New Book News
April/May/June 2004
Excerpt
Book
My Light by Molly Bang
Blue Sky Press, 2004 32p. (gr. 1-5)
A unique description of how the sun is turned into energy to give light and power to everyone.
Idea
Readers can identify and discuss expressions in which light and dark are used to describe a situation, and what the use of the words implies. How often does a term of "light" refer to "enlightenment", and why is this connection logical? Some common expressions that use words related to light and dark include:
- I've seen the light.
- She's in the dark.
- It finally dawned on him.
- What a dark mood.
Encourage your readers to identify other "light" and "dark" expressions, remembering to consider light as a source of brightness rather than as a weight.
Idea
Make an "I See the Light corner for creative thinking. Fill the space with thought-provoking books and ideas, puzzles, crafts, building materials - anything to help kids think. As children solve a problem or come up with a new idea, ask them to write it on a "I've seen the light" card.
Strategies for the following books are also included in the April/May/June issue
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- And the Good Brown Earth
- by Kathy Henderson. (gr. K-3)
- Ants
- by Deborah Hodge. (gr. K-3)
- Big Bugs!
- by Keith Faulkner. (gr. K-2)
- Cluck O'Clock
- by Kes Gray. (gr. K-3)
- Dinosaur ABC
- by Simon Mugford. (gr. K-3)
- Feathers: Poems About Birds
- by Eileen Spinelli. (gr. K-5)
- Guardians of Ga'Hoole
- by Kathryn Lasky. (gr. 4-7)
- Honey Sandwich
- by Elizabeth Honey. (gr. 2-6)
- Hummingbird Nest
- by Kristine O'Connell George. (gr. 1-6)
- I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello
- by Barbara S. Garriel. (gr. K-4)
- My Light
- by Molly Bang. (gr. 1-5)
- The Living Rain Forest
- by Paul Kratter. (gr. 2-6)
- Pie in the Sky
- by Lois Ehlert. (gr. K-2)
- Rain, Rain, Rain Forest
- by Brenda Guiberson. (gr. K-3)
- Scien-trickery
- by J. Patrick Lewis. (gr. 1-5)
- Superdog
- by Caralyn Buehner. (gr. K-3)
- Supersnouts
- by Steve Bjorkman. (gr. 1-4)
- When Bugs Were Big, Plants Were Strange, and Terrapods Stalked the Earth
- by Hannah Bonner. (gr. 2-5)
- Whose Garden Is It?
- by Mary Ann Hoberman. (gr. K-3)
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