Friday, July 29, 2016

Nonfiction (textbook assignment #2)



Me...Jane

 McDonnell, P. (2011). Me...Jane. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. 


Jane Goodall takes her toy chimpanzee, Jubilee everywhere she goes.  Jane longs to be out in the world working along side animals. She observes and dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals". One day, Jane's dream comes true. She's finds herself working alongside those animals she dreamt about when she was younger.




Assignment:

Rosa, Me…Jane and Balloons over Broadway are the best examples for design criteria. All three books are readable and attractive to look at. The language used is simple, not many difficult words. The colorful illustrations help the reader visualize the story. Each book was designed to convey the subject matter clearly and effectively. However, each book is different in their own design and the difference in the font type and size used. Me.. Jane uses the same font throughout the book. The subject matter is presented using illustrations in color.




Book trailer:



Lesson plans/Activities:
https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=22956&a=1

http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/features/patrickmcdonnell/activities.html

 https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/_assets/guides/EG_9780316045469.pdf

http://www.janegoodall.org


Author webpage:
http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/features/patrickmcdonnell/


Additional books:
The Monsters' monster
Wag!
The gift of nothing
Hug time
Just like heaven
Art
South


Primates


 Ottaviani, J., & Wicks, M. (2013). Primates. New York: First Second. 



This graphic novel tells the story of Jane Goodall, Birtute  Galdikas, and Dian Fossey. The three ladies worked with and were mentored by Louis Leakey. Jane, Birtute, and Dian became researchers and each has become an expert on a primate species. Each has made important contributions to the world of primates.




Assignment:

Primates displays style criteria the best. In Primates, the author wrote about three individuals who shared the same passion. Also, their lives at one time or another intertwined with each other. Mr. Ottaviani used a graphic novel to present the subject matter.  The author’s style made the reading easy to follow. In addition to the vocabulary which was appropriate for the intended audience.
Book trailer:




Lesson plans/Additional resources:
https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=34488

https://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans/protect-the-primates

http://www.primate.org

http://www.janegoodall.org

https://orangutan.org/about/dr-birute-mary-galdikas/

https://gorillafund.org/dian_fossey_bio


Author webpage:
http://www.gt-labs.com/index.html


Additional books:
The imitation game
Feynman
T-minus: The race to the moon
Levitation: Physics and psychology in the service of deception
Wire mothers: Harry Harlow and the science of love
Bone sharps, cowboys, and thunder lizards
Suspended in language
Fallout
Dignifying science
Two-fisted science
Charles R. Knight: Autograph of an artist
Better zombies through physics




It's perfectly normal

Harris, R. H. (2014). It's perfectly normal: Changing bodies, growing up, sex, and sexual health. Boston, MA: Candlewick Press. 

It's perfectly normal tells of the changes one goes through during puberty. This books is well written and uses today's terminology that youngsters know. This chapter book begins with part 1 Explaining what is sex and ends with part 6 Staying healthy. Each section is further divided into chapters with more detail information. 




Assignment:

It’s perfectly normal is another example of accuracy. Ms. Harris referenced an extensive list. The list contains many experts in the field. There are parents, educators, hospitals, consultants, and many medical professionals listed. 


Book trailer:




Lesson Plans:
https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=3541&a=1

http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763626104.mis.1.pdf

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/sexual-pressures.cfm


Additional book:
It's so amazing



Rosa

 Giovanni, N. (2005). Rosa. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus and was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama. This event was the beginning of the civil rights movement and prompted the boycott of the Montgomery buses. Rosa tells the story before getting arrested and the reasons Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. After her arrest, the events that followed demonstrate the unity of people as they fight for equal rights. 





Assignment:

Rosa, Me…Jane and Balloons over Broadway are the best examples for design criteria. All three books are readable and attractive to look at. The language used is simple, not many difficult words. The colorful illustrations help the reader visualize the story. Each book was designed to convey the subject matter clearly and effectively. However, each book is different in their own design and the difference in the font type and size used.
Rosa uses the same font size from beginning to the end. The illustrations used are colorful and portray the challenges the subject matter faced. Right before the ending, there’s an illustration in which the reader must open the pages to view the entire picture. 


Book trailer:
http://www.scholastic.com/teacher/videos/teacher-videos.htm#3193529760001/1688353958


Lesson plans/Additional resources:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/bookfairs/currconnection/rosa.htm

https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=5807&a=1

http://www.nikki-giovanni.com


Read aloud:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyy1WFn-Zi4


Additional books:
http://www.nikki-giovanni.com/childrens-poetry



Balloons over Broadway

Sweet, M. (2011). Balloons over Broadway: The true story of the puppeteer of Macy's parade. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Books 
for Children. 

