Electronic
For

Lisa Kidd
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Description |
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Caldecott Books |
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The
Ox-Cart Man |
Barbara Cooney |
Picture Book: Historical Fiction |
5-10 |
K-4 |
Set in the 1800’s, a man takes all things from the family’s home and trades them for new things in the city. |
Students could make various things such as candles, baskets, or brooms. |
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The
Little House |
Virginia Lee Burton |
Picture Book: Modern Fantasy |
5-10 |
K-4 |
A house was built in the country and as the years went by the city moved in around her. Finally she was moved back to the country. |
Research how your town might have looked 100 years ago and draw maps/pictures from the past and from the present. |
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Tuesday |
David Wiesner |
Picture Book: Modern Fantasy |
5-8 |
K-2 |
Frogs fly through the air on lily pads during the night leaving a mystery for the humans when daybreak comes. |
Write own words for the story. |
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The
Snowy Day |
Ezra Jack Keats |
Picture Book: Realistic Fiction |
4-8 |
PreK-2 |
Peter has a great adventure on a snowy day in the city. |
Make snowman sculptures out of homemade play dough and other materials. Class could create a whole winter scene. |
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Song
of the Swallows |
Leo Politi |
Picture Book: Realistic Fiction |
4-8 |
K-2 |
Juan misses the birds and makes awaits their arrival in the spring. |
Find out which birds come to your area in the spring. Make bird masks. (directions at crayola.com) |
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Where
the Wild Things Are |
Maurice Sendak |
Modern Fantasy |
4-8 |
K-2 |
Max goes on a “wild” adventure when his mother sends him to his room for being naughty. |
Children can draw monsters on construction paper using chalk. |
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Madeline’s
Rescue |
Ludwig Bemelmans |
Picture Book: Modern Fantasy |
4-8 |
K-2 |
Madeline is rescued by a dog when she falls in the river and all the girls wish to keep him. |
Using
construction paper, toothpicks and glue, make a replication of the |
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May
I Bring a Friend? |
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers/Beni Montresor |
Picture Book: Modern Fantasy |
4-8 |
PreK-2 |
A boy is invited to visit the king and queen and he asks permission to bring his animal friends. |
Children can draw with crayons or markers an animal in the story and write on their picture what the animal was thinking in the book. |
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Newbery Books |
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Bridge
to Terabithia |
Katherine Paterson |
Realistic Fiction |
10-12 |
5-6 |
A young boy becomes best friend with a girl who moves in next door. They create a private kingdom in the woods. |
Write a different ending to the book, what would things be like in a year or two if things had turned out differently? GPS:ELA5W1 |
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Sarah,
Plain and Tall |
Patricia MacLachlan |
Historical Fiction |
8-10 |
3-4 |
A father finds a new wife after his first wife passes away. |
Using clam shells and glitter glue, decorate the inside of the shell. (www.crayola.com) |
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Holes |
Louis Sachar |
Realistic Fiction |
11 - adult |
5 + |
A boy is sent to boot camp for a crime he did not commit. |
Students can divide into groups and pick a part of the book and put on a play of characters interacting with one another. |
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The
Whipping Boy |
Sid Fleischman |
Modern Fantasy |
8-12 |
3-6 |
A bratty prince who has a “whipping boy” gets into a lot of trouble. They become friends. |
Using cardboard and paint children can work in groups to make a castle. Make finger or stick puppets and then have students act out scenes. |
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Caddie
Woodlawn |
Carol Ryrie Brink |
Historical Fiction |
10-12 |
5-6 |
Caddie
is an 11-year-old tomboy growing up on the |
Children can make their own “scalp” belts and display in a box like the Woodlawn Children did. |
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Other Award-Winning Books |
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Tomas
and the Library Lady |
Pat
Mora/Raul Texas Bluebonnet Award 2000 |
Multicultural Realistic Fiction |
4-10 |
K-4 |
A librarian encourages a child of migrant workers to come to the library often. |
Make a poster using collage from magazines of children entering a library. Have children list their favorite books on the poster. They can tell the class about the books and why they like them. |
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The
Friendship |
Mildred D. Taylor/ Max Ginsburg Coretta Scott-King Award 1988 |
Multicultural Realistic Fiction |
8-12 |
3-6 |
A group of children witness an argument between
a black man and a white merchant in rural |
Great for a discussion about racism. Students could write what they thought would happen after the book ends then combine work together to make a short play. |
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Knuffle
Bunny |
Mo Willems Award: Caldecott Honor, 2005 |
Picture Book: Realistic Fiction |
3-8 |
PreK- 2 |
Trixie takes her stuffed rabbit with her on an errand and temporarily loses it. |
Do a pantomime. Children can act out the process of washing clothes. |
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Owen |
Kevin Henkes Award: Caldecott Honor, 1994 |
Picture Book: Modern Fantasy |
4-8 |
K-2 |
Owen has a security blanket and does not want to get rid of it. His mother finds a way that he can still take it everywhere. |
Using heavy weight paper and yard, children can make a blanket or quilt. Decorate and then sew squares together. |
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Leo
the Magnificat |
Ann Martin/ Emily McCully Georgia Children’s picture story book award 1998-1999 |
Picture Book: Realistic Fiction |
4-8 |
K-2 |
A homeless cat is adopted by a small church. He is much loved. Based on a true story. |
Make a memory book with illustrations. Write about a pet, an event, etc. Write about what is happening in the pictures. GPS: ELA2W1a |
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ABC/Counting/Concept Books |
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Big
and Little |
Samantha Berger/ Pamela Chanko |
Picture Book Concept Book: Size, big and little |
3-7 |
Prek-2 |
Wonderful photographs introduce the concept of big and little. |
Make a picture using pictures from magazines of things that are big and little. GPS: ELAIR5c |
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Farm
ABCs |
B.A. Hoena |
Picture Book ABC Book |
3-7 |
PreK-2 |
Life on a farm depicts the ABCs with brilliant photographs. |
Children can make their own farm animal book and write what letter each animal starts with. GPS: ELAKW1c |
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Cat
Count |
Betsy Lewin |
Picture Book Counting Book |
3-7 |
PreK-2 |
Cats that are owned by ten different people are added together and it was found that that makes too many cats. |
Talk about pets and how many each child has. Make a book and then add up how many animals (pets) the entire class has if they put them all together. GPS: MKP5 |
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Predictable Books |
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A
Frog in the Bog |
Karma
Joan Rankin |
Modern Fantasy |
3-7 |
PreK-2 |
A frog in the bog grows bigger as he eats bugs,
until he realizes he is not on a log! |
It would be fun to act out this book! Assign bug parts to children. Class could make a huge frog out of cardboard (with teacher assistance) with a hole in the middle to step through as they were eaten. |
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Ten
Cats Have Hats |
Jean Marzollo/ David McPhail |
Modern Fantasy |
4-7 |
K-2 |
A counting book with cats and hats. |
Teacher can purchase plain white fabric or plastic hats for students to paint. |
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Traditional Literature Books |
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Why
Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears |
Retold by Verna Aarderna |
Picture Book: Traditional Fantasy |
4-8 |
K-2nd |
An African folktale that tells the reason why mosquitoes buzz in peoples’ ears. |
Make African masks | ||