:05:49 PM
Alice Walters added The Kiss Box to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "The Kiss Box is a sweet story that addresses a real issue for young children, separation from parents. My granddaughter and I enjoyed sharing it together just before her mom was going on a trip, then she made her mother her own "kiss box"."
Friday, February 6, 2015 5:59:24 PM
Alice Walters added The Wonderful Book to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "Whether you're using this fun book as a read aloud with a class, a small group, or to teach your granddaughter to read, THE WONDERFUL BOOK is just the ticket. The text works for teaching story elements, predictions or a variety of word analysis skills."
Friday, February 6, 2015 5:48:07 PM
Alice Walters added When We're Together to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "What a terrific story for affirming families and teaching descriptive language. It's fun for a read aloud, or for teaching rhyme and rhythm, and contractions. Enjoy it with students or with that special child in your life."
Friday, February 6, 2015 5:41:18 PM
Alice Walters added Trouble with Trolls to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "What's not to love about any Jan Brett book! The text and illustrations are both rich, making it perfect for a read aloud for younger students, or transition book for intermediate students. The text also lends itself to teaching a variety of word analysi"
Friday, February 6, 2015 5:36:23 PM
Alice Walters added There's a Cow in the Road! to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "My granddaughter and I love this book! It's fun, it's lyrical. The rhythm and rhyme of the story make it perfect for a read aloud, and it's a good tool for teaching prediction."
Friday, February 6, 2015 5:33:11 PM
Alice Walters added A Weekend with Wendell to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "A Weekend with Wendell is a wonderfully engaging story that lends itself to a read aloud. It provides plenty of opportunities for interactions with and among students."
Friday, February 6, 2015 5:28:33 PM
Alice Walters added Emma's Pet to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "Emma's Pet is a charming book with engaging illustrations. The small amount of text on each page with enriching vocabulary makes it a great transitional book for young readers."
Sunday, January 25, 2015 4:06:28 PM
Alice Walters added Amazing Grace to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "I love this book! And Amazing Grace is for all children, not just girls. The story and illustrations make it a wonderful read aloud, with plenty of opportunities for student engagement. It's perfect for a book study with small groups to teach prediction"
Sunday, January 25, 2015 4:00:16 PM
Alice Walters added My Name Is Yoon to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "The story and illustrations of My Name Is Yoon are both so beautiful, I could get carried away using it strictly for a read aloud. If necessary, I would use it also to teach voice, inferences, sequence, and cause and effect."
Sunday, January 25, 2015 3:53:41 PM
Alice Walters added Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "The Pigeon mirrors the behavior of kids so well, they'll recognize themselves. While they're having fun with the text, it's also good for teaching sequence, inferences, voice, and contractions."
Sunday, January 25, 2015 3:50:21 PM
Alice Walters added Stone Soup to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "A new take on the old folk-tale, plus rich illustrations draw the reader in, and provide a backdrop for teaching cause and effect, predicting, and sequence."
Sunday, January 25, 2015 3:43:28 PM
Alice Walters added Bear Shadow to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "Bear makes learning about contractions, sequence, cause and effect, and irregular verbs fun for readers."
Sunday, January 25, 2015 3:38:34 PM
Alice Walters added The Doorbell Rang (Gr. K-3) to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "The Doorbell Rang use a familiar scenario to provide a background for teaching sequence, cause and effect, contractions, and other treading strategies. Repetitive text makes it user-friendly for even struggling readers."
Friday, February 6, 2015 7:42:52 PM
Alice Walters added night is Coming to her Bookshelf
Alice said, "A favorite bedtime story for all my children! Beautiful, complex illustrations, descriptive language and a quiet plot make this a delightful lullaby text."