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Picture Book Month Day 14: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring PONY ISLAND
PONY ISLAND by Candice Ransom Illustrated by Wade Zahares Walker & Company, 2009 Summary: This poem tells the story of the origins of Pony Penning Day at Chincoteague Island, VA. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Specificity * Word Choice For more information about mentor texts, check out…
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Picture Book Month Day 13: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring I NEED MY MONSTER
I NEED MY MONSTER by Amanda Noll Illustrated by Howard McWilliam Flashlight Press, 2009 Summary: Ethan’s monster goes fishing and different monsters keep trying to keep Ethan company. But none of them quite work. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Description * Vivid Verbs * Specificity * Word Choice…
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Picture Book Month Day 12: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring SCOOT
SCOOT by Cathryn Falwell Scholastic, 2008 Summary: Many animals move all around, in, and above the pond on a summer afternoon. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Specificity * Vivid Verbs For more information about mentor texts, check out these links: Mentor Text Resources Mentor Text Lesson…
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Picture Book Month Day 11: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring JAMBERRY
JAMBERRY by Bruce Degan HarperCollins, 1983 Summary: A poem featuring all kinds of berries. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Word play For more information about mentor texts, check out these links: Mentor Text Resources Mentor Text Lesson Plans Mentor Text Tips Glossary of Mentor Text Terms List…
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Picture Book Month Day 10: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring A PIG PARADE IS A TERRIBLE IDEA
A PIG PARADE IS A TERRIBLE IDEA by Michael Ian Black Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Simon & Schuster, 2010 Summary: This humorous text uses the power of hilarious persuasion to convince the reader that a pig parade is a terrible idea. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Specificity * Vivid…
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Picture Book Month Day 9: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring RATTLETRAP CAR
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…
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Picture Book Month Day 8: Picture Books as Mentor Texts for Writing Featuring BEETLE BOP
BEETLE BOP By Denise Fleming Scholastic, 2007 Summary: This poetic text follows beetles as they move through nature. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Specificity * Word Choice * Vivid Verbs For more information about mentor texts, check out these links: Mentor Text Resources Mentor Text Lesson Plans…
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Picture Book Month Day 7: Picture Books as Mentor Texts Featuring TWILIGHT COMES TWICE
TWILIGHT COMES TWICE By Ralph Fletcher Illustrated by Kate Kiesler Clarion, 1997 Summary: Full of concrete imagery, this poem lets the reader bask in dawn and dusk–the two times we have twilight. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Imagery * Specificity * Word Choice * Vivid Verbs For…
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Picture Book Month Day 6: Picture Books as Mentor Texts for Writing Featuring HOT ROD HAMSTER
HOT ROD HAMSTER By Cynthia Lord Illustrated by Derek Anderson Scholastic Press, 2010 Summary: Hamster has many choices to make on how to make his hot-rod the best out there. He enlists a little help from the reader, and eventually he wins the race. Mentor Text Writing Skills:…
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Picture Book Day 5: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT
THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT By Drew Daywalt Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers Philomel/Penguin, 2013 Summary: Each crayon in the box writes a note to Duncan complaining about being used too much or too little. Duncan has to think of a clever way to keep them all happy.…
