Picture Book Month Day 9: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring RATTLETRAP CAR
By Phyllis Root
Illustrated by Jill Barton
Candlewick, 2001
Summary:
Three children and their father really want to go to the lake, but their rattletrap car doesn’t really have enough gumption to make it there. They use every item they brought for the lake to patch it back together and finally they get to enjoy the lake on a hot day.
Mentor Text Writing Skills:
* Onomatopoeia
* Word Choice
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