Sibrian

Lucila Sibrian
Dr. Jane J. Lee
Eng 308
Field Study
April 13, 2015
Field Study
Part 1:
Annotated bibliography

White,E.B.,andGarthWilliams.Charlotte'sWeb.NewYork:HarperCollins,1980.184.Print.
CharlottesWebisknowntobeoneofthemanyfamousliteraturemadeforchildren.
ThisbookisaboutasmallgirlnameFernwhosavesWilbur(thepig).Wilberwasmeanttodie
becausehewasverysmallandFernsdadthoughtthatthepigwasnotgoingtohelpthefarm.
FernheardaboutherdadtryingtokillthepigsoshebeggedherdadtoletherkeepWilbur.Fern
isayounggirlbutverymatureforherage.ShetookcareofWilburlikeababy.Sheknew
WilburwasspecialandsodidCharlotte.Charlottewasthespiderthatwaslivinginthesame
barnthatWilberdid.ShewasabrightspiderandknewthatWilburwasveryspecial.She
becamehisfriendandWilburlovedher.Wilburlearnedthathewassoongoingtobekilledby
FernsFatherandhewasafraid,Charlottewasnotgoingtoletthathappensoshestartedtowrite
wordsdescribingWilbur.CharlottesavedWilburslife.

Lobel,Arnold."TheGarden."FrogandToadTogether.NewYork:Harper&Row,1972.Print.
FrogandToadTogether:TheGardenwasaboutToadbeingsomesmerizedaboutFrogs
beautifulgarden.Toadwasverycurioustolearnhowtogrowhisownflowerssohecanalso
haveabeautifulgardenlikeFrog.Toadwasveryinpatientandwantedhisflowerseedstogrow
inamatterofseconds.Toadwouldtalktotheflowerseedsonceheplantedthemandaskedthe
flowerstostartgoing.Hedidntunderstandthatflowersneededrain(water)andsunlightforthey
cangrow.So,hekeptshoutingtogrownsotheflowersandstartstogrow.Toadnoticedthatit
wasgettingdarksohedecidedtotakecandles;hestartedtellingstoriestotheflowers,singingto
theflowers,hereadpoemsandplayedmusicforhisseeds.Flowersdidnotgrowrightawaybut
oncehefellasleepbecausehewassotiredofallthethingshewasdoingforhisflowersthathe
didntevenrealizetheflowersweregrowing.
VanAllsburg,Chris.Jumanji.Boston:HoughtonMifflin,1981.Print.

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JudyandPetertwoyoungkidsplayingoutdoorscameacrossaboardgame.Littledid
theyknowthateverythingwasgoingtochangequickly.Theboardgamecamewithstrictrules;
oncethegameisstarteditwillnotbeoveruntiloneplayerreachesthegoldencity.OncePeter
rolledthefirstdicetheynoticethatthiswasnotjustaregularboardgame.Thisboardgame
cametolife.Theirhousewassuddenlyazoo.Rhinos,snakes,monkeys,lion,waterandbroken
furniturelater,JudyyelledJumanji!Everythingthatcameoutoftheboardgamehad
disappeared.JudyandPeterthrewwaytheboardgamebacktowheretheyhadfoundit.Lateron
theysawtwootheryoungboyswalkingbytheparkholdingthelongthingbox:Jumanji.

Scarry,PatriciaM.,andRichardScarry.RichardScarry'sGoodNight,LittleBear.NewYork:
Golden,1989.Print.
Fatherbearandmotherbearwerereadinglittlebearabedtimestory.Whenthestorywas
doneFatherbeargavelittlebearapiggybackridetobuthimtobed.Fatherbearplayedaround
withlittlebearthathecouldnotfindhim.Fatherbearsearchedandsearcheverywhereforlittle
bear.HeaskedMotherbearifshecouldfindlittlebear.Theybothpretendedtonotnoticelittle
bearonhisfathersback.Thisbooktakesthechildtoajourneyinfindinglittlebear.SoonLittle
beardecidedtocomefromhiding.

