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Destiny Kennis EDUC 124 Nonfiction Annotations Social Studies Text Title: A Life Like Mine: How Children

Live Around the World Author and Illustrator Collaborative text. Publisher, Year Published and pages Published by DK Publishing in 2005, 128 pages. Summary: A Life Like Mine is a book put out by Unicef and DK Publishing to educate young people about the basic rights of children around the world while also informing them about day-to-day life. There are personal profiles on different children around the world but also chapters on topics like housing, food, work, war, and identity. Text Features / Patterns of Note: There are many, many pictures in this book and they all add something to the text. There are also maps, picture graphs, quotes from the children, statistics, and some explanations for hardships that children around the world might face. There aren't specific "vocabulary words", but there is a lot of explanations of different food items, games, and similar things. There is also a table of contents and index. Age/ Grade Level and How It Would Be Used: On Amazon the recommended age level is ten and up but I could see using it with some children as young as eight using excerpts as a read-a-loud followed by discussion. For independent reading I would recommend it for students aged ten to fifteen based reading ability and interest. Would be a great book to have in a classroom or at home because I think many children would relate well to a child but it might also inspire research or penpal communication. Would definately apply to Iowa Common Core standards in social studies in "Understand(ing) that group and cultural influences contribute to human development, identity, and behavior," as well as "Understand(ing) the use of research procedures and skills to investigate an issue."

Math Text Title: Zero is Not Nothing

Author and Illustrator: Written by Mindel and Harry Sitomer Illustrated by Richard Cuffari Publisher, Year Published and pages Published by Harper Collins in 1978, 34 pages. Summary: Zero is Not Nothing is a narrative text that talks about the number zero and how it is actually many things. For example, zero can be a starting point, a unit of measurement, a separation point, and a place-value point. The majority of the text focuses on zero's importance in the place value system and gives a story on how that system might have originated. Text Features / Patterns of Note: A narrative structure, supportive illustrations, and some background history for zero are all included. The text has somewhat repetitive text in that is says, "Zero is" and "Zero can be" several times. Age/ Grade Level and How It Would Be Used: I would use this book in second, third, and fourth grade because of the Common Core emphasis in place value understanding during those grades. I would want to read the book a the beginning of a unit on place-value understanding, have the students write about "zero" and their understanding of it, do the unit, and then have the students write another journal entry about "zero" and compare it to their first writing as an informal assessment of their understanding.

Science Text Title: Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust Author and Illustrator: Written by April Pulley Sayre Illustrated by Ann Jonas Publisher, Year Published and pages Published by Greenwillow Books in 2005, 32 pages. Summary: This is a simple non-fiction text about dust, how it is everywhere and stays around. The dust we see at sunset might be the dust off a dinosaurs back. Dust helps it rain and is simply a very small piece of something else; you, a snake, dirt, leaves, comets,

and stars. Text Features / Patterns of Note: The text is actually rather poetic in nature but is entirely factual. At the end of the book there are two pages that discuss dust in a more traditional sort of way but still illustrates that we are all connected to everything in some small way. Age/ Grade Level and How It Would Be Used: I would use Stars Beneath Your Bed with students age two-third grade depending on the class and the subject material they've already covered. I think two year olds would enjoy the poetic nature of the story and many toddlers love to play with dirt and look at the sparkles in the air when sun streams it. With the "older" students you could read it to spark some interest in the topic of dust as well as read the pages at the end and have them still be potentially interested, even without the supportive illustrations. It would work well with a science unit on dust and minerals as well as be an interesting topic to write about for student journals. Would apply to the ICC standards based on understanding and applying knowledge of properties of Earth's materials.

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