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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
I like the idea of using this book for what Jeff Anderson calls "sentence stalking." Give students the structure, and try their hand at their own complex sentence construction. The book itself is repetitive to the point of tedium, but that could work in a teacher's favor in getting the rhythm and structure of the model sentences in a student's head so they can create their own.
I love this book. It talks about the "important" parts of certain things. Or, their essence in a way. What is the important thing about the sky? Or a spoon. This book allows children to reflect on the things around them and think about what is important about each and every one of them.
I don't know how I got through having two children and 30+ years of teaching without knowing this book. (After all, Goodnight Moon was one of my son's first gifts at birth). I give my rating in consideration of the time when it was written. At first I wasn't sure that I agreed with what Brown said was the most important thing about some of the objects, but then I realized what she was doing with it. Loved the end, and could see the conversations with a child going on and on. The most important thing about ___ is that it is ___.
Uh. Uh. OK, the end makes up for the utterly insane rest? Maybe?
A great resource for children's writing. This book follows a simple sequence. It picks an item, tells what the most important part is and then gives other descriptions. The last example is my favorite.
"The important thing about you is, that you are you. It is true that you were a baby, and you grew, and now you are a child, and you will grow into a man or into a woman. But the most important thing about you is that you are you."
This book can also be used to discuss what is the most important thing. Is color more vital then smell or taste?
The pictures are a little dated, but overall engaging.
"The important thing about you is, that you are you. It is true that you were a baby, and you grew, and now you are a child, and you will grow into a man or into a woman. But the most important thing about you is that you are you."
This book can also be used to discuss what is the most important thing. Is color more vital then smell or taste?
The pictures are a little dated, but overall engaging.
The idea is interesting, and could make for a good text for students to model after to practice writing descriptions, but I felt that it was lacking in word choice and story.
This book is weird but kids do seem to really like the way it’s told.
Reading through the reviews on this page you would think you were dealing with Ulysses or David Copperfield or some other work of significance in the literature field rather than a small book that seems to have the ultimate aim of telling the reader that they are important.
Well anyway a pretty good read and stop going berserk over these books.
Well anyway a pretty good read and stop going berserk over these books.
Simple yet cute book with a pattern throughout the pages. Ms. Wise Brown used simple, everyday objects to relay her message that she tied up at the end. It's sweet and simple, yet profound and a great reminder -- there are many attributes to all things and they each have something important about them, as do people. A great book and a message I need to remember and to share with my kids as well.