Guinness World Records: Wacky Wheels

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Guinness World Records: Wacky Wheels (I Can Read Level 2)
by Cari Meister (Author)

Booktalk: The BIG Picture

From the largest monster truck to the loudest bike horn, these Guinness World Records will rev the engines of imagination. Simple text and full-color photos will make learning about exciting topics fun for beginning readers.

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

The book begins:

Bigfoot 5 is the largest
monster truck
in the world.
It is 15 feet, 6 inches tall.
Bigfoot 5 weighs 38,000 pounds.

The wacky wheels on the book cover are explained first. Notice the bolded words? They show young readers the most important fact:

Bigfoot 5 is the largest
monster truck
in the world.

The bolded words explain why each vehicle was included in the book.

And the marvelous math?

It is 15 feet, 6 inches tall.
Bigfoot 5 weighs 38,000 pounds.

Just right for Pi Day today . . .
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Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

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Big Chickie, Little Chickie: A Book of Opposites

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Big Chickie, Little Chickie: A Book of Opposites (board book)
by Janee Trasler (Author/Illustrator)

Booktalk: The BIG Picture

As the Chickies say cheese, young readers learn their opposites.

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

The book begins:

Picture time, Chickies.
Clickety-click.

Brush your feathers.
Make it quick!

The first line sets up the entire book:

Picture time, Chickies.

The first line shows readers who the main characters are. It also tells readers what the main characters will do in the book. All this in just three words!

Janee is one of my former students!

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