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In the Wind

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In the Wind
by Elizabeth Spurr (Author) and Manelle Oliphant (Illustrator)

Booktalk: The BIG Picture

On a windy day, a young girl makes, flies, and loses her kite. But when she returns, something special is waiting for her.

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

Open the book and the story begins right away. The left (reverso) page says:

Windy day. Sunny sky.

The first rhyme is completed on the facing right (recto) page:

Brand new kite. Time to fly!

This board book tells a rhyming story about the weather. (And as you can see in the booktalk, the story has a main character and a beginning, middle, and end.)

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Shapes at Home

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Shapes at Home
A Rookie Toddler board book

Booktalk: The BIG Picture

Familiar photos from around the house help toddlers learn to identify the shapes all around them.

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

There are only four words on the first two pages of this nonfiction board book:

circle
See the circle.

The first shape is named on the left (reverso) page:

circle

The facing page on the right (recto) page shows the shape in a home:

See the circle.

The use of labels and short simple sentences helps toddlers memorize the words and “read” the book by themselves, an important step in early literacy.

Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

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