https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8 A link to buy the book is included in the description. en-us 2019-09-16 20:54:24 UTC 2026-04-15 06:00:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/406499924 This text is a story of a woman and her child coming to America from a foreign country.  Although they face many immigration challenges, they find home in reading books from the library.  Dreamers can be read aloud to any elementary level classroom, to create a more inclusive community.  Having a discussion about the book will allow children to understand that although there may be people who are different from them, we all have dreams and bring something great to the table.  This book is very complex as it portrays life experiences that are uncommon to most readers such as immigration. Also, the use of graphics are very complex as they extend the meaning of the text.]]> 2019-11-04 19:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/406499924 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/406500311 This informational book take us through the early life stages of Dr. Temple Grandin - a woman with autism who later developed animal husbandry techniques to more humanely treat livestock in the meat industry.  This book includes rhyming verses and appealing cartoon illustrations which capture Temple Grandin's spirit while providing an exciting, informative look at her remarkable life.  Reading this book aloud to an inclusion class would allow each child to understand the challenges of some of their classmates with autism face and overcome.  The intertextuality is moderately complex as there is an outside idea of knowing characteristics of autism because the book does not clearly state that Temple Grandin has autism.]]> 2019-11-04 19:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/406500311 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/406503057 This informational book takes readers through the letters of the alphabet which are all reaching toward the top of the coconut tree.  It has a rhythmic text structure for young children to chant along to from A to Z.  This book supports the TNELDS 4 year old standards of identifying lower case letters.  Reading this book aloud to a preschool class along with a soundtrack would enrich the children's learning of the alphabet. This book has a slightly complex organization as it is clear, chronological, alphabetical, order, and easy to predict.]]> 2019-11-04 20:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/406503057 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/406507227 This book is a story of several crayons in a young boy's crayon box as they protest their usage different humorous and original reasons.  For example, the black crayon is tired of being used solely for outlines and he wants to be used for larger parts of drawings such as coloring in a beach ball.  The format of this book is in letters written by the crayons.  The text structure is slightly complex as the organization is clear and easy to predict and the illustrations are used to support the text.  This would be an excellent book to introduce to third graders proper letter formatting or to teach young infants and toddlers colors.  In addition, fourth grade teachers can use this book to teach point of view to students.]]> 2019-11-04 20:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/406507227 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/406507957 This story is about a baby llama who worries about his mama llama and where she has gone after he is put down for bed.  After all, mama llama was busy with chores downstairs then goes upstairs to comfort her baby back to sleep.  This book is intended for preschool children and can be read to them to introduce rhyming words.  The organization of this book is slightly complex as there are not many words on each page and it is clear and easy to understand.]]> 2019-11-04 20:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/406507957 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408445870 This encouraging story is about a young girl named Stella who lives in a sparkling home on wheels with her mom and dad.  Her home is called a Starliner and has everything they need to be happy.  Stella gets discouraged by others saying mean things about her home, but later she meets new friends who help her realize the greatness in her shiny home.  This book can be read in first grade to discuss characteristics of setting.  The use of graphics in this book are moderately complex and crucial to the understanding of what a staliner looks like.  Also, the cultural knowledge is moderately complex as this book references a lower class type of culture that may be uncommon to it's readers.]]> 2019-11-08 01:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408445870 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408446529 This book is from the point of view of Olivia herself.  She tells us what being a good friend is all about and things she likes to do with her friends such as baking cookies with Francine and playing music with Julian.  This would be helpful for preschool children or kindergartners to introduce what it means to be a friend and what exactly a friend is.  Children ages 3-6 can change friendships around frequently but this book will allow them to see what friends do with each other.  The sentence structures in this book are moderately complex as the pages consist of simple and compound sentences and transitions words.]]> 2019-11-08 01:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408446529 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408447289 This chapter book follows a boy named Greg Heffley through a whole year of middle school drama.  His mother insists that he keeps a diary so he writes about each day's events along with some comic illustrations.  This book is excellent for 3rd-5th graders as it is 224 pages, contains familiar and unfamiliar language, and pertains to this age's humor.  I read this book in 3rd grade and it taught me to be confident in who I was regardless of the different types of people around me.  This text would be complex for 3rd-5th grade readers as it shares life experiences that are uncommon to most as Greg is describing his middle school life.]]> 2019-11-08 01:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408447289 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408447914 This humorous story is about a donkey who has an abundance of original characteristics such as three legs, one eye, and likes to listen to country music.  He's a honky tonky winky wonky donkey!  This is a book that can be read to preschool or kindergarten children to introduce rhyming words.  There is not a large variation of rhyming words, but all of the description words of the donkey rhyme so this book can be used during an introduction lesson.  The vocabulary of this text is moderately complex as there are a few unfamiliar words such as hanky panky and lanky, but is not overly academic.]]> 2019-11-08 01:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408447914 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408448329 This story is about a young boy and his family who move into a new house.  It shares some struggles children face when moving such as anxiety, sadness, and anger and also addresses some solutions to smooth their adjustment therefore making it an opportunity for growth.  Moving can negatively affect children and his would be excellent to read to children who are going through a move.  It will show them an inspiring point of view of Ernie and allow them to realize that they too can rise to the occasion beautifully.  