Maggie Doesn't Want to Move

TITLE: Maggie Doesn't Want to Move

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Elizabeth Lee O’Donnell/Amy Schwartz

PUBLISHER: Aladdin Books Macmillan Publishing Company               

PUBLICATION DATE: April 30, 1990 (Reprint Edition)

GENRE: Fiction                    

READING LEVEL: 1^st grade

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Simon is upset that he, his mom, and sister are moving, but continuously suggests that his little sister Maggie is the one unsettled about the situation. After visiting his new school and new house, he changes his mind.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will think of a time when they were unsure of moments in their life when things changed. How did they get through it? What were some advantages and disadvantages?

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Hannah Haynes, Valdosta State University ECSE)

LABELS: moving, changes, new house, new school

Window

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Jeannie Baker

PUBLISHER: Greenwillow Books    PUBLICATION DATE: 
GENRE: Wordless picture book               
READING LEVEL:  Prek and up
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book lets the reader take a look through one window that changes throughout the story. The point of view starts out as a young boy looking out his window in a rural town and shows you how his window looks as he grows up. As he grows, what is outside his window becomes more industrialized.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:  Have the students take home a sheet of white printer paper to draw on. They will be drawing what they see when they look outside their bedroom window. To add to this, you could read the book at the beginning of the year and draw one window at the beginning of the school year and one at the end to see if it changes any.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Lauren Baker, Valdosta State University