Teaching Point- If a kid is struggling to speak out loud or present, this could be a good book for them to read. I could also read this to my class and use it to say that it's okay to mess up when speaking.

Teaching Points- This is a good book for multicultural appreciation. I also think that it shows you to be nice to someone and to always be yourself.

Review- This adventure of Captain Underpants is one of my least favorite Captain Underpants books. While the story is okay, I was not a fan of how many butts were illustrated in various characters that were pantsed and during the crude nature of how one character was beat up using the butt of a toilet. I feel like this was extreme for Captain Underpants.

Audience- This is for upper elementary school, such as 4th or 5th grade, because of the crude jokes in the book and the more advanced vocabulary. 

Teaching Points- This book is an excellent example of how some books don't end the way the main characters want it to end. Their town was destroyed and the villain was barely stopped. I think it is important for kids to know that they will not always get what they want.

Date Read: 9/28/18

Review- Personally, I would not have this book in my classroom. It is extremely violent, which I would make an exception if it was a   history lesson. I am not a big fan of violence for no reason. The entire book is based on Sonic and Tails trying to stop the bad guy, Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik. There is also oversexualization in a few of the female character’s depictions in the book.

Audience/Grade- I would use this for the upper elementary school grades, like 4^th or 5^th grade. I think it is fairly violent but is of high interest in those grade bands.

Teaching Points- This book could be used to showing how illustrations are used to depict action. There are several instances where there are few words but lots of pictures. You can use those pictures to figure out what is happening in the story.

Review- High Tide in Hawaii is an excellent book for kids. It is filled with engaging characters and an exciting plot. My favorite part is when Jack and Annie realize that a Tsunami is about to strike the Island and they have to race up to the highest point with the rest of the islanders.

Audience/ Grade- I think that this book is good for kids in 2^nd grade or for kids who are just starting out in chapter books.

 Teaching Point- For a literary lesson, you could teach about settings, because they transition from their present day to the past in Hawaii. There are also quick transitions between lower ground and higher ground. For a life teaching point, you could teach kids that in the event of tsunami, you need to get to higher ground.

 Date Read- 10/5/18

Review- This book’s adventure is constantly engaging and interesting. It gives a fantastic perspective on the civil war and what it was like to be a nurse during that time. This book features how it was to be a slave during this time as well, mentioning that slaves were desperate enough to escape 30 miles barefoot to get to the north for freedom. This perspective is not mentioned enough in elementary school.

Audience/ Grade- I would use this in a 2^nd or 3^rd grade class, a younger grade where they are just starting chapter books. Because it is a topic about war, many boys would be interested in this book.

Teaching point- You can use this in a history lesson about the civil war. It shows different view points from nurses, slaves, and soldiers.

Review- Charlotte’s Web is a timeless classic about a pig who befriends a spider. This book starts out with an exciting beginning when the farmer almost kills the pig because he is a runt, but he is stopped by his daughter. The rest of the book deals with the spider and the rest of the animals trying to save the pig’s life and the whole farm. This is a heart-warming story that is exciting and is filled with interpersonal relationships, while entirely fictional due to them being farm animals.

·         Audience/Grade- This book is good for younger middle school, around 6^th grade, because of its thickness and its fairly simple vocabulary.  Would suggest this book for kids who like animals.

·         Teaching Point- One lesson you can teach is characterization because of the growth of the characters and the vast differences in the characters of the story. For example, you can ask “what do you infer bout the girl in the first chapter and how she felt for the pig when her dad tried to kill it?”