TOP 10 REASONS TO SHARE PICTURE BOOKS WITH ALL AGES. 10. Universal
... Companion to American Children's Picture Books (2005). Kirk, Connie Ann.
TOP 10 REASONS TO SHARE PICTURE BOOKS WITH ALL AGES 10. Universal Themes = Universal Appeal 9. Wonderful Art = Increased Artistic Appreciation 8. Models of Excellence = Better Writers 7. Visual/Verbal Connections = Successful Readers/Learners 6. Succinct/Rich Language = Increased Vocabulary 5. Sharing A Book = Common Prior Knowledge 4. Varied Maturity Levels = Enjoyment On Multiple Levels 3. Pictures and Words = Increased Understanding Of Concepts 2. Words and Pictures = Powerful Emotional Impact 1. Love Of Picture Books = Lifelong Love of Learning/Reading
USING PICTURE BOOKS WITH A HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH CLASS Use Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson to introduce a unit on Thoreau. This beautiful picture book is a book of many levels with really wonderful art -- it demonstrates just how important a picture book can be. Buy an extra copy and store it for the next generation. (Daniel Pinkwater, NPR commentator) This book is all about the really important things in life and serves as a perfect: • Introduction to Thoreau and Walden Pond. • Discussion Starter for follow-up to initial reading of Walden Pond. • Compare and Contrast the picture books with relevant sections of Walden Pond. • Introduction to the idea of conservation and nature observation for science classes. • Discussion of current events that strip life down to the really important things in life. Additional titles in this series that can be used for extension of the concept: Henry Builds A Cabin Johnson, D. B. Henry Works Johnson, D. B. Henry Climbs A Mountain Johnson, D. B.
BOOKS ABOUT PICTURE BOOKS FOR ALL AGES (PROFESSIONAL READING ON PICTURE BOOKS) Big Ideas In Small Packages: (2005) Beyond Words: Picture Books for older readers (1992) Companion to American Children’s Picture Books (2005) Inside Picture Books (1999) Literature Lures: Using Picture Books/Middle School (2002) Multicultural Picturebooks: Art for Illuminating our world (2005) Picture This: Picture Books for YA/curriculum-based (1997) “Worth a Thousand Words” Teaching Essential Skills (2001)
Pearson, Molly B. Benedict, Susan Kirk, Connie Ann Spitz, Ellen Polett, Nancy Marantz, Sylvia Matulka, Denise Rossberg, Ellin
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert Harcourt, c2005 $16.00 ISBN# 0-15-205304-2 Summary: A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. 1. Winds-Fiction 2. Leaves-Fiction
CONNECTIONS: SCIENCE 1. 2.
Make a Leaf Man of materials found in your own area and identify all materials by scientific and common names. Encourage readers to gather a wide variety of leaves for a group collection and make an autumn leaf identification book. On each page have one leaf---identifying the tree, where it grows, characteristics of the tree. Try http://www.kidzone.com/plants for more science projects.
CONNECTIONS: ART AND WRITING PROJECTS 1.
2. 3.
Bring in bags of leaves etc. and make a Leaf Man by gluing on construction paper. Write an adventure for the Leaf Man using the words “A Leaf Man’s got to go where the wind blows”. Illustrate the background and laminate the page for an autumn display. The book is very poetical in language so maybe a poem. Try naming the Leaf Man and writing an acrostic poem. For more autumn poetry, try http://www.dltk-holidays.com/fall/fallpoetry.html Write a BCR (Brief Constructed Response) as required in state testing that explains where the Leaf Man has finally ended up. Be so descriptive that classmates can guess the location. Illustrate the final resting place of Leaf Man.
CONNECTIONS: MATH 1. 2.
Graph the leaves gathered by color, tree species, or from largest to smallest. Measure leaves from your gatherings and compare to the illustrations in Leaf Man . Support that the illustrator was or was not accurate in her illustrations.
CONNECTIONS: AUTHOR STUDIES
1. Show some of Ehlert’s other books fiction and non-fiction. Compare and contrast. 2. Listen to an interview with Lois Ehlert on the Reading Rockets site http://www.readingrockets.org 3. “Google” Lois Ehlert and from the results decide which are trying to sell and which might be informative.
