LAE4311 Padlet Library by Upchurch, Abbie https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i Made with serendipity en-us 2021-03-02 00:23:36 UTC 2023-04-30 15:12:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png Organization is the internal structure of a writing piece. By organizing writing and prioritizing it before beginning writing it allows readers to understand what is being communicated. Ideas can be organized in a way that makes sense to both the writer and reader. abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1256003044

]]> 2021-03-02 00:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1256003044 Word Choice is the vocabulary a writer chooses to convey meaning throughout their writing. It can also support deeper understanding of emotions for readers. It conveys information in a way that enlightens readers. abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1256003144 2021-03-02 00:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1256003144 Voice is how an author incorporates their personal tone and flavor into their message. It can be through their writing style or the characters they create. It is commonly noticeable through writing that is a reflection of one's personal experiences. abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1256003376 2021-03-02 00:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1256003376 Sentence Fluency is the rhythm and flow of the language used by a writer or speaker. Without sentence fluency we can become bored or confused with what is being communicated to us. This trait is essential to writers that want to keep their readers engaged and understanding of their works. abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1256003619 2021-03-02 00:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1256003619 Conventions are the mechanical correctness of writing. This umbrella term covers grammar, punctuation, and revision. In linguistics, the grammar of a natural language is its set of structural constraints on speakers' or writers' composition of clauses, phrases, and words. Punctuation is the use of spacing, conventional signs, and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading of written text, whether read silently or aloud. Revision is a process in writing of rearranging, adding, or removing paragraphs, sentences, or words. Together these create the writing trait of conventions. abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1256003711 2021-03-02 00:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1256003711 #1 If You Give A Mouse A Cookie abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1426272966 Features the consequences of giving a cookie to an energetic mouse run that results in the young host running ragged. It is an example of natural consequences and organizes the sequence of events similarly to the way lower grade levels would in their supported writing. ]]> 2021-04-16 16:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1426272966 #1 The Grouchy Ladybug abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1426334432 Features a ladybug who is mean to everyone, except an elephant she meets. Her unique personality showcases the voice writing trait. ]]> 2021-04-16 16:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1426334432 #3 Click, Clack, Moo:Cows That Type abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1426347523 Features literate cows that go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. "Cows that type. Hens on strike!" Farmer Brown has to figure out a way to resolve the feud with his farm animals. Doreen Cronin's writing style features unique ideas through problem solving. ]]> 2021-04-16 17:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1426347523 #1 A Book Takes Root: The Making of a Picture Book abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1426999818 Supports the national curriculum standards Production, Distribution, and Consumption; and Science Technology and Society as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies. The book is originally from 1993, but still upholds practices maintained in modern classrooms today. ]]> 2021-04-16 19:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1426999818 #2 Fumblerules: A Lighthearted Guide to Grammar and Good Usage abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427007755 This grammar book highlights fifty mock rules, each using the mistake it purports to correct. Such as the "Passive voice should never be used" and "A writer must not shift your point of view."]]> 2021-04-16 19:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427007755 #3 If you were a writer abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427016488 This book follows the story line of Melia who wants to be a writer just like her mother. With a few helpful suggestions and lots of encouragement, she is soon on her way; which can reflect young writers desires and notes to be on their way with conventions. ]]> 2021-04-16 19:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427016488 #4 Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What is an Adjective? abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427029337 In this work, children are introduced to one of the essential building blocks of the English language. They will see how adjectives describe nouns, making them more interesting and precise.]]> 2021-04-16 19:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427029337 #5 Kites Sail High: A Book About Verbs abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427035738 This concept book explores verbs of all kinds providing grammatical lessons for lower elementary grade students. The verbs also include explanations throughout the book. ]]> 2021-04-16 19:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427035738 #6 Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427048623 This book attempts to further a child's grasp of the meaning and function of adjectives. The picture book provides enrichment and depth of understanding. ]]> 2021-04-16 19:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427048623 #7 Merry-Go-Round: A Book About Nouns abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427056695 This book explores language and the uses of nouns and their many grammatical forms. It explores proper nouns, common nouns, and abstract nouns.]]