TLED468 Regent University The Girl Who Drank the Moon Book Report

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BOOK REVIEW ASSIGNMENT Book Reviews • “A review is a formal written expression of the critical assessment, generally published soon after the book under consideration has been published. Good reviews help readers create a mental picture of the book by briefly describing it and presenting an assessment of its quality” (Horning, p. 2). Citations (APA modified) • Isaacs, Anne. (1994). Swamp Angel. Illus. by Paul Zelinsky. New York: Dutton. Unp. • • • • Spell out first name. Title in italics; only first word or proper nouns capitalized Provide illustrator if applicable. Provide number of pages (unp. = unpaged). Writing a Book Review • Descriptive & analytical • • • • • What makes this book unique? Grab reader’s attention with the first sentence. Your opinion supported with examples Who is the audience for this book? Including age range. What applications would this book have in classrooms? Preparing to write the review • What was your first reaction to the book? • Why? • Counter negative reactions with consideration of audience • Do you need outside information? • Opinions of young readers or listeners • Fact check “Writing evaluative book reviews” • Courtesy of Library Media Connection (now School Library Connection). • 12 step checklist with guiding questions. • Use this to think through your review. Rubric Target • Opening hook. Brief summary includes genre & unique features. • Evaluation of literary and/or artistic content with specific examples. Overall assessment of book includes recommended age and curriculum connections. • 200-250 words. Full citation in modified APA format. Review is free of grammatical or spelling errors. Book Review Descriptive (2 points) Target Acceptable Unacceptable Opening hook. Brief summary includes genre & unique features. Summary includes genre. Summary is too brief or generic with incorrect or missing genre. Analytical (2 points) Evaluation of literary and/or artistic content with specific examples. Overall assessment of book includes recommended age and curriculum connections. Evaluation of literary and/or artistic content. Overall assessment of book includes recommended age or curriculum connections. Evaluation is missing or too general. Assessment fails to include audience. Technical (1 point) 200-250 words. Full citation in modified APA format. Review is free of grammar or spelling errors. 200-250 words. Citation is provided. Review is mostly free of grammar or spelling errors. Too long or too short. Key components missing from citation. Distracting or careless errors. Comments: An example of a book review from Booklist Magazine: like it This one has a good hook, is a little heavy on the summary, but notice that the genre, writing format (verse), and type of illustrations (black-and-white photographs) are addressed. Reviewer’s opinion and evaluation of the writing is given with the phrase “agreeable biography” and later described as “highly readable and distinguished”, as well as “a treat” in the final sentence. This review example is 176 words long, so your review could be one sentence longer than this. Borden, Louise. (2018) Ski Soldier: a World War II biography. Illus. with photographs. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills/Calkins Creek. 176 p. Grades 5-8. Pete Seibert was seven years old in 1931 when he found an old pair of his mother’s skis and fell in love with skiing. “There was nothing else like it in the world,” Borden writes in this agreeable biography of Seibert, who grew up to enlist in the U.S. Army when he was 18 and was assigned to the famous 10th Mountain Division. After training in Colorado and Texas, he shipped out to Italy to fight the Germans who still controlled large parts of the Apennine Mountains in the northern part of the country. There he was seriously wounded in battle, and with his legs badly injured, it appeared he might never walk again. But he rallied and not only walked but skied and subsequently realized the dream of a lifetime when he founded the now famous ski resort of Vail, Colorado. Borden’s insightful biography, written in verse form, is highly readable and distinguished by the generous collection of period black-and-white photographs that illustrate it. It’s a treat for both ski buffs and military history fans. Sample Book Reviews Below are reviews written for Library Media Connection (now School Library Connection). They are provided so you can better understand what is expected of you in the book reviews assignment. Please note that Library Media Connection does not use APA format for its citations. When you write your reviews for the book review assignment, you should use the APA citation format used in this course. Book Information: Mullenbach, Cheryl. Industrial Revolution for Kids,The: The People and Technology that Changed the World. 2014. 144pp. $16.95 pbk. Chicago Review Press. 9781613746905 Review: From the dangerous, unsavory conditions of sweatshops, tenements, and meatpacking plants to the racism and scorn faced by new immigrants, this title offers an unwavering look at the Industrial Revolution that readers are not likely to find in history textbooks. Seven chapters are organized around topics like working conditions, child labor, living arrangements, social reform, and the technological changes that characterized American life in the 19hand early 20thcenturies. While well-known figures like Andrew Carnegie and J.D. Rockefeller are noted, much of the book emphasizes the lives of ordinary workers and addresses topics typically receiving little attention in children’s titles or textbooks (e.g., the successes and failures of labor strikes and the shunning of Chinese immigrants). However, the stories of minority groups and figures like Lewis Latimer are relegated to separate sections in the chapters as though they are “add-ons” to the primary narrative. Photographs and illustrations appear in each chapter along with activities that children can try at home such as making an assembly line sandwich and calculating inflation rates. Source notes and a bibliography provide evidence of the author’s research, and a timeline of historical and cultural events at the book’s beginning offers a quick reference for readers. Though some potentially unfamiliar vocabulary is defined in the text, this title would have greater utility with the inclusion of a glossary. Librarians and teachers would do well to include this book in their collections as a curricular supplement or a resource for student research. Grade level:5-8 Rating: Recommended Byline: Danielle E. Forest, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education & Literacy, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. Book Information: Byrne, Richard. This Book Just Ate My Dog!. 2014. 32 pp. $16.99 hc. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. 9781627790710. Review: When Bella takes her dog for a walk, he suddenly disappears into the centerfold of the full page spread. The same thing happens when Bella’s friend Ben comes by and when a fire truck and a police car arrive at the scene. As Bella tries to get to the bottom of the disappearances, she vanishes into the centerfold herself! The culprit? The very book that readers are holding in their hands. In this brightly illustrated picture book, Bella appeals to readers for help with rescuing her and her dog from the pages of the “naughty” book. Bella’s instructions to turn the book around and shake it, along with the author’s playful humor, are likely to make this a book that readers will reach for again and again. The limited amount of text and clear, predictable sequence of action in the illustrations would make this a good choice for a shared reading between a young child and adult. This Book Just Ate My Dog! will build readers’ confidence and engagement with reading. Grade level: PreK-K Rating: Recommended Byline: Danielle E. Forest, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education & Literacy, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
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Barnhill, K. (2017). The Girl Who Drank The Moon. London: Piccadilly Press. Grade 5 and up.
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