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Push and Pull: Animal Opposites
by Cecilia Minden (Author)

Booktalk: The BIG Picture

This Level 1 guided reader illustrates examples of “pushing and pulling” found in the animal kingdom.

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

The concept of opposites is shown in clear, simple terms in this beginning reader. On one page an animal pushes:

A cat can push through a flap in the door.

TURN THE PAGE and readers see a different animal pulling:

This dog is pulling in its leash.

The opposites are paired by types–these animals are both pets–so the book also teaches categorization.

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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 . . .

It’s Nonfiction Monday!