> 2021-04-16 19:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427056695 #8 Mine, All Mine: A Book About Pronouns abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427057047 Introduces various types of pronouns, explains how and when to use them, and provides examples of what our language would be without them. By adding in these examples it creates a lighthearted instructional opportunity for conventions. ]]> 2021-04-16 19:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427057047 #9 Under, Over, by the Clover: What is a Preposition? abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427057267 This book uses puns and cartoon cats to show, not tell, readers what prepositions are all about. Each preposition in the text, like under, over, by the clover, about, throughout, and next to Rover, is highlighted in color for easy identification.]]> 2021-04-16 19:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427057267 #10 Woe is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427057459 This book is a grammar guide with multiple editions that keep it revised for modern classrooms. It explores the rights, wrongs, and maybes of English grammar and usage. ]]> 2021-04-16 19:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427057459 #2 Amazing Grace abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427087167 This book features a main character, Grace. She loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. When her school decides to perform Peter Pan, Grace longs to play the lead, but her classmates point out that Peter was a boy and he was not black. With the support of her family, Grace learns that she can be anything she wants to be, and the results are amazing giving her a voice that can resonate with many other minority students. ]]> 2021-04-16 20:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427087167 #1 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427087317 In this contemporary classic, children's author Viorst uses sentences that flow fluently to tell the story of Alexander. He is a kid with an unruly crop of hair, who gets out of bed to face a day that seems to grow increasingly worse with each passing minute. Indeed, on the very first page, Alexander wakes to hair full of gum, trips on his skateboard, and drops a sweater in a sink full of water.]]> 2021-04-16 20:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427087317 #1 A Bad Case of Stripes abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427091905 The main character of this book is Camilla Cream. She is very worried about what other people think about her, but at the very moment she most wants to fit in, she becomes completely covered in colorful stripes! This imaginative story combines a life lesson with imaginative writing ideas. ]]> 2021-04-16 20:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427091905 #2 Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride: Based on a True Story abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427097921 In this picture book based on a true incident, Ryan proves that Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt were friends in real life. America's First Lady invited the "First Lady of the Air" to dinner at the White House in 1933. This book explores the idea that the ladies were friends   based off of historical facts. ]]> 2021-04-16 20:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427097921 #2 A Chair for My Mother abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427098539 This book depicts a young girl, who along with her waitress mother, saves coins in a big jar in hopes that they can someday buy a big, new, comfortable chair for their apartment, the kind of chair her mother deserves after being on her feet all day in the Blue Tile Diner.
There hasn't been a comfortable place to sit in the apartment since a fire in their previous apartment burned everything to "charcoal and ashes." Friends and neighbors brought furniture to their new apartment downstairs, but no one brought anything big or soft or comfortable. This book is organized to tell the story of a young girl and her mothers goals and how they work to meet them together. ]]> 2021-04-16 20:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427098539 #1 A Bad Beginning: A Series of Unfortunate Events abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427098701 The Bad Beginning is the first novel of the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events. The novel tells the story of three children, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, who become orphans following a fire and are sent to live with Count Olaf, who attempts to steal their inheritance. Through unique word choices the author keeps readers engaged in the exciting story. ]]> 2021-04-16 20:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427098701 #4 Whoever You Are abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427132219 This book explores the idea that every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same. They may not speak the same language. Their lives may be quite different. But inside, they are all alike. A vivid and unusually illustrated book that travels the globe and brings children together in their shared experiences. This is one of my personal favorites for inclusive beginning of the year welcoming!]]> 2021-04-16 20:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427132219 #5 The Best Alphabet Book in the Wild West abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427143326 In think book, the main character, LetterBug will help the reader find the hidden letters in the colorful book. LetterBug explores the Alamo to the Grand Canyon, from Arnie Armadillo to Zeb the Zebratail, LetterBug and the Buffalo Bug Band will take readers on a journey through the Wild West and teach them their ABC's. The imaginative side of this book and talking bugs contributes to the ideas trait. ]]> 2021-04-16 20:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427143326 #6 Wemberly Worried abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427421181 Students can relate to the unique ideas in this book through the main characters experiences. Wemberly worried about spilling her juice, about shrinking in the bathtub, even about snakes in the radiator. She worried morning, noon, and night. "Worry, worry, worry," her family said. "Too much worry."
