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Annotated Bibliography

Child, Lauren. 2000. I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato. Massachusetts: Candlewick Press.
ISBN: 0763621803. Fiction. K-4 Summary: Lolas big brother is watching her while mom and dad go out. He needs to feed her dinner. She is a very picky eater and refuses everything until the big brother starts using his imagination. By the end, Lola eats everything, even tomatoes. Mini-Lessons: Letter and word placement Use of dashes Dialogue Narrative elements List foods you like/dislike Describe a food you like/dislike

Curtis, Jamie Lee. 1993. When I Was Little. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
ISBN: 0590763474. Fiction. K-4 Summary: A four-year-old girl compares her life now to when she was little. Mini-Lessons: Seesaw Use of dashes Use of parentheses Use of commas Capitals for proper nouns Compare contrast

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Davies, Nicola. 2003. Surprising Sharks. Massachusetts: Candlewick Press.

ISBN: 0763627429. Non-fiction. K-6 Summary: This book introduces many different kinds of sharks. It compares their physical characteristics and discusses the behavior that makes sharks killing machines. Mimi-Lessons: Diagrams Captions Print size and boldness Using questions in your writing Ellipses

Fox, Mem. 1989. Night Noises. New York: Scholastic, Inc.

ISBN: 0590224395. Fiction. K-12 Summary: An old woman falls asleep on a winters night with only her dog at her feet. Noises are heard by the dog and he gets more and more upset. Finally, with a banging at the door, he barks and the old lady wakes up. All of her relatives have come to give her a surprise birthday party. Mimi-Lesson: Similes Onomatopoeia Ellipses Power of three Words describing growing agitation: listened, cocked her head, bristled, growled, etc. Cartoon bubbles Narrative elements

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Fox, Mem. 1985. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. California: Kane/Miller Publishers.
ISBN: 0140505865. Fiction. K-12 Summary: A boy who lives next door to an old-folks home becomes friends with the residents. One lady is special because her name is just as long as his. With the help of the other residents, he gathers items in a box to help her remember. With each item, her memory comes flooding back. Mini-Lessons: Memories Young and old friends Object collection Names List of words that are repeated Dialogue Narrative elements

Frazee, Marla. 2003. Roller Coaster. New York: Scholastic, Inc.

ISBN: 0439773687. Fiction. K-12 Summary: A girl describes her first time riding a roller coaster. Waiting in line she is hesitant and frightened, during the ride she progresses from scared to confident. At the end, all fear is gone and she wants to get right back on the ride again. Mini-Lessons: Power of word placement Use of parentheses Vernacular Power of three Explode a moment Narrative elements Story covers a short amount of time

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Gray, Libba Moore. 1993. Miss Tizzy. New York: Simon and Schuster.
ISBN: 0689818971. Fiction. K-12 Summary: Everyone in the neighborhood thinks Miss Tizzy is odd, but the children love her. Each day Miss Tizzy and the children do different, fun activities together. When Miss Tizzy becomes ill, the children know just what to do to make her feel better. Mini-Lessons: Descriptive words Friendship Age differences Narrative elements Repetition Order days of the week Ellipses Commas

Henkes, Kevin. 1993. Owen. New York: Greenwillow Books.

ISBN: 0688114490. Fiction. K-2 Summary: Owens parents try to get him to give up his blanket before he starts school. Nothing works until mom turns it into a handkerchief. Mini-Lessons: Power of three Repeated sentences and phrases Dialogue Describe/write about a favorite thing Did you ever have to give up a favorite thing? If so, how did it go? Narrative elements

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Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page. 2003. What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Houghton Mifflin Co.
ISBN: 061899713X. Non-Fiction. K-12

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Summary: This book explores the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails. Mini-Lessons: Repeated questioning Use of commas Quotations to show different word meanings Difference between your and youre Text placement to add to illustration Fact paragraphs at the end

