Childrens Literature Book Review
UNI Student Name: McKenzie Flaherty
Schmidt, Gary (2013). Okay for Now. New York:HMH Books for Young Readers.
Essential Data
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Brief Summary: This book is about ones struggles, and how it is possible
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Caldecott Medal
Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo won the Caldecott Medal in 2015. This
book is about a young boy who goes into the city to visit his Nana. At first the young boy
is scared of the big city because of the loud noises and busy
Picture Book Illustrations
EECE 441
Spring 2003
P. Werre
Visual Elements of Picture Books
Line
- Artists use line to suggest direction, motion, energy and mood.
Vertical lines suggest lack of movement.
Horizontal lines suggest calm, sleep, stability, and
Which is more appealing, the earlier or later version? Explain your answers.
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Comparing illustrations
Cinderella is one of the most known fairy tales in history, it has been retold and
rewritten many times including by Mr. Walt Disney himself.
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Censorship Essay
The novel by Mark Twain Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written in 1884.
This tale provides an enlightening story about a young boy who travels down the
Mississippi river with his escaped slave friend Jim. Throughout the st
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Mark Twain
After reading the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it is interesting to
research the inspiration for the story and the life of the author Mark Twain. Besides the
fact that slavery was still legal, there are multiple historical
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Semantic web assignment
Daisy-Headed Mayzie written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss, published in 1994 by
Dr. Seuss enterprises. Is appropriate for second grade students because of the
vocabulary and story line provided in the text. In the book M
Part 1:
Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Book?
1)
I give the rating a good rating. At first, I was drawn in by the way the text was presented.
There was many different sizes and the ways the words were arranged all had variety.
Also the illustrations were very
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Books with Illustrations
this is about format- not genre
Genre
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Plot
a development of action
A meaningful ordering of events with their sequences
A series of selected actions by characters in a particular setting to reveal
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Hiking With Henry
After reading Henry Hikes to Fitchburg and observing the website provided, it is
obvious that the reader can gain new ideas and a deeper understanding of the book
after participating in the activities the website obtains. For
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Assignment Paper
Children's Lit
Literature is created to enrich the mind with colorful stories and valuable lessons.
In the following paragraphs multiple youth books will be discussed regarding how the
character overcame a serious of emotions.
Lowry, L. (1989). Number the Stars. New York Houghton Mifin Company.
UNI Student Name: McKenzie Flaherty
Essential Data
Genre: Historical Fiction
Brief Summary: Annemarie and her best friend Ellen, who is a Jew, keep getting
stopped on their way to school
Childrens Literature Book Review
UNI Student Name: McKenzie Flaherty
Jenkins, S., & Page, R. (2013). My First Day. Boston: Houghton Mifin.
Essential Data
Genre: Non-Fiction: Concept Book.
Brief Summary: Many illustrations make up for the short text descri
Childrens Literature Book Review
UNI Student Name: McKenzie Flaherty
Singer, Marilyn (2007). Venom. Darby Creek Publishing.
Essential Data
Genre: Non-Fiction: Survey Books.
Brief Summary: Talks about what is good and bad for you. Factual information and t
Lord, Cynthia (2006). Rules. Scholastic Press.
UNI Student Name: McKenzie Flaherty
Essential Data
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Brief Summary: Twelve-year-old Catherine has conflicting feelings about her
younger brother, David, who is autistic. While she loves
Childrens Literature Book Review
UNI Student Name: McKenzie Flaherty
Milne, A.A (1927). Now We Are Six. New York: Egmont.
Essential Data
Genre: Poetry
Brief Summary: Now We Are Six is a poem about counting and turning a different
age every year.
Personal
Childrens Literature Book Review
UNI Student Name: McKenzie Flaherty
Milne, A.A. (1992). When We Were Very Young. New York: Pufn.
Essential Data
Genre: Poetry
Brief Summary: In correlation to whinne the pooh, When We Were Very Young is
poetry for about sm
Childrens Literature Book Review
UNI Student Name: McKenzie Flaherty
McKay, Hilary(2006). Permanent Rose. Margaret K. McEldery Books.
Essential Data
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Brief Summary: The book Permanent Rose is all about friendship,eight
year old Ros
Cohn, Amy L. (2002). Abraham Lincoln. New York: Scholastic Press.
UNI Student Name: McKenzie Flahety
Essential Data
Genre: Biography- Complete yet Simplied.
Brief Summary: This book covers Abraham Lincoln's whole life. It was brief and
straight to the poi
Emma Frey
December 5th, 2016
Children's Lit
Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar
Read- Aloud Final Project
I read the book Substitute Creacher by Chris Gall. Overall this was a great experience. I
am not a huge fan of public speaking, so given the chance to read al