Silverstein,Shel."CaptainHook;IckleMe,PickleMe,TickleMeToo;."WheretheSidewalk
Ends:ThePoems&DrawingsofShelSilverstein.NewYork:HarperandRow,1974.Print.
Wherethesidewalkendsisaseriousofnonsensepoetry.ThefirstpoemIreadwasabout
CaptainHookofthemanythingshecannotbedoingbecausehehasahookasahand.For
example,hecannotpickhisnose,playingtag,flippingbookpagesandscratchinghistoes.The
otherpoemremindedmealotabouttheonewereadinclassTheJumblies.Thesepoems
containlotsofwordsthatrhymedaswellwordsthatmadenosensebutflowedwiththepoem.
Thisbookcontainslotsoffictionpoems,includingthetwothatIpicked.
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Identification,explicationandBriefAnalysis
Manydonotknowthatmanychildrenliteraturecomeswithmanymeaningsbehindthetext.
Everyonethinksthatohifthetexthastalkinganimalsthenitmustbeforkids.Donotgetme
wrongitishalftruebuttheimportantaboutchildrenthatmanyofthestoriescomeswithamany

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morals,describesthedifferencebetweenchildrenalsoithelpschildrenshapeconcernsof
importantissues.
ManyofthetextsthatIhavechosenarefiction(fables,nonsensepoetry).Charlottes
web,Goodnight,littlebear,andToadandFrogisknownforthetalkinganimals,whichisawell
knownfablesforchildren.Talkinganimalsareconsideredtobegoodforeducation.Allthis
booksalsoshowtraitsabouthowkidscanusetheirimaginationsandhavingamoralattheend
ofeachstory.Jumanjiisgreatforchildrentolearnhowtousetheirimaginations.Thisbook
provideslotsofgreatmomentswhenthechildreninthebookareplayingtheboardgamesand
thegamecomestolive.Astheyreadtheyareawareofthedifferentadventuresthekidsare
goingthroughandfeelliketheyareapartoftheadventureaswell.Wherethesidewalkends
fellintothenonsensepoetry.ThecontentthatthepoemshavemademefeelthatIwasreading
nonsensewhichyoungerreaderwillunderstand.Bothpoemshavelotsofrhyme,which
makesiteasiertoreadthepoems.Notonlydoesithaverhymebutalsoasorderandthats
alwaysgoodwhenyouarereadingpoems.Childrenarealwayscuriousaboutlifeandthemore
theyreadbooksthemoretheywouldbelearningaboutlifebyothersperspective.Theidealchild
wouldbeconcernaboutthecharactersinthestoriesandwouldwanttoknowwhatelseisgoing
tohappen.Booksaresupposedtomakechildquestionwhatthebookisabout.Forexample,Sara
inthebookalittleprincesswasalwaysquestioningaboutthingsshewantedtoknowand
wouldknowmanythingsbecauseofthedifferentbooksshewouldbereading.Kids
imaginationsareveryuniquetheyquestioneverythingthatlivethrowsatthemandlearnfrom
them.
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Analysis
ThemoreIreadbookthemoreIpaycloseattentiontothemeanbehindeachtext.Ifind
myselfquestioningeveryeventthatgoesthroughthebook.Istarttofigureoutwhatexactlythe
storyisaboutandnotjustlearnthebasicunderstandingaboutthetext.Thisclassastaughtmeto
learntoquestionandfindthemeaningofthestory.ReadingthebooksIgotformyfieldstudyI
havepreviouslyhadalreadyreadthembeforeandnowthatIreadthemagainInoticedmyself
doingmorethenjustreading.IwouldnoticethebehaviorsofthecharactersinthetextandI
wouldthinktomyselfwhatisthischaractertryingtodohereaswellhowwouldachildlearn
fromthelessonsthesebooksaregivingthem.Howarechildrenreadingit?Arethey
understanding?Dotheyrealizethatthesestoriesareteachingthemalesson?Questionslikethat
weretheonesthatIwasthinkingthroughoutthisassignment.
Manychildreninthisgenerationarereadingbooksthatarenotstickilyforchildren.
ManyyounggirlswerereadingtheTwilightsagabooksbecauseitisaboutvampiresand
werewolvesbuttheyarealsoreadyhowagirlischangingherlifeforaboyandthengirlssee
thisasromanticandlearntobelikethis.Whenwereadwelearnthatlittleredridinghoodmoral
ofthestorywastoteachyounggirlsthattherearemanywolfsouttherethatarevery
charming,lovingandcaringbutallofthatisjustapicturethatthewolfispaintingsothegirl
candoanythingforhim.Younggirlsneedtobeawareoftraitslikethisaswellbeawareof
booksthatarenotgoodforthem.Thisclassashelpedmepickbooksandlearnhowtoactually
readabookandunderstandit.IwouldalwayswouldjustreadabookjusttoreaditbutnowI
havelearnthatIwasnotreadingcorrectly.IfIamnotquestioninganythingaboutthebook,amI

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reallyready?ImIreallyunderstandingtheconceptofthetext?IfImnotreflectingbackthenI
havereadwrong.Alwaysreadbeyondthelines,youwilllearnsomuch.