Wendy CharlesLAE 3414Summer B

ESOL 3, 5,6,15,17

The Fearless FourThe Playground is Safe AgainBy Lara BergenIllustrated by Dave SempleGraphic NovelPrimary

A graphic novel with three different stories. Four kids Gus, Ken, Ben and Jen with special powers to save the day. They save the town from a bad dog named spike and they took the ball back from a bully.

Classroom use:Partner read and illustration

ESOL:Vocabulary and phonics

Meet Beverly ClearyBy S. Ward

Nonfiction: Biography

Intermediate

This is a biography of Beverly Cleary. She was born in McMinnville, Oregon. She love reading book. A Liberian told her one day she is going to write for young boys and girls. That what she ended up doing.

Classroom use:

Time line and partner read

ESOL:

Illustrations and vocabulary cards

Tommy learn that his mommy is going to have a baby. He can’t wait for the baby to come. He wants a baby sister. Finally his mother has the baby but she have to stay at the hospital for a couple of days and Tommy real misses her. His mother finally comes home and Tommy get to hold her.

The Baby SisterBy Tomie DePaolaAutobiography

Intermediate/ Primary

Classroom uses:Draw pictures of their family and group discussion about family

ESOL:Illustrations and read aloud

An Egg Is Quiet

By dianna Aston

Illustrated by Sylvia Long

Nonfiction: informational

Primary and Intermediate

This book shows the different kinds of eggs that nature has. The different kinds of eggs are illustrated and tells you what animals it come from.

Classroom uses:Hatch a chicken egg and draw pictures of eggs

ESOL:Use visuals and link to students prior knowledge

One Small Place by The SeaBy Barbara BrennerIllustrated by Tom Leonard

Nonfiction: Informational

Intermediate

A book about a tide pool. There are many small and large living creatures and organism that lives in the tide pool.

Classroom uses:Field trip and using lab equipment to examine water

ESOL: Review information and illustrations

The Color of UsBy Karen Katz

Fiction: Culture diversityIntermediate

A girl who walks around the neighborhood and notice the different colors of skin her family and friends. Then she mixes paint to paint pictures of everyone

Classroom use:Paint picture of families and class discussion about the different people in the community

ESOL:Color vocabulary and relating information on what they already know

Grandfather’s JourneyBy Allen Say

Fiction: Culture Diversity

Intermediate

A Japanese boy talks about the trip his grandfather took to America. The grandfather loved America so much but he missed Japan. He went back to Japan with his family and that where the boy was born and decided to follow in his grandfathers footsteps by going to America. He loved it, too.

Classroom use:Journal writing about were would they want to go and peer discussions

ESOL:Timeline and class discussions

FantaFantasysy

The Girl Who Spun GoldBy Virginia HamiltonIllustrated by Leo and Diane Dillion

Fantasy: Traditional fantasyIntermediate

A mother told a fib to a King about here daughter knowing how to spinning gold.The daughter soon became queen and had to spin gold for the king, but Lit’Mahn came to helped. In return for his help she had to guess his name. She guessed it and he disappeared.

Classroom use:read aloud and learning the color gold

ESOL:Illustrations and group read

RepunzelBy Paul ZelinskyCaldecott Award 1998

Fantasy: Traditional fantasyIntermediate

A childless couple after many years was with child. The mother was craving the rapunzels in the sorceress garden. At a final attempt of stealing from the sorceress garden they had to give the child to the sorceress. She locked her away in a tower in the forest but a prince found it and fell in love with Repunzel. The sorceress found out and sent Rapunzel away then the prince found her and they lived a happily ever after.

Classroom use:Teach a lesson about not stealing and storytelling activity

ESOL:Story strips and story map

Lon PoPo A Red Riding Hood Story From ChinaBy Ed YoungFantasy: traditional fantasyCaldecott 1990 Intermediate

Three girls spend the night alone and a wolf come over pretending to be their grandmother. The girl are smart and clever and realized that it was not their grandmother. By trick the wolf to climb the tree, the girl killed the wolf.

