Frindle

TITLE: Frindle

AUTHOR:Andrew Clements

ILLUSTRATOR: Brian Selznick 

PUBLISHER: Aladdin Paperbacks             

PUBLICATION DATE: 1996

GENRE: Transitional                      

READING LEVEL: 4th Grade  

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Nicholas is finally in the 5th grade where his teacher loves words and everything about them. He decides to create his own word and he watches his word spread throughout the entire school.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will create their own words complete with definition, origin, picture, and it used in a sentence.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Jennifer Davis, Valdosta State University ECSE)

LABELS: Fiction, Humorous, School

Spring is Here!

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Mary Packard/ Claudine Gevry
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Trade PUBLICATION DATE: March 30, 2005
GENRE: Realistic Fiction READING LEVEL: k-3rd
BRIEF OVERVIEW: A girl enjoys the sights, sounds, and activities of springtime. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The students will make an imitation of the perfect Spring day. This picture will have to include flowers and trees. Within the petals of the flowers and leaves from the trees, the student will write in adjectives describing this marvelous Spring day!
REVIEWER'S NAME AND AFFILIATION: Jasmine Johnson, Valdosta State University