Archive for the 'Poetry & Figurative Language' Category

Carnival of Children’s Literature – September 28, 2011

Welcome to the September 28, 2011 Edition of Carnival of  Children’s literature.  Thank you for sending your wonderful contributions to Texas Librarian. This is my first time to host, and it was a challenging experience which I enjoyed! My blog focuses on research which indicates that children can comprehend and become better readers by making [...]

Are You a Horse? by Andy Rash

Schema: horses, saddles, birthdays; Roy does not have “horse” in his schema so he has to ask other to share with him. Characterization:  Characterize the traits of a horse as each animal character shares a bit about horses.  He is told that it is a living thing, an animal, has legs, is friendly, doesn’t change [...]

The Amazing Bone by William Steig

Schema: foxes, sheep, not following directions, forgetting where you leave books Text-to-Text Connections: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig has similar illustrations of the animals.  The Teeny Tiny Woman also has a talking bone in the story.  Personification: The bone takes on human characteristics and feelings. Compare and Contrast with Chris Van Allsburg’s [...]

The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward

Schema: trees Personification: The point of view is from the tree.  The tree’s voice is heard through a rhyming text about a tree from its roots to its branches. Author’s Purpose: The simple text provides the reader with the basic information about how a tree grows, what lives in it, and what lives below it. [...]