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Not all books have "equal" read-aloud potential, but when school librarians use knowledge of what students enjoy, familiarity with quality writing, and personal reading styles, they can make the best matches between books and listeners. Two children dressed as detectives, along with their very helpful dog, cavort through humorous watercolor illustrations in double-page spreads that provide additional clues to the book's identities. (All three detectives don penguin beaks and the dog wears a flowered shirt as they try to elude hunters in a memorable scene from Tacky the Penguin.) This book will be most successful with authences who are familiar with the mystery titles. Collect titles on a variety of curriculum topics, applying these criteria for nonfiction read-alouds: descriptive language, varied sentence length, unique vocabulary defined in context, information organized in a recognizable manner, and captivating illustrations.
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Read It Again
READ IT AGAIN!" is often the request by listeners after hearing a book read well. Not all books have "equal" read-aloud potential, but when school librarians use knowledge of what students enjoy, familiarity with quality writing, and personal reading styles, they can make the best matches between books and listeners. The books reviewed here beg to be read aloud!
Crum, Shutta. ThunderBoomer! Illus. by Carol Thompson. Clarion, 2009. ISBN 0-978-618-61865-1; 32 p. Gr. K-2.The heat is suffocating on the farm. While Dad plows, a little girl, her brother, and their dog try to cool off as Mom wishes for a "thunder-boomer." Before long, a summer ...See the full content of this document
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