Context+Clues+and+Decoding+picture+books

Context Clues/Decoding Picture Books

//The Vowel Family: A Tale of Lost Letters //by Sally M. Walker When Sm Vwl marries his bride Pm Smith, they find it difficult to talk. When their twins Alan and Ellen are born, communicating becomes easier, but they feel something is still missing...

Silver Seeds: A Book of Nature Poems by Paul Paolilli and Dan Brewer, ill. Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher Acrostic poems that describe various elements of nature provide the young reader an opportunity to develop vocabulary.

//Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs //

//Insectlopedia // //Mammalabilia // //Beast Feast // all written by Douglas Florian Descriptive adjectives and adverbs describe animals through various forms of poetry.

//Baloney (Henry P.) // by Jon Scieszka, ill. Lane Smith <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Henry P. Baloney is late to school and provides his teacher his lengthy excuse using words from various languages.

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">The Everything Book //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> by Denise Fleming <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Simple themes important to young children help readers develop vocabulary. Ladybugs hidden among the pages provide readers the opportunity to study illustrations fully.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%;">//Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">by Debra Frasier <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">When Sage’s spelling and definition of a word reveal her misunderstanding of it <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">to her classmates, she is embarrassed but uses it as inspiration for the vocabulary parade.

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> by Priscilla Turner, ill. Whitney Turner <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">The vowels and consonants fight each other until they realize that if they work together they can create wonderful poems, stories, etc.

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Tomorrow’s Alphabet //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">by George Shannon, ill. Donald Crews <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Each letter of the alphabet represents the item it creates, for example, "A is for seed – tomorrow’s apple." After reading several examples from the book, allow students the opportunity to guess the remainder of the alphabet phrases

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Down Down Down a Journey to the Bottom of the Sea //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> by Steve Jenkins, <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Nonfiction account of the layers of the ocean and the sea life that is present in each ocean habitat.

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Nic Bishop Frogs //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> by Nic Bishop

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">This beautifully photographed book, provides readers with factual information <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">about frogs from around the world. The passages can be used to aid students in <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">the use of context clues for vocabulary development.

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Balarama: A Royal Elephant //

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">by Ted Lewin, ill. Betsy Lewin <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Informational story about the Lewin's trip to India and seeing the royal elephants.

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Bad Boys //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> by Margie Palatini ill, Henry Cole

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Two "bad" wolves meet up with three smart sheep in a humorous romp with fairy tale allusions. Great for use with lessons on synonyms, cause and effect, and conversation.

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City //

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">by Janet Schulman, ill. Meilo So <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Based on the true story of how a hawk adapts to life near Central Park in New York City.

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">What to do About Alice? How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Crazy! // <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">by Barbara Kerley, ill. by Edwin Fotheringham <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">The biography of Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was known for her great spirit and was able to impact the world. Great for characterization and figurative language.

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Scarum Fair //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> poems by Jessica Swaim, ill. by Carol Ashley

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">The poems of Scarum Fair will entertain ghoulish readers of all ages. Use the poems to discuss main idea and elements of poetry.