Laden, Nina. 1994. The Night I Followed the Dog. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
ISBN: 0811806472. Fiction. K-12 Summary: When a boy sees his dog getting out of a limousine one morning, he becomes suspicious of where his dog goes each night. He decides to follow him and is surprised with what he finds. His dog is not so normal after all. Mini-Lessons: Use of descriptive fonts Challenging vocabulary What would you do all night long? Use of commas Dialogue Narrative elements

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Laminack, Lester. 2004. Saturdays and Teacakes. Georgia: Peachtree Publishers, LTD.
ISBN: 156145303X. Memoir. K-12 Summary: A boy tells about Saturdays when he would go to his grandmas house. He would mow the lawn and help her bake teacakes. He promises at the end to never forget her or these special Saturdays. Mini-Lesson: Repeated sentence beginning Power of three Ellipses Word stacking Use of italics Use of parentheses Use of proper nouns Period words Stretched out print Sentence fragments Use of dashes Thoughtshots

McFarland, Lyn Rossiter. 2001. Widget. Guangdong Province: South China Printing Co.
ISBN: 0374483868. Fiction. K-12 Summary: A stray dog earns his way into a household full of cats by acting like a cat. When the old lady gets hurt, he shows that being a dog can come in handy. Mini-Lessons: Power of three Narrative elements Animals acting like other animals Saving the day Did you ever try to be something or someone you are not? Narrative elements, emphasizing ending that relates back to the beginning

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Pilkey, Dave. 1993. Dogzilla. New York: Hartcourt, Brace and Company.
ISBN: 0152239456. Fiction. K-12
Summary: Dogzilla comes out of a volcano to interrupt the First Annual Mousopolis Barbecue Cook-Off. She chases away the Big Cheeses troops with her horrible doggy breath. The only thing that gets rid of Dogzilla is the threat of a bath. With that, Mousopolis is saved, until they discover thepuppies!

Mini-Lessons: Alliteration Use of dashes Words in italics Different names for the same character Use of a colon Dialogue Proper nouns and use of capital letters Narrative elements

Pratt-Serafini, Kristin Joy. 2000. Salamander Rain. California: Dawn Publications.

ISBN: 1584690178. Non-fiction. K-8 Summary: This is a lake and pond journal. It talks about the water and the plants and animals that live there. Salamanders, frogs, crayfish, skimmers, water lilies, kingfishers, beavers, ducks, trout, turtles, and snakes are some of the topics covered in this book. Mini-Lessons: Sub titles Journaling Colons Bullets Parentheses Post scripts

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Rathmann, Peggy. 1995. Officer Buckle and Gloria. New York: Scholastic, Inc.
ISBN: 0590925695. Fiction. K-4 Summary: No one pays attention to Officer Buckles speeches until Gloria comes along. Officer Buckle doesnt realize what Gloria is doing behind his back. When he finds out, Gloria almost loses her best friend. Mini-Lessons: Using capital letters for emphasis Use of italics Letter writing Post scripts Dialogue Ellipses Print placement on the page Use of a colon Narrative elements

Sidman, Joyce. 2010. Red Sings from Treetops. New York: Scholastic, Inc.
ISBN: 0545289788. Poetry. K-12 Summary: In this poem, the author takes us through the seasons. Colors associated with the seasons come to life through the authors use of personification. Just like the seasons, this book comes full circle. Mini-Lessons: Personification Similes Alliteration Onomatopoeia Synonyms Suffixes Vocabulary Sensory words Rhythm and rhyme Sequence Artistic elements

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Walton, Rick. 1997. Pig, Pigger, Piggest. Utah: Gibbs Smith.

ISBN: 158685318X. Fiction. K-12 Summary: 3 different-sized pigs build their castles and refuse to hand them over to 3 different-sized witches. The witches instruct the wind to blow their castles down. The castles become giant mud patches. The pigs love the mud. They end up marrying the witches and everyone lives happily ever after. Mini-Lessons: Er, est endings Fairy tales Repeated phrases Hyphenated words Increasing number words Narrative elements