Caldecott Review by https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4 Made with wonder en-us 2019-05-06 14:18:16 UTC 2019-05-09 13:05:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Mirette On The High Wire palmamadi6 https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357197585 A little girl, Mirette, learns how to walk on tight ropes from a legendary tight rope walker, Monsieur Bellini. Monsieur Bellini is a guest in Mirette's mothers boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of his fear. This story teaches children about perseverance and how we should keep trying if something is hard to accomplish.
McCully, Emily Arnold. Mirette on the High Wire. G.P. Putnamʼs Sons, 2007.]]> 2019-05-06 14:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357197585 White Snow Bright Snow palmamadi6 https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357204188 Faster and faster the snowflakes fell, blanketing the earth with white snow. While the postman put on his rubbers and the farmer got out his shovel, the children were laughing and dancing, catching the lacy snowflakes on their tongues. This book is a great tool for an introduction to science class for children when discussing weather. The class can discuss the reasoning behind the snowfall and cold weather.
Tresselt, Alvin. White Snow, Bright Snow. Paw Prints, 2009. ]]> 2019-05-06 14:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357204188 The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses palmamadi6 https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357576627 There was a Native American village girl who loved horses and understood them in a very special way. She was out one day with them in the meadows and fell asleep only to wake up to a terrible storm. The horses were running away very fast as she followed clinging onto her horse. When the storm stopped, so did the horses and they were lost. She fell asleep and when she awoke the next morning, a stallion was in front of her telling her that he was the leader of the wild horses and she could stay with them. This would be a great book for kids because the author uses constant personification. This could give young kids an introduction to figurative language.
Goble, Paul. Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. Live Oak Media, 2003. ]]> 2019-05-07 12:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357576627 Lon Po Po- A Red Riding Hood Story From China palmamadi6 https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357585785 A mother left her three little girls at home while she went to visit her grandmother, "Po Po", for her birthday. A wolf who lived nearby saw the mother leave and approached the door. He pretended to be the grandmother explaining that she and the mother must have missed each other along the way. The children let her in and eventually began noticing some of her strange features. The eldest figured out that she was actually the wolf and came up with a plan. She suggested that grandmother must be hungry so the girls would go pick ginko nuts and bring them back to her. When they did not return, the wolf left to find them in a tree. This would be a good story to read after reading the American version. The children can create charts and discuss comparisons as well as come up with their own versions of a red riding hood story to share with the class.

]]> 2019-05-07 12:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357585785 A Tree Is Nice palmamadi6 https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357594839 All trees are very nice. It explains that even one tree is nice, if it is the only one you happen to have. Some reasons trees are so good to have around are funny. Some are indisputable facts, but in all of them there is a sense of poetic simplicity and beauty which will be sure to entrance any young child. Whether they only know one or two trees, they will relish the descriptions of the delights to be under a tree. This story can teach classes about recycling or the environment. Students that are interested in the outdoors will enjoy reading this book. The teacher can have students raise their hands and tell the class how they can use trees in their lives.
Udry, Janice May., and Marc Simont. A Tree Is Nice. HarperColling, 2007. ]]> 2019-05-07 13:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357594839 The Funny Little Woman palmamadi6 https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357604139 Set in Old Japan, a lively little woman who loves to laugh pursues her runaway dumpling--and must outwit the wicked three-eyed oni when she lands in their clutches. This is a good opportunity to teach children about the dangers of approaching unknown places alone and how they should deal with these situations.
Mosel, Arlene, et al. The Funny Little Woman. Paw Prints, 2007. ]]> 2019-05-07 13:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357604139 A Sick Day For Amos McGee palmamadi6 https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357604393 Amos McGee is a friendly zookeeper who always makes time to visit his good friends, the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhino, and the owl. One day he wakes up with the sniffles and the sneezes. He thought he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected visits from he friends though. This teaches children about the meaning of a friendship. It tells them about the structure of healthy friendships.
STEAD, PHILIP C. A Sick Day For Amos McGee: 10th Anniversary Edition. ROARING BROOK, 2019. ]]> 2019-05-07 13:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/357604393 Finders Keepers palmamadi6 https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/358430461 There were two dogs that dug up a bone. They argued, and both thought the bone was theirs. To find out the owner of the bone, they decided to go ask everyone on the farm. They asked the farmer, and some of the animals with no luck. Everyone they asked did not care about the bone; they had better things to do. The dogs helped everyone they asked before they walked away. Eventually they asked a bigger dog, who asked to look at it. The dogs agreed and let him. The big dog tried to run away with their bone so they took it back. The two dogs agreed to share the bone after their run in with the big dog. They realized they should not be selfish.
This book could be useful if students are experiencing an issue with sharing. This story could teach them how to share.
Lipkind, William, and Nicolas Mordvinoff. Finders Keepers. 1979. ]]> 2019-05-09 12:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/358430461 The Snowy Day palmamadi6 https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/358432083 Peter wakes up and looks out the window, discovering that it snowed during the night. He puts on his red snowsuit (with the pointy hood) and runs outside to explore. Along the street, Peter finds snowbanks piled high. He crunches through the snow, pointing his feet out and then in to make interesting tracks. Peter drags his feet to make long tracks, and then he finds a stick to make a third track next to the two left by his dragging feet. Peter smacks a tree covered in snow and a bunch of snow falls on his head. He continues to explore and finds himself caught in the middle of a snowball fight. Peter thinks it would be fun to join the older boys in their snowball fight someday, but not quite yet. This would be useful to read in a classroom because many words are repeated and sounded out to help students learn how to read more words as well as know how to spell them.
Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. National Braille Press, 2019. 
]]> 2019-05-09 12:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/358432083 Frog Went A Courtin palmamadi6 https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/358433127 This story is the tale of a frog who proposes to a mouse. When the mouse receives permission from her uncle rat, preparations for the wedding are begun. The story introduces a variety of insects and animals who come to the wedding, each with a different function.  The moth spreads the table cloth on the table, a black bug brings a cider jug, a bumble bee plays the banjo, a gray goose plays the fiddle. All is well until  an old tomcat comes and chases the wedding guests and the newly married couple. This book is good for a classroom because it can help students learn personification.
Langstaff, John. Frog Went a-Courtin. Weston Woods Studios, 2011. ]]> 2019-05-09 12:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/palmamadi6/kyzme2123sw4/wish/358433127