Classroom use:Exploring fairytales from other countries and read aloud

ESOL:Role play the story and group discussion

Cosmo and the Robot

By Brian Pinkney

Fantasy: Science Fiction

Primary

Cosmo had a robot that was his best friend but something happen that made Rex change. Rex had to go to the junk yard. While Cosmo and his sister were looking for rocks Rex was chasing Jewel but Cosmo came and saved the day and fixed Rex back up.

Classroom use:Learning about the solar system and group discussions

ESOL:Partner reading and Illustrations

Fiction

Eating the AlphabetFruits and Vegetables from A to ZBy Lois EhlertFiction: ABCPrimary

An book that named and show picture of fruit and vegetables that began with each letter of the alphabet.

Classroom use:Phonics and letter sounds

ESOL:Pictures used to describe food Letter recognition

Dr. Seuss ABCBy Dr. Seuss

Fiction: ABC

Primary

An ABC book that has phrases and thing that begins with the letters of the alphabet

Classroom suggestions:Sounding out letters and recognizing the letters

ESOL:Use the book to introduce the English alphabet and strengthen their phonics skills

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffIllustrated by Felicia Bond

Fiction: Predictable Primary

A boy explains what happens when a cookie is given to a mouse. The mouse always need something or needs to do something.

Classroom use:Partner read and story stripe

ESOL: Language development and vocabulary

A Sweet Smell of RosesBy Angela JohnsonIllustrated by Eric VelasquezFiction: Historical Fiction Primary

Two sisters sneak out of the house and end up be part of the march for freedom. They also listened to Martin Luther King Jr. talk about peace and nonviolent. After all of the that the girls when back home to their mother

Classroom uses:Teach Black history and journal writing

ESOL:Take time to ask and answer questions and read aloud

Wind of Flyers By Angela Johnson Illustration by Loren LongFiction: Historical FictionPrimary

A boy talks about his great, great uncle, who as a child always wants to fly. His uncle soon became a Tuskegee airman and flew in a war. But now he still fly and takes his nephew up with him.

Classroom uses:Learn about the airplanes and black history

ESOL:Review the story and repeat important points

It’s Simple, Said Simon

By Mary Ann Hoberman

Illustrated by Meilo So

Fiction : Predictable

Primary

Simon is a boy who can do everything that the dog, cat and horse can do. He meets a tiger and tries to do everything that the tiger can do. After completing everything the tiger asked it was time to go home but the tiger try to eat Simon but he tricked the tiger from eating him and went home.

Classroom uses:Read aloud and role playing

ESOL:Create games for comprehension and summarizing the story

Hickory Dickory DockBy Jenne AbramowitzIllustrated by Hector BorlacaPrimary Fiction: Rhyme

A mouse leave the clock at one and all of the farm animals one by one every hour climbs into the clock until there is no more room. Then the mouse comes back and kicks them out of the clock.

Classroom use:Sing song and learning about farm animals

ESOL:Phonics and illustration

Five sheep go to the store to shop for a birthday gift. When it was time to pay they did not have enough money to pay. The sheep cut their coat and gave it as an exchange for the gift.

Sheep in a ShopBy Nancy ShawIllustrated by Margot Apple Fiction: RhymePrimary

Classroom use: Role play and read aloud

ESOL : Vocabulary and illustration

Carl’s Summer VacationBy Alexandra Day

PrimaryFiction: Wordless

A book about a girl and her dog on a summer vacation. The dog goes on many adventures with Madeleine before dinner.

Classroom uses:Journal entries and group discussion

ESOL:illustrations and Think-write-pair-share

Young Cam Jansen and the Lost ToothBy David A. AdlerIllustrated by Susanna Natti

Fiction: Beginning Chapter series

Intermediate

Annie lost her tooth in the art classroom. Cam tries to use her amazing memory help her find the tooth. Cam finds the tooth with the help of her friend Eric.

Classroom use:Partner read and create a mystery game

ESOL:Read aloud and ask review question

Mr. Putter & Tabby Walk the Dog

By Cynthia RylantIllustrated by Arthur

Howard

Fiction: Beginning Chapter series

Intermediate

Mr. Putter and Tobby helps Mrs. Teaberry when she hurts her foot by walking her dog Zeke. Zeke is a bad dog that got in to trouble. Mr. Putter found away to help Zeke be a good dog.

