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Picture Book Month Day 17: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring BUFFALO MUSIC
BUFFALO MUSIC By Tracey E. Fern 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:…
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Picture Book Month Day 16: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring JUST DUCKS
JUST DUCKS by Nicola Davies Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino Candlewick, 2012 Summary: A little girl tells the story of the ducks near her house–from morning till evening. The narrative is from the viewpoint of a young child and her impressions but facts about ducks are also included on each…
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Picture Book Month Day 15: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts featuring THE MIGHTY LALOUCHE
THE MIGHTY LALOUCHE by Matthew Olshan Illustrated by Sophie Blackall Schwartz & Wade, 2013 Summary: Based on the story of how a postman became known for a short time as “The Mighty Lalouche,” a boxer in France, around the turn of the century. Mentor Text Writing Skills: *…
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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 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 Month Day 2: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring A ZEAL OF ZEBRAS
A ZEAL OF ZEBRAS: AN ALPHABET OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS by Woop Studios Chronicle Books, 2011 Summary: This nonfiction text features a collective noun for every letter of the alphabet. A paragraph featuring interesting facts about each group of animals is also on each page. Mentor Text Writing…
