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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.

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10/19/14

The BFG

 
TITLE:  The BFG
AUTHOR: Ronald Dahl
ILLUSTRATOR: Quentin Blake
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc.                      
PUBLICATION DATE:  1999
AWARDS:  Good Book Guide "Best Books of the Past 20 Years" 
GENRE: Fantasy                  
READING LEVEL: 5th grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: As Sophie is captured by the Bloodbottler, the BFG comes to save her and helps rescue all the children of England.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Using the idea of giants’ students will compare and contrast classroom objects that are small and tall.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Laura Cerone Valdosta State University ECSE

LABELS: friendship, fantasy