Classroom use:Have students draw their pets and class discussions

ESOL:Illustrations and story timeline

Jesse Aarons enjoys painting but his father does not approve. He also wants to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade. Jesse meet a neighbor Leslie Burke, she does not care what anyone thinks of her. They become good friends and created a fantasy world across the creek in the wood called Terabithia. Tragedy hits was Leslie dies and left Jesse but after while he made his little sister the next queen of Terabithia.

Bridge to TerabithiaBy Katherine Paterson

Fiction: Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Intermediate

Newbery Award 1978

Classroom uses:Read aloud and timeline

ESOL:Group discussion and journal writing

Julianna is love with Bryce and he try his best to avoid her but he can’t she is everywhere. Later a switch happened Bryce is falling for Julianna but she is avoiding him. Both have very different views on everything. Even thought they lived across the street from each other for year the real never really know each other.

FlippedBy Wendein Van Draanen

Fiction: Comtemporary Realistic FictionIntermediate

Classroom use:Story map and group assignment

ESOL:Venn diagram and ask questions

RosaBy Nikki Giovanni

Illustration by Bryan Collier

Biography

Caldecott honor 2006

Intermediate

The story is about Rosa Park who was a seamstress. She got of off work early on Dec 1, 1995. She decided to take the bus and sat on the neutral part of the bus but the driver did not want her to sit there. She did not move, that on incident change the world from that day on.

Classroom uses:Black history and learn about rights

ESOL:Take time reading the story and talking about the main character

RepunzelBy Paul ZelinskyCaldecott Award 1998

Fantasy: Traditional fantasyIntermediate

A childless couple after many years was with child. The mother was craving the rapunzels in the sorceress garden. At a final attempt of stealing from the sorceress garden they had to give the child to the sorceress. She locked her away in a tower in the forest but a prince found it and fell in love with Repunzel. The sorceress found out and sent Rapunzel away then the prince found her and they lived a happily ever after.

Classroom use:Teach a lesson about not stealing and storytelling activity

ESOL:Story strips and story map

Jesse Aarons enjoys painting but his father does not approve. He also wants to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade. Jesse meet a neighbor Leslie Burke, she does not care what anyone thinks of her. They become good friends and created a fantasy world across the creek in the wood called Terabithia. Tragedy hits was Leslie dies and left Jesse but after while he made his little sister the next queen of Terabithia.

Bridge to TerabithiaBy Katherine Paterson

Fiction: Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Intermediate

Newbery Award 1978

Classroom uses:Read aloud and timeline

ESOL:Group discussion and journal writing

Jonas is a boy who is not sure of what his assignment was in life. He soon learn of his assignment and realizes that the village not what it appears to be. Jonas wants to make a positivechange but the only way is to escape the village.

The GiverBy Lois Lowey

Fiction : Science FictionNewbery Award 1994Intermediate

Classroom uses:Group discussions and illustrate scenes in the book

ESOL:Vocabulary and group discussions

Raspberry Black I have been busyReading my great-great grandmother’s

journal How she loved the red earth How she loved her pioneer-woman lifeHow she loved her Seminole Indian

husband How her children were African-Native

AmericanThe color of black dipped in redMy mother says I am Red raspberries stirred into blackberries Like the raspberries I will always be hereLike the blackberries I was hereFrom the first seedI stay busyReading my great-great grandmother’s

journal I am African-Native AmericanI am a Raspberry black

The Blacker the BerryBy Joyce Carol Thomas Illus: Floyd Cooper

Award Coretta Scott King Award 2009

Intermediate and Primary

Image

Stranger in the WoodsBy Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick

Fiction

Benjamin Franklin Award 2000

Primary and intermediate

The animals in the forest finds a visitor in the forest. All of them are curious and investigate. Then they find out that it was a snowman with food around it. And the animals ate the food.

