Micheal Recycle

Micheal Recycle
Book Review III

Author: Ellie Bethel
Illustrator: Alexander Colombo
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Picture Book
Primary Characters: Micheal Recycle
Secondary Characters: Townspeople of Abberdoo-Rimey
Publishing: Jonas Publishing 2008
Awards: 7th Annual Mobius Environmental Award

Theme: Recycling is key to a beautiful environment.

Summary: A superhero comes to the town of Abberdoo-Rimey. He rescues the town from all their trash, and teaches them the importance of recycling. The town becomes beautiful again thanks to Micheal Recycle.

Uses with students: In a classroom, this novel can be used to aid in a lesson on recycling or about doing their own part in the communities where they live.

Red Sings from Treetops

Red Sings from Treetops

Book Review III

Author: Joyce Sidman

Illustrator: Pamela Zagarenski

Genre: Children's Literature

Subgenre: Picture Book

Primary Characters: different colors

Secondary Characters: Seasons

Publishing: Houghton Mifflin Books 2009

Awards: Caldecott Honor Book

Theme: Vibrant colors shape and define each season differently.

Summary: This book tells of the different colors of the four seasons. Each seasoned is defined by a variety of unique colors that each represent something within that season.

Uses with students: In a classroom, this book could be used in teaching a kindergarten class colors as well as the four seasons. It is a good read a loud book because the text and images are large enough to be seen from a distance.