Wemberly worried about one thing most of all: her first day of school, just as many others worry. 
]]> 2021-04-16 23:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427421181 #7 The Three Little Pigs and the Fox abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427423844 The Three Little Pigs is a staple in almost every future teachers childhood book memories. In this adaptation of the Three Little Pigs, a mama pig sends her offspring out into the world, and Rooter and Oinky end up being saved from the tricky fox by their sister, Hamlet. The ideas of talking pigs and the plot create an imaginative world that students can appreciate while reminding them that sometimes boys need rescuing too. ]]> 2021-04-16 23:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427423844 #8 Rose's Journal: The Story of a Girl in the Great Depression abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427428606 This journal adaptation begins on January 1, 1935, Rose Samuels bids good riddance to a dry, desolate year and begins a new one. The severe drought has left the fields too dry for crops and the farms are all failing. Times are tough, but with hope, love, and determination, Rose and her family manage to turn the year around enforcing the idea that there is always hope.]]> 2021-04-16 23:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427428606 #9 Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427433158 This collection presents an anthology of poetry with a mathematical theme, including "Math Makes Me Feel Safe," "Fractions," "Pythagoras," and "Time Passes" by such authors as Janet S. Wong, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and Ilo Orleans. It is also an excellent way to tie Math standards into Language Arts standards to meet B.E.S.T. practices beginning in 2021.]]> 2021-04-16 23:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427433158 #10 I Love You the Purplest abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427435996 This book focuses on two young brothers and their mama. While digging for worms, rowing the boat and pulling in fish, each brother asks his mama which one is the best at each task and, as they are being tucked into bed, which one she loves the best. This book depicts a family outside of the typical nuclear family presenting the idea that everyone's family and parental love can look different. ]]> 2021-04-16 23:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427435996 #3 Curious George abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427448464 This book is the first book in the Curious George series and it tells the story of an orphaned chimpanzee named George and his adventures with the Man with the Yellow Hat. Each Curious George book is organized to begin with a question and end with an answer. ]]> 2021-04-16 23:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427448464 #4 The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427452374 What if you wanted your best friend's two goldfish so much that you'd swap anything for them, even your father? What if your mother came home and found out what you'd done? This book is a comical take on the two questions presented when a young boy wants to trade his dad for two goldfish and his sister does not approve, creating an organized, yet chaotic and hilarious story. ]]> 2021-04-16 23:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427452374 #5 The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427456509 The Great Kapok Tree is an American children's picture book about rain forest conservation. In the dense, green Amazon rain forest, a man has come to chop down a great Kapok tree. When he lies down to rest, the creatures that inhabit the tree and the surrounding forest come to whisper in his ear, each in its own fashion begging him to spare their home. The organization of animal whispers contributes to the overall theme that everything living depends on one another.]]> 2021-04-16 23:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427456509 #6 How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427460290 This book organizes the American holiday of Thanksgiving in a new way. After the police come, the stories main family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat. Other refugees crowd the boat, and the voyage is a long one, but when the family finally arrives they discover it's a special day in more ways than one.]]> 2021-04-16 23:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427460290 #7 Josefina abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427462877 This book invites readers to count along in English and Spanish with a Mexican folk artist as she sculpts her world from clay. The book is inspired by Josefina Aguilar, an artist who creates painted clay figures in the village of Ocotlán, Mexico. It organizes numbers in a way that can meet Math and Language Arts B.E.S.T. standards in 2021.]]> 2021-04-16 23:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427462877 #8 The Legend of the Bluebonnet abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427467133 This book is a retelling of the Comanche Indian legend of how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called bluebonnet to Texas. The Legend of the Bluebonnet is a staple in Comanche Indian storytelling and organizes the legend into a thoughtful way for everyone to appreciate. ]]> 2021-04-16 23:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427467133 #9 Sector 7 abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427472157 Sector 7 is a wordless picture book created and illustrated by David Wiesner. It is about how a young boy meets a mischievous little cloud during his class field trip to see the Empire State Building and when they separated from the boy's class, the cloud and the boy end up having wild adventures together. The lack of text creates an intriguing book that can captivate all students curiosity and deeper understanding of organization being about more than just the order of words. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427472157 #10 The Wolf Who Cried Boy abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427472247 This book puts a twist on the classic story The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Little Wolf is tired of eating lamburgers and sloppy does, but when he tricks his parents into thinking there is a boy in the woods, they could all miss a chance for a real feast. This organized book depicts natural consequences of lying to others. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427472247 Ideas are considered the main message of a writing piece or book. This is an anchor of understandable writing that is first introduced in Kindergarten as a core concept. Each grade level builds on creating content around a main idea and is required in the new B.E.S.T. standards. abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427480853

