Archive for May, 2010

The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino

Schema: flippers on the cover connect with swimming, title mentions sea Author’s purpose: to share real information about sea scientist, Jacques Cousteau. Metaphor: Cousteau’s quote on the first page makes a mental image of the sea a casting spell over him and holding him with “its net of wonder.”   The sea is like a net [...]

May 5th, 2010
Posted in Author's Purpose, Books Boys Would Like, Cause and Effect, Characterization, Drawing Conclusions, Earth Day, Genres, metaphor, Picture Books, Poetry & Figurative Language, Science, Texas Bluebonnet Nominee 2110
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Pirates by David L. Harrison

Schema: Pirates or sailors on ships, missing a hand or a foot, we can infer that they take risks if they are missing a limb, they wear funny hats, have parrots for pets, brave, hunt buried treasure, modern pirates steal and harm Text to self connections: Pirates of the Caribbean’s Jack Sparrow, Peter Pan’s Captain [...]

May 3rd, 2010
Posted in Author's comments, Author's Purpose, Books Boys Would Like, Cause and Effect, Characterization, Compare and Contrast, Drawing Conclusions, Genres, Poetry & Figurative Language, Point of View, Reader's Theater, Rhyming, Texas Bluebonnet Nominee 2110
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