The knowledge demands are very complex as the life experiences may be uncommon to the majority of readers.]]> 2019-11-08 01:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408448329 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408448751 This short story is a part of the Pigeon series by the famous author, Mo Willems.  The format of the text is conversational between the pigeon and the reader.  Pigeon is very worried about going to school because it is too early in the morning, and what if the teacher doesn't like pigeons? Will finger paint stick to his feathers? Eventually, he discovers that there are experts to help him and other birds to play with so he becomes excited for school. This would be excellent to read to children who may be starting preschool or kindergarten to set address some worries they may have and ease their minds as school is an exciting place! The sentence structures in the text are very simple sentences and are majority conversational.]]> 2019-11-08 01:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408448751 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408449455 This book is about a young girl who confidently wears her hair in original ways to school only to get called names by the other classmates, but then they become "copycats" and wear their hair the way Stephanie does the next day!  This book can be read to a first grade class and during the read aloud, have the children make predictions to guess what will happen in the future. With that being said, the text structure and organization of this book is moderately complex as some children may be challenged to predict what happens next.]]> 2019-11-08 01:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408449455 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408449982 This is a story about a pair of chopsticks who are attached at the hip (literally) until one of them breaks.  The other goes on to endure lots of new activities such as being a part of a shish kabob, until they eventually come back together and realize they can do lots more together, but not attached.  This book can be read to third graders to introduce figurative language such as idioms and puns.  For example, the book states, "Whisked away," and "No one stirred, not even a spoon," when talking about those specific utensils.  With that being said, the meaning is moderately complex as there are multiple levels of meaning but are conveyed with subtlety.]]> 2019-11-08 01:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408449982 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408450034 This joyous book is from the point of view of a high-energy girl who simply adores herself.  She likes everything about her - her eyes, ears, nose, her inside, and her outside.  No matter what other people say, she will still love everything about herself.  This book is intended for young children, specifically preschoolers, to teach self-esteem.  Although it is more common in older children, toddlers too can be influenced by other children's negative words and this book teaches them to appreciate everything about themselves.  The conventionality of this text is slightly complex as it is explicit, straightforward, and easy to understand.]]> 2019-11-08 01:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408450034 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408450249 This is a story about a pony named Thelma who had always dreamed about being a unicorn and with a little glitter and paint, she finally became one.  However, she realized that the unicorn life is not that great so she wipes off the glitter and paint, returns to her friend, Otis, and is happy with being herself.  This book is intended for preschool and kindergarten and teaches young children to be themselves and be confident in who they are.  This could also be helpful to adults!  The use of graphics in this book is slightly complex as they directly support the interpretation of the text.]]> 2019-11-08 01:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408450249 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408450843 This wildly fun story takes place in a quiet cafe, that is, until five raccoons and several other critters come through the door creating chaos eventually pushing the waiter over the top.  The rhyming text emphasizes the sound effects and the illustrations exaggerate the setting in a way to really set the chaotic scene.  This is an excellent book to read to second graders to introduce onomatopoeia as it uses word sounds such as "boom," "swish," "zoom," and "clack."  The vocabulary in this book is moderately complex as it is mostly familiar language however contains little unfamiliar vocabulary such as "doused," and "lurched."]]> 2019-11-08 01:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408450843 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408451296 This book is about a lonely piece of bread looking for a partner to play soccer with, but everybody he encounters is too busy with something else. It is a heart-warming tale about friendships and foods. This book can be read aloud to a first grade classroom to express the importance of being a friend and what it means to be a friend. The use of graphics in this book are exceptional as they are real life, yet personified, foods. The complexity of the graphics is slight as they are used to support the text.]]> 2019-11-08 01:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408451296 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408452130 This inspiring rhythmic rhyme book encourages young children to be kind, clever, and bold, to take care of the small, and to help things grow.  It expresses all of the loving ideas that parents see in their children.  This book can be read to children of all ages, but I believe reading this to infants or toddlers would encourage them to be their best selves.  Also, this book can be read to preschoolers to introduce rhyming words which follows the TNELDS four year old standards. The life experiences of this book are slightly complex as it is common every day that parents love, support, and encourage their child every day.]]> 2019-11-08 01:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408452130 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408452639 This is a story of a young boy and his elephant who were not allowed into the pet club.  Later, they find a girl with a skunk who were also not let into the pet club.  They then create their own club which allows all people and all animals in because friends never leave anyone behind.  This is an excellent book for second graders to read and learn about what it means to establish an inclusive community.  Overall, the conventionality is explicit and easy to understand the importance of being kind and inclusive of all.]]> 2019-11-08 01:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408452639 mrodger9 https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408812175 This is an illustration-only book of a little girl who befriends a bee.  Readers take a journey with them to discover an action that every child can take to help the conservation of bees.  This book tells a tale of friendship between two beings and introduces a type of ecology of the natural world.  This can be used to teach young children concepts of print before being introduced to more complex texts.  For example, children can flip through the pages and develop their own story simply by looking at the illustrations.  The meaning of this book is slightly complex as it only has one theme revealed which is the importance of bee conservation.]]> 2019-11-08 18:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mrodger9/vxr3idredjs8/wish/408812175