]]> 2021-04-17 00:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427480853 #2 Angel Baby abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427507136 This humorous story shares the view of a mother and a sibling towards a baby. Through this unique children's book perspective sentence fluency is used to depict both the mother and other child's point of view. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427507136 #3 Bat Loves the Night abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427512528 Zoologist Davies offers a picture book about animals that blends story with fact. Night has fallen, and Bat awakens to find her evening meal. The reader follows her as she swoops into the shadows, shouting and flying, the echoes of her voice creating a sound picture of the world around her. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427512528 #4 Celebrate America: In Poetry and Art abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427514420 This book showcases more than fifty works by America's finest poets are offered with a framework of paintings, sculpture, and photographs from the collection of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Each authors unique writing style can contribute to a students understanding of sentence fluency and how no two writers will be the same. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427514420 #5 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427516885 "A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree."
In this alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. This book will be especially supportive of sentence fluency for beginning writers in Pre- Kindergarten and Kindergarten.
]]> 2021-04-17 00:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427516885 #6 Frida abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427519739 When Frida Kahlo's mother is worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave Frida lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and her joys and loves, creating a picture of Frida's life through sentence fluency. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427519739 #7 Heartland abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427525881 This book is self described with "Welcome to America's Heartland -- a place where the golden wheat waves in the breeze, where great rivers flow, and cornfields stretch across the plains in glorious patchwork quilts of greens and yellows and browns. This is the Heartland, where the farmer is king -- but over everything, Nature reigns supreme." It features the beauty of America's land through painted wonders and flows from sentence to sentence keeping readers captivated. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427525881 #8 Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427531116 Like most boys, he spent his summers playing ball on a dirt lot, but George Herman Ruth, Jr. followed his dreams to become a legend. He is the Babe- Babe Ruth-and baseball is his game. This book features oil painting that tell just as much of his story as the sentences that flow with them to captivate the reader with the true American story. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427531116 #9 I'm a Manatee abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427533682 This adventurous ocean story begins when a little boy falls asleep. His pet guinea pig's water bottle begins to leak, filling the room with water, and the boy imagines himself to be a manatee. The sentence fluency of this books tells the imaginative story created by a boys mind inside of a book. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427533682 #10 My Mama Had a Dancing Heart abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427533745 In this award-winning lyrical tale, a ballerina remembers her mother, who believed in celebrating the wonders of the natural world through dance. The book follows the mother and daughter through the seasons as they rejoice in the settings of home, the summer seashore, the spring meadows, the autumn orchard, and snowy hills. A story that can only be told through the illustrations and sentence fluency featured in his book. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427533745 #3 Benjamin Brody's Backyard Bag abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427544291 This book is written for lower Elementary grade students. The main character is Benjamin. He comes up with a playful experiment to find how many things he can do with an empty paper bag. This leads him to an informative encounter with a bag lady who has no home of her own giving her and Benjamin a unique voice. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427544291 #4 Charlotte's Web abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427546337 This is a classic American Novel that a majority of future teachers can recall from their primary aged days. It is a personal favorite of mine and gives a voice to both Willbur the pig and Charlotte the writing spider. Willbur is the smallest born pig and saved from slaughter early in the story by the farmers daughter. Due to his size he does not have many friends as a piglet and befriend a spider, Charlotte. From here the story takes off through the eyes of an animal. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427546337 #5 Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427549872 Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farm workers. But Cesar wasn't always a leader. This story shares how Cesar Chavez grew from a young boy without a voice, to a man with one of the most historical civil rights leader voices in America. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427549872 #6 The Kissing Hand abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427554925 Here is the story of a little raccoon who confronts the first day of school and needs reassurance. Mother Raccoon finds an unforgettable way of communicating the message that everyone most needs to hear. The voice of little raccoon will be an echo of most students feelings before their first day of school giving them a voice to relate to emotionally. