A beautiful and true story of a truly American ballerina. This story is told is an engaging way and the illustrations bring it to life. A must read for any ballet obsessed student! The fluidity of the sentences make it a great resource for teaching sentence fluency in upper grades.
Seymour is a happy little hamster, content to live out his days in his perfect little home. He has sunflower seeds, a wheel to run on, and best of all- yoghurt drops. What more could a little hamster want or need? Answer: Nothing. That is, until Pearl the Cat tells him about the magic of the sunroom. The adventure that follows? Less than fun. Will Seymour ever see the safety of his cage again?
With the creative language and distinctive character voices, this book would be a great resource to use when teaching about using voice in writing.
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse has been one of my favorite picture books since I first read it in middle school. This story not only shows the how there is a time and place for everything, but illustrates the power of a teacher and their reactions as well. Even though this is a fiction story, imagine what it could have been different if Lilly’s teacher had put a negative note in her purple plastic purse? This book would be great to use when teaching about voice in writing because of its’ creative text style and clear voice within dialogue.
Spencer has too many toys and his mom wants him to give some up, but that’s a problem because he loves all of them! What’s a kid to do? This text has engaging vocabulary and illustrations sure to draw in readers in grades 1-3. This would be a great book to use when teaching about voice in writing because of its’ clear dialogue. You can absolutely hear the lament in his mother’s voice and the whine that must be in Spencer’s!
I absolutely love The Pigeon series by Mo Willems and look for every opportunity to include these books in my writing and reading lessons (even though I primarily work with grades 4,5, and 6). The voice of the Pigeon and the Duckling are very clear in this text and offers a great example of creating voice in characters in fiction writing.
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