CONNECTIONS: FAMILY FUN NIGHT
This is a great book for all ages and is appropriate for use as autumn programming at church, community and school functions. Follow up with “leafy projects” and apple cider. (Dr Peggy A. Sharp features this book in her New Book News Aug,2005 edition.) Barbara Trafton Judge Woods ES Glenarden, Md.
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR OLDER READERS (an admittedly incomplete list – add your own freely!) Title
Author
Apples to Oregon: Anno’s Journey Bad Boys The Best Class Picture Ever Can You See What I See Circle Unbroken: the story of a basket Coming On Home Soon David Goes To School A Day at Gramma’s The Day the Babies Crawled Away Detective LaRue: Letters From the Investigation Duck for President The Dot The Flower Man: a wordless picture book Goin’ Someplace Special Grandma Tells a Story Grandparents Song Henry Builds A Cabin Henry Works Henry Climbs A Mountain The Keeping Quilt Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale Math Curse Miss Nelson Is Missing! Molly Bannaky Mr. Lincoln’s Way Old Cricket Oma’s Quilt The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! The Quiltmaker’s Gift Science Verse Score One for the Sloths Something to Tell the Grandcows Souperchicken Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt Sweet, Sweet Memory Testing Miss Malarkey Thank You, Mr. Falker The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Tuesday Wild About Books You Can’t Take a Balloon Into National Gallery
Hopkinson, Deborah Anno, Mitsumasa Palatini, Margie Roche, Denis Wick, Walter Raven, Margot Woodson, Jacqueline Shannon, David Overstreet, Marcia Cate Rathmann, Peggy Teague, Mark Cronin, Doreen Reynolds, Peter Ludy, Mark McKissack, Patricia Grambling, Lois G. Hamanaka, Sheila Johnson, D. B. Johnson, D. B. Johnson, D. B. Polacco, Patricia Williams, Mo Scieszka, Jon Allard, Henry McGill, Alice Polacco, Patricia Wheeler, Lisa Bourgeois, Paulette Stroud, Bettye Williams, Mo Brumbeau, Jeff Scieszka, Jon Lester, Helen Spinelli, Eileen Auch, Mary Jane Hopkinson, Deborah Woodson, Jacqueline Finchler, Judy Polacco. Patricia Scieska, Jon Wiesner, David Sierra, Judy Weitzmann, Jacqueline Preiss
WEB CONNECTIONS: Picturing Books: A website about picture books http://picturingbooks.imaginarylands.org/ All About Picture Books and a Picture Book Bibliography http://www.suelebeau.com/picturebooks.htm Picture Books for Older Readers: Resource Center http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/resources/picbooks.html Picture Books for Young Adults http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/resources/picbooks.html Planet Esme: Picture Book List http://www.planetesme.com/archivepicturebooks.html Looking Critically at Picture Books (Carol Hurst) http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/criticalpicture.html Children’s Picture Book Database at Miami University http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/ International Children’s Digital Library http://www.icdlbooks.org/ Children’s Literature Webring { not limited to picture books, there are some good resources here}. http://f.webring.com/hub?ring=kidlit&list The Eric Carle Museum Of Picture Book Art http://www.picturebookart.org/ Children’s Literature Resources and Guides http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/s-home.htm Children’s Literature Association: Picture Books for Young Adults http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/chla/ Visual Literacy and Picture Books http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/picture.htm Marilee’s List of Picture Books http://marilee.us/authors.html Children’s Books Central http://www.eleanorsbooks.com/ Carol Hurst’s Literature Site http://www.carolhurst.com/ Children’s Literature Activities for the Classroom http://marcias-lesson-links.com/ChildrensLit.html Maryland’s Black Eyed Susan Books http://mdedmedia.org/besall.html SUBSCRIPTION SITES WORTH THE MONEY (free trials often available) Linda’s Links to Literature Lots of free links here but must subscribe to access links to lesson plans and ideas. http://www.lindaslinkstoliterature.com/lll/ Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database (Lots of free links here including booklists.) http://www.childrenslit.com/ Teaching Books. Net http://www.teachingbooks.net/
