{"id":13386,"date":"2014-07-10T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=13386"},"modified":"2014-07-10T06:00:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T10:00:13","slug":"that-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=13386","title":{"rendered":"“That Book”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI run at least two ARC review projects every year in 4th-6th grade classrooms, and in every ARC review classroom there is one of them: an ARC that the whole class has been reading and passing around and is on fire about. That book<\/em> has a fair number ofcommon elements. It is a quick and easy read, usually a tad below grade level, and heavily illustrated, if not a graphic novel. It always has a strong vein of humor.
\nMost of the time it’s a surprise to me. for example last year I was all wrong about Charise Mericle Harper’s first Bean Dog and Nugget<\/em> book The<\/em> Ball<\/em>.\u00a0 I’m a fan of her work, especially\u00a0Go! Go! Go! Stop<\/em>! <\/strong> but I thought these characters were a little disturbing on the visual plane. The kids were enthralled though.\u00a0
\nThis year when I walked back into one of my classes five kids had their hand up.\u00a0 “Do we get to keep the Yeti Files<\/em>?” asked the class spokesman.” “Yeah,” everyone chimed in. “That book is so awesome.” It turned out that everyone had been reading it. I was soon made aware that is was the funniest and most fun book ever. Three kids had reviewed it.
\nThe Yeti Files<\/span>
\nThis book is about a guy. George Vanquist who is looking for proof that Big Foot lives. The pictures make it more interesting.<\/span>
\nI think this book is for ages 6-11. I would rate this book on a scale to 1-10 a 10, that\u2019s because there\u2019s lot\u2019s of adventure. For example: the Yeti\u2019s cousin runs away. He is running from George Vanquish. The Yeti\u2019s don\u2019t want to be found.<\/span>
\nBy Isaiah<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\"9780545556897\"<\/a>\u00a0 There is a Yeti which is a creature that hasn\u2019t been\u00a0 proven to exist. One got discovered by a man who wants to prove that Big Foot exists. It goes all over the news, he wants to find more. Then the Yeti ran away. The Yeti\u2019s cousin went to find him and eventually\u00a0 did. Then the Yeti had a family reunion.<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I really like this book because of the characters and humor. My favorite character is the spotted Yeti because of the way it looks.\u00a0 I also chose this book because\u00a0 there are only about ten words on each page so I could read it quicker.<\/span>
\nI rate this book at 9 1\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 By Justin<\/span>
\nNotable Aspects: He gets a ride from a unicorn.<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Yeti gets invited to his family reunion. And a Bigfoot finder is looking in the same woods and his helpers are an elf and a little demon. I\u00a0 think that lots of kids should read this book it\u2019s funny. Stores should stock up on this book. It is super funny.<\/span>
\nI would rate this book a 10.
\nby Osten<\/span>
\nIn my other class I discovered that that book<\/em> was Mr. Pants: It’s Go Time<\/em>. The virtues of this book were legion. Its official reviewer explained things this way.
\n\"MrPants_CVR\"<\/a>Mr. Pants: It’s Go Time
\n<\/span>
\nNotable Aspects: It\u2019s a graphic novel but it\u2019s like a chapter book for beginning readers.<\/span>
\nI think this is a really good book for both boys and girls. You don\u2019t have to be a really good reader because it\u2019s mostly pictures with word bubbles. It\u2019s pretty expensive but I think it\u2019s worth it. I read it three times!<\/span>
\nDonavin<\/span>
\nSo that book<\/em>, what does it all mean? Children want to connect with each other over a book, and the whole class will rally round as long as the more reluctant readers are all in. This form of literary community is invaluable and should be given every opportunity to come into being. This is why 4th through 6th grade teachers who do class readalouds of more challenging books during the course of the year are doing a smart and wonderful thing. There are good and bad methods for making a heterogeneous classroom come together. Having the high level readers act as teaching assistants is a bad idea. Mr. Pants: It’s Go Time<\/em>, is a good idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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