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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
I love this book and would like it on my bookshelf… no further questions at this time PLEASE
Lovely and terrific. Totally deserved a Caldecott honor. Not trying to second-guess, but I thought it an odd choice for the Newbery.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
interesting book, very heart warming, great for reading something that encourages being generous and grateful.
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
"how come it's always so dirty over here?"
she smiled and pointed to the sky. "sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, cj, you're a better witness for what's beautiful."
cj saw the perfect rainbow arcing over their soup kitchen. he wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look.
she smiled and pointed to the sky. "sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, cj, you're a better witness for what's beautiful."
cj saw the perfect rainbow arcing over their soup kitchen. he wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look.”
really heartwarming book. why we always take something for granted or miss something beautiful when we blind to see the light.
the illustration is good.
really heartwarming book. why we always take something for granted or miss something beautiful when we blind to see the light.
the illustration is good.
Last Stop on Market Street tells a wholesome realistic fiction story of a boy named CJ, who complains about having to ride the bus while his friends' families drive them around in cars. CJ's grandma helps him learn to appreciate the beauty in the experiences he has during their weekly bus trip to volunteer at the soup kitchen. This is a sweet book that I think would be enjoyable for most students, and it would be nice to read aloud to my future class.
At first I was a little dumbstruck that a picture book won the Newbery Medal. I thought this award was designated for chapter books, while the Caldecott Medal was reserved for pictures books. But since my GRAND 2016 Newbery Medal project began (I'll be lucky if I get through half of them), I learned more about why this award is given out. This award goes "to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children," and I understand why this picture book won.
It offers full and bright illustrations by Christian Robinson, and the text written by Matt de la Pena is rich and imaginative. It's a great introduction for kids who are just learning to look outside of their familial nucleus into the world outside. Those sometimes "inappropriate" and straightforward questions that kids ask (about someone's appearance, for instance), are answered in a way that is accepting and nurturing of an open-minded world-view.
It offers full and bright illustrations by Christian Robinson, and the text written by Matt de la Pena is rich and imaginative. It's a great introduction for kids who are just learning to look outside of their familial nucleus into the world outside. Those sometimes "inappropriate" and straightforward questions that kids ask (about someone's appearance, for instance), are answered in a way that is accepting and nurturing of an open-minded world-view.
A great read-aloud about Nana and CJ on their journey through their neighborhood. CJ asks lots of questions, and Nana replies with answers that open his mind to new ways at looking at the world. I read this book to first graders, and had to explain some of Nana's answers (told in riddle form/ metaphor), which was great inhaling to expand their oral vocabulary. The illustrations were simple, almost childlike, yet detailed (the man on the bus with the tattoos).
This is a good book to share with young children about their neighborhood, and how to treasure the beauty that is present.
This is a good book to share with young children about their neighborhood, and how to treasure the beauty that is present.