Imagine That! How Dr.Seuss Wrote the Cat in the Hat

Imagine That! How Dr.Seuss Wrote the Cat in the Hat

Title: Imagine that! How Dr.Seuss Wrote The Cat in the Hat

Genre: Non-Fiction

Author: Judy Sierra

Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes

Awards: None

Age group: 3-7 year olds

I loved this book! I found it very informative and colorful and just a great story to read on how Dr.Seuss made the cat in the hat in his own special way.

Summary:

In 1954 kids were having trouble in school going from reading a few words to a whole book because the readers were too boring for the children. So they turned to the beloved author Dr.Seuss, but they said he must only use certain words from a no nonsense word list for the book. After some bumps in road he landed on the words cat and hat in the list and went on from there. It took him a year to get it just right. When it came out everyone wanted a copy of the book. But he didn’t just stop there he wrote a sequel to cat in the hat and kept writing more books for beginning readers to read. Then one day a friend of his challenged him to write a book using only 50 words, and from that came the famous book Sam-I-am.

I definitely would use this book in my classroom because it is a simple, colorful and great book that tells the backstory on how a book can and was created. This book can also inspire children to try out new writing techniques.

The appropriate grade level for this book would be Pre-K- 2nd grade. Though I believe this book can be enjoyable at any age (even by adults).I do believe though if the student knows more about Dr.Seuss books it can be more enjoyable then if they had no knowledge.

A way I would use this book in the classroom is on a unit on famous authors and as an example of what might go into making a book.

HAVE FUN READING!💙-Lacy

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

Title: What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

Genre: Non-Fiction

Authors: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

Awards: Caldecott Honor

Age Group: 4-8 year olds

I really enjoyed this book and how it is formatted, by making the children guess the animal first and then what it does, and then they get to learn a little more about it. This book also has great and colorful illustrations.

Summary:

In the book, it starts by giving you a picture of a couple of animals certain body parts and asks you to guess what you think that body part does; then on the next page it tells you a little bit about how that animal uses that body part. In the book it asks you about what you think the noses, ears, tails, eyes, feet, and mouths do for the certain animals shown. At the end of the book it has a little more descriptions of each animal mentioned.

I believe I could definitely use this book in my classroom because it is a great way for students to learn more about different animals and their own unique skills.

The appropriate grade level for this book would be 1st-3rd grade. This book is easy to read with very few words to a page and not too hard of vocabulary. This book can be read by younger grades but I believe if the child knows more about animals it would be easier to understand, more interesting and more fun to read.

One way to use this book in the classroom is as a read aloud where the students will look for context clues given in the book to predict what will happen next .Another way this book can be used in the classroom is either as a project helper for a student or on a unit on animals and their adaptations that make them unique.

HAVE FUN READING!💙-Lacy