Every year, on Thanksgiving millions of people tune to watch the Macy's parade. Year after year, giant balloons fill the sky. Tony Sarg is the vision behind this amazing event. Tony began creating marionettes at a young age. When he was older, he moved to New York City and his marionettes began performing on Broadway. Mr. Macy "heard about Tony's puppets and asked him to design a puppet parade for the store's holiday windows." Later Mr. Macy asked Tony for help in designing a parade for his employees, which took place on Thanksgiving Day in 1924.


Assignment:

Rosa, Me…Jane and Balloons over Broadway are the best examples for design criteria. All three books are readable and attractive to look at. The language used is simple, not many difficult words. The colorful illustrations help the reader visualize the story. Each book was designed to convey the subject matter clearly and effectively. However, each book is different in their own design and the difference in the font type and size used.
Balloons over Broadway uses a variety of fonts. The dialogue speech bubbles use large fonts compared to the story line font is smaller. The graphics presented are labeled with arrows. Several sentences in the story use a cut and paste type font. Example, Tony Sarg’s quote in the beginning. This same font is used throughout the book in some of the diagrams.
Book trailer:


 Lesson plans:
http://www.hmhbooks.com/kids/resources/BalloonsOverBroadway_ActivityKit.pdf

 https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=27322&a=1

 http://melissasweet.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Balloons-Over-Broadway-Discussion-Guide-Final.pdf


Author webpage:
http://melissasweet.net


Additional books:
You nest with me
The right word
Finely July
Little red writing
A splash of red
Brave girl
Mrs. Harkness and the panda
The sleepy little alphabet
Carmine: A little more red

How they croaked


Bragg, G. (2011). How they croaked: The awful ends of the awfully famous. New York: Walker Books for Young Readers. 

Many famous people have lived marvelous lives. However, their death has been anything, but marvelous. This book gives the gory details of nineteen famous individuals death. Many of those individuals could have been saved from death, but the lack of medicine prevented that.  





Assignment:
How they croaked is another example of organization criteria. This book has a table of contents, which allows the reader to choose. The author presented the information in chapters. Each chapter begins with the name of the individual and their bio. At the end of each chapter, the author added additional information. For example: timelines, famous quotes, vocabulary words used with definitions, additional information on the form of death (poison, illness, rabies, bloodletting among others.)


Book trailer:
Lesson plan:




We are the ship

 Nelson, K. (2008). We are the ship: The story of Negro League Baseball. New York: Jump at the Sea Hyperion.


The book describes the Negro League Baseball when it began in 1920's to the end 1940's. The reader learns about some of the unknown baseball legends. Also, the rise of Jackie Robinson and his crossover to the Major League Baseball. However, the focus of the book is the struggles the Negro League faced both on the field and on the road. 




Assignment:

We are the ship and Hitler Youth are both excellent examples of accuracy. Both authors completed extensive research prior to writing the book and referenced the sources used.
In the author’s note on We are the ship, the reader learns about the author’s eight-year voyage to completing the book. Also, the author list all the sources used: bibliography, filmography, and concludes with end notes.


Book trailer:



Lesson plans:
https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=10325

http://www.storyboardthat.com/teacher-guide/we-are-the-ship--the-story-of-the-negro-league-baseball-by-kadir-nelson

http://greatminds.net/maps/documents/SLP_05_1.pdf


Author webpage:
http://www.kadirnelson.com


Additional books:
Moses: When Harriet Truman led her people to freedom
Henry's Freedom box: A true story from the Underground Railroad
Mama Miti
Heart and soul
Nelson Mandela
If you plant a seed




Hitler youth

 Bartoletti, S. C. (2005). Hitler youth. New York: Scholastic. 


As Hitler grew into power, he taught the younger generation to follow his beliefs and idolize him. In 1926, Hitler youth was created and quickly gained popularity. Many wanted to join, but first one had to provide an ethnicity background. There are several youngsters who's story tell they followed Hitler. Consequently, several youngsters defied Hitler and the Nazi party and fought against knowing the huge risk.




Assignment:

Hitler Youth was the only book I found to have dialogue. The author referenced the quotes used in the book by chapters. This allows the reader to quickly find the referenced quote. We are the ship and Hitler Youth are both excellent examples of accuracy. Both authors completed extensive research prior to writing the book and referenced the sources used. In Hitler Youth, the author’s journey took two years. Also, the author traveled to the many places, she wrote about. Hitler Youth has an extensive reference section. The author was presented all the references she used which includes interviews, books, and visiting museums.


Book trailer:
Lesson plans:
https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=8286

http://www.hhrecny.org/clientuploads/curriculum/HHREC_Holocaust_Curriculum_Lesson3.pdf

https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/exploring-nazi-propaganda-and-hitler-youth-movement


Author webpage:
http://www.scbartoletti.com


Additional books:
Clink of the link below to find additional books written by author.
http://www.scbartoletti.com/?page_id=7
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