Book Genre: Fiction
Publishing Info: HarperCollins; 32 pages
Awards or honors received: none
Summary: The story is about a boy who has a moose. He makes the moose a muffin and the moose eats them all. The moose wants some more so the boy goes to the store. The moose goes with him. When they get to the story it is cold so the moose wants to borrow the boys sweater. When the moose puts on the sweater the buttons become loose then the moose wants a needle and thread. When he begins to sew it reminds hims of the puppets his grandmother used to make. Then we wants socks. The story continues on this path. The moose wants something from the boy and it leads into something else. In the end the moose wants some jam and of course a muffin to go with it!
Personal rating: ***Good. This was not my favorite story, however the students would like it. The boy and the moose would attract the students attention! The storyline is funny and could lead to analogies in higher grades.
Reading level: 2.4
Reading interest K-3
Possible uses of the text:
Science: Discuss a moose. Its habitat, food it eats, etc.
Art/Writing: Have various objects in a paper bag. Students could choose one object from the bag; they would write and draw a picture about what they would want to go along with it similar to the story.
Math: Have student work out addition problems with moose counters-they are available in most education magazines.
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The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
Book Genre: Fiction
Publishing Info: Simon & Schuster 32 pages
Awards received: none
Summary: The story begins with a group of seeds blowing in the fall wind. There is one tiny seed among the group of seeds. The seeds are blown in several different climates. Some of the seeds are killed before they are able to take root. For example one was killed because it froze to death. At the end of the story the tiny seeds survives out of all the other seeds in the group. It becomes a huge flower that people come to visit. In the fall it loses its seeds and they blow in the wind.
Personal rating: ***Good. This is a good story for students to learn about the process a seed goes through in order to produce a flower.
Reading level: 2.4
Interest level: k-2
Possible uses of the text:
Science: Make parts of a plant using a straw for the stem, cupcake paper for the flower, oatmeal for the seeds, brown pipe cleaners for the roots. Have students label each part!
Potential problems: none
Math: Measuring units using inches have different size flowers and the students can measure them with a ruler.
Publishing Info: Simon & Schuster 32 pages
Awards received: none
Summary: The story begins with a group of seeds blowing in the fall wind. There is one tiny seed among the group of seeds. The seeds are blown in several different climates. Some of the seeds are killed before they are able to take root. For example one was killed because it froze to death. At the end of the story the tiny seeds survives out of all the other seeds in the group. It becomes a huge flower that people come to visit. In the fall it loses its seeds and they blow in the wind.
Personal rating: ***Good. This is a good story for students to learn about the process a seed goes through in order to produce a flower.
Reading level: 2.4
Interest level: k-2
Possible uses of the text:
Science: Make parts of a plant using a straw for the stem, cupcake paper for the flower, oatmeal for the seeds, brown pipe cleaners for the roots. Have students label each part!
Potential problems: none
Math: Measuring units using inches have different size flowers and the students can measure them with a ruler.
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