About Me

My photo
Valdosta, GA, United States
Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

Search This Blog

11/15/13

Little Engine That Could

AUTHOR: Watty Piper
ILLUSTRATOR: George and Doris Hauman
PUBLISHER: Grosset & Dunlap; Abridged edition
PUBLICATION DATE: December 27, 2012
AWARDS: Indies Choice Book Award Nominee
GENRE: Classic
READING LEVEL: k-3rd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: A story of a little Engine that helps out another train with toys in it. A great motivational book, on believing in yourself and knowing that you can do anything!
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Read aloud to students, talk about if they put their mind to something, chances are they will succeed.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Whitney Wetherington Valdosta State Univserity


Posted by at
Labels: , ,