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427554925 #7 My Chinatown: One Year in Poems abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427558845 This book is a homage to family, culture, and a childhood spent in one of the most striking places in any city—Chinatown. It gives a voice to a young boy whose family has emigrated from Hong Kong to the United States. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427558845 #8 The Spider and the Fly abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427561656 The Spider and the Fly is a poem with a famous first line of "'Will you walk into my parlour?' said the Spider to the Fly." The story tells of a cunning spider who entraps a fly into its web through the use of seduction and manipulation. Giving a unique voice to both predator and pray. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427561656 #9 White Socks Only abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427564679 There was a "White's Only" sign on a nearby fountain, but that didn't bother this child--after all, she was wearing her clean white socks. Evelyn Coleman combines memories of her Southern childhood with magical realism to create a story that resonates with power in one voice.]]> 2021-04-17 01:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427564679 #10 Yours Truly, Goldilocks abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427567123 This story feature a familiar cast of best-loved children's book characters -- Goldilocks, Peter Rabbit, Little Red Riding Hood, and friends. They are all set to have a housewarming party for their new neighbors, the Three Little Pigs. This story gives a voice to Goldilocks and her party experience. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427567123 #2 Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427577374 A long time ago—there lived a beautiful young woman named Adelita. This begins the age-old tale of a kindhearted young woman, her jealous stepmother, two hateful stepsisters, and a young man in search of a wife. Except this version uses word choices to create an alternative version. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427577374 #3 The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427582112 This book is a retelling of The Princess and the Pea with a Wild West twist. Farethee Well is a woman of strong mind and bodacious beauty, but when suitors come to ask for her hand in marriage, can she tell a real cowboy from a fake? The word choices throughout this book keep it lively and humorous. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427582112 #4 Dance at Grandpa's (My First Little House) abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427583685 This story is all about Laura. She is a little girl who lives in The Big Woods of Wisconsin in a log house with her family. They are all going to Grandpa's house for a big party which is lively and engaging to readers because of Rene Graf's exciting and upbeat word choices throughout the book. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427583685 #5 Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble With Hally abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427586669 Hally Tosis is a great family dog, but there is one rotten thing about her: her breath! It is so smelly, Hally's pet parents want to find a new home for her. The children, desperate to keep their beloved pet, try everything to rid Hally of her stinky stench. The authors word choice to describe Hally's breath gives readers a unique way of understanding just how stinky her breath is. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427586669 #6 Hello, Harvest Moon abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427587114 While tired farmers and their families are in bed, the harvest moon silently climbs into the sky and starts working its magic. For some, it is the nightly signal to rise and shine. It is time to hunt, to work, or to play in the shadows. For a little girl and her cat, it is an invitation to enjoy the wonders of the night and a last flood of light before the short days of winter set in. The unique scenery is set with the authors word choice throughout this book. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427587114 #7 Mountain Dance abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427587190 The earth seems still and quiet. Yet it is constantly, silently, moving and changing. Mountain Dance uses word choices to takes readers from summit to shore, and into the depths of the earth, exploring the geographic forces it takes to move, build, and wear away the great peaks and valleys of our planet.]]> 2021-04-17 01:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427587190 #8 The Old Woman Who Named Things abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427587234 How does an old woman who has outlived all her friends keep from being lonely? By naming the things in her life she knows she will never outlive--like her house, Franklin, and her bed, Roxanne. When a shy brown puppy appears at her front gate, the old woman won’t name it, because it might not outlive her. This odd story is understandable due to the authors word choices throughout it. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427587234 #9 Teach us, Amelia Bedelia abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427587290 Teach us, Amelia Bedelia is one book of a larger series about Amelia Bedelia. The very literal minded Amelia Bedelia becomes a substitute teacher for a day in this book. The author uses unique word choices to suggest Amelia's literal mindedness throughout this book and the whole series it accompanies. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427587290 #10 Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman abbiegraceup https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427587350 A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child. She grew up to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics. The authors word choice throughout this book depicts a greater understanding of the challenges Wilma Rudolph overcame to earn the title World's Fastest Woman. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/abbiegraceup/9gu7onx9sus4be9i/wish/1427587350