Classroom use:Learning about animals in the forest and draw pictures

ESOL:Props and illustration

Dirt on my Shirt

There’s dirt on my shirtAnd leaves in my hairThere’s mud on my bootsBut I don’t really care

Playing outside is so much fun To breathe the clean air And feel the warm sun

To stomp in a puddle Or climb a big tree Makes me quite happyJust look and you’ll see

Dirt on my shirt Jeff Foxworthy Illustrated: Steve BjorkmanRhyme

When She Wears Red

When Susanna Jones wear red Her face is like an ancient cameo

Turned brown by the ages

Come with blast of trumpets, Jesus!

When Susanna Jones wear red A queen from sometime dead Egyptian

night Walks once again

Blow trumpets, Jesus!

And the beauty of Susanna Jones in red Burns in my heart a love-fire sharp like

pain

Sweet silver trumpets, Jesus!

Poetry for Young PeopleLangston Hughes Edited by: David Roessel

Arnold RampersadIllustrated by: Benny AndrewsImage

Magical Eraser

She wouldn’t believe This pencil has

A magical eraserShe said I was a silly moo,She said I was a liar too,

She dared me prove that it was trueAnd so what could I do-

I erased her!

Where the Sidewalk EndsThe poem and drawing of

Shel Silberstein

Rhyme

Walter and the Waiter

Walter Witter called a waiter: “Waiter, over here!I want some water waiter. Water, waiter! Is that clear?”The waiter brought some water. Walter Witter shouted:

“Wrong! This water’s really watered-down!I like my water strong!”

The waiter brought more water. WaiterWither was upset

“This water’s dry!” said Walter. “I like my Water wet! Bring me wetter water, waiter!”

Walter Witter said.The waiter brought a pitcher full and poured

it on his head.

Orangutan Tongs Poems to tangle your tongueAuthor: Jon Agee

Alliteration

We don’t agree On anything!There’s something elseI like a lotBut if I like it You will not

There’s something elsethat I like, too.but you won’t like it if I do.

Tell me yours And I’ll tell you mine

I like reading Reading’s fine

You like reading?

Yes, I do. Why, reading was What I picked, too!

Well, then, at last we both agreeI’ll read to you you’ll read to me!

I like

I like soda.I like milk.

I like satin. I like silk.

I like puppies.

I like kittens.

I like gloves. And I like mittens.

I like apples. I like pears.

I like tigers. I like bears.

I like slide I like swing.

You Read to Me,

I’ll Read to You

By: Mary Ann Huberman

Ill: Michael Emberley

Copyright 2001

Rhyme

We don’t agree

On anything

I like butter. I like jam

I like turkeyI like ham

I like rivers I like lakes

I like cookiesI like cakes.

I like yellow. I like blue

I like pizza I like stew

I like summer

I like spring

Raspberry Black I have been busyReading my great-great grandmother’s

journal How she loved the red earth How she loved her pioneer-woman lifeHow she loved her Seminole Indian

husband How her children were African-Native

AmericanThe color of black dipped in redMy mother says I am Red raspberries stirred into blackberries Like the raspberries I will always be hereLike the blackberries I was hereFrom the first seedI stay busyReading my great-great grandmother’s

journal I am African-Native AmericanI am a Raspberry black

The Blacker the BerryBy Joyce Carol Thomas Illus: Floyd Cooper

Award Coretta Scott King Award 2009

Intermediate and Primary

Image

I peered in a mirror

I peered in a mirror, The mirror fell down.

I glanced at my shadow, It sped out of town

I watched my reflection Swim in the sea--

There’s something peculiartoday about me.

My Dog May be a Genius By Jack P Relutsky Illus: James Stevenson

Rhyme

The Little Sister Store When my silly little sister Knocks my blocks down on the floor, I tell her I will sell herAt the little store. She Knows I’m only joking, That there isn’t such a shop, But even though she knows it--At least it makes her stop!

Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothersby: Mary Ann HobermanIllus: Marylin Hafner

Rhyme

Faster than Light There was a young lady named Bright, Whose speed was much faster than light. She went out one day In relative way And returned on the previous night.

Immersed in Verse By: Allan WolfIllus by Tuesday Morning

Rhyme

Northern Mockingbird

The one-man bird band: diva, choir, and orchestra

unbroken record

The Cuckoo’s Haikuand other Birding Poemsby Michael J RosenIllus: Stan Fellows

Personification