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Comment on Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian by Memoirs of a Hamster by Devin Scillian | Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:32:46 +0000

[…] speak that way. It’s a fun read and a great mentor text to help you model voice. Pair it with Memoirs of a Goldfish for extra […]

Comment on Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport by I’ve Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Walter Dean Myers | Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:31:07 +0000

[...] key moments in the civil rights movement to write the biography. Consider pairing this book with Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, in which the author used key quotes from Dr. King as a backdrop to write his [...]

Comment on Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport by Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson | Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books

Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson | Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:19:20 +0000

[...] accessible to young readers in this picture book biography. This book would pair nicely with Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport. Consider comparing civil rights in America with the civil rights of citizens [...]

Comment on Noah Webster & His Words by Jeri Chase Ferris by Don't We Look Alike?

Don't We Look Alike? — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:01:42 +0000

This looks intriguing! I’ll have to check it out.

Comment on Unlikely Pairs by Bob Raczka by Links to Literacy

Links to Literacy — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:37:08 +0000

There are several more by the same author you may want to look into, Keith! Also, Justine Rowden’s Paint Me a Poem would probably fit your needs.

Comment on Unlikely Pairs by Bob Raczka by Keith Schoch

Keith Schoch — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:23:07 +0000

This is one book I haven’t seen that I definitely need to find! I’m working up a post on exploring art through picture books, and this would fit the bill perfectly! Thanks, Dawn.

Comment on Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes by Links to Literacy

Links to Literacy — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:16:03 +0000

That’s great! I love to hear how others use picture books in their classrooms. Kevin Henkes is great, isn’t he?

Comment on Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes by Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:26:53 +0000

We used this story for a very effective Compare/Contrast lesson in third grade: Lilly on one side, Chester and Wilson on the other. How were the characters alike? How were they different? My class loves Kevin Henkes’ books!

Comment on Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln by Patricia Polacco by Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass « Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:33:41 +0000

[...] Mentor Text: Biography: Read aloud Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass as a biography mentor text or as part of a unit on slavery or the Civil War. Discuss Frederick Douglass’s amazing life and all of his accomplishments as a result of his persistence. Pair this book with other books about Douglass such as Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship or Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship or with other picture books related to the Civil War and slavery such as Henry’s Freedom Box, Freedom Song: The Story of Henry “Box” Brown, and Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln. [...]

Comment on Freedom Song: The Story of Henry “Box” Brown by Sally M. Walker by Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass « Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:33:36 +0000

[...] or with other picture books related to the Civil War and slavery such as Henry’s Freedom Box, Freedom Song: The Story of Henry “Box” Brown, and Just in Time, Abraham [...]