Picture Book Month Day 17: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring BUFFALO MUSIC
Illustrated by Lauren Castillo
Clarion, 2008
Summary:
Inspired by the story of Mary Ann Goodnight, this historical fiction story is about a young lady who raised orphan buffalo in Texas and eventually sent them to Yellowstone National Park.
Mentor Text Writing Skills:
* Voice
* Figurative Language
* Sensory Words
* Onomatopoeia
* Vivid Verbs
* Specificity
* Word Choice
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2 Comments
Cathy Ballou Mealey
Thank you for introducing me to this book! Put it directly onto my library list.
Marcie Flinchum Atkins
I only found this book this past summer. It’s a treasure! I just added it to our mentor text library at school too.