Genre - Fiction
Rating - 5/5
Age group recommendation - K-3
The Scoop - Brothers Karl and Benjamin collect coins and stamps, but when Max shows what he can do with the words he collects, his brothers join the fun!
The Story - It must be the writer in me that loves this book. The book presents writing in its simplest form - putting one word after another. I think this book could assuage fears many students have about writing. If they look at writing as a smaller task like putting one word after another rather than completing several paragraphs it could be a lot easier for students to tackle.
Educational applications
Georgia Performance Standards
ELA3R2 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively.
ELA3C1 The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats.
Any set of vocabulary words could be used for any grade with this book. For third grade, the teacher and media specialist work collaboratively to introduce the book and the concept of word placement. A variety of vocabulary and other words are written on index cards. Each student is given seven cards with a mixture of types of words. Students may trade cards, but must be sure to have a mixture of words that will form a correct sentence. Students present their sentences to the class and explain what part of speech each word is. Students could also be put in groups to create several related sentences.
Max's Words by Kate Banks Illustrated by Boris Kulikov New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2006
Rating - 5/5
Age group recommendation - K-3
The Scoop - Brothers Karl and Benjamin collect coins and stamps, but when Max shows what he can do with the words he collects, his brothers join the fun!
The Story - It must be the writer in me that loves this book. The book presents writing in its simplest form - putting one word after another. I think this book could assuage fears many students have about writing. If they look at writing as a smaller task like putting one word after another rather than completing several paragraphs it could be a lot easier for students to tackle.
Educational applications
Georgia Performance Standards
ELA3R2 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively.
ELA3C1 The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats.
Any set of vocabulary words could be used for any grade with this book. For third grade, the teacher and media specialist work collaboratively to introduce the book and the concept of word placement. A variety of vocabulary and other words are written on index cards. Each student is given seven cards with a mixture of types of words. Students may trade cards, but must be sure to have a mixture of words that will form a correct sentence. Students present their sentences to the class and explain what part of speech each word is. Students could also be put in groups to create several related sentences.
Max's Words by Kate Banks Illustrated by Boris Kulikov New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2006
Copy from Atlanta Fulton County Library
