Comments on: Good Picture Books About Thanksgiving for Children Ages 4 and Up

By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:34:34 +0000

Mr. Schu: I love your student’s comment. It packs a lot of information into a few sentences while also expressing a strong opinion.

One of my complaints about many book reviews by adults is that they either a) give you a lot of plot summary or other information but don’t express a clear opinion or b) they express a clear opinion but don’t give enough information about the book for you to have a context for the critic’s view. On that level, I’d say your third grader did better than many adults …

Thanks so much for posting your student’s comment. “Thank you, Sarah” seem popular in my town, too, because I just tried to get it from my library. The library has a few copies, but they’re all checked out.
Jan

By: mrschu81

mrschu81 — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:38:02 +0000

Oh, yes! I teach third grade. My students manage our classroom wiki. One of the sections is “Books We’ve Read.” I just checked the wiki and one of my third graders posted this about Thank you, Sarah…

This book is about Sarah Hale who tries and tries to save Thanksgiving and never gives up.She waits thirty eight years for the president to say yes for a holiday that everybody can celebrate together. The President who finally said yes was A. Lincoln.The book is a nonfiction book. Sarah Hale wrote over fifty books!Her best selling nursery rhyme was Mary had a Little Lamb. I think you have to be genius to write a book that everybody has and remembers the song!

By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:55:56 +0000

Thanks, Mr. Schu. I’d just like to add that you those students who enjoyed “Thank you, Sarah Hale!” today were third graders. This book is definitely on my list to check out next year …
Jan

By: mrschu81

mrschu81 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:11:00 +0000

My favorite Thanksgiving book to share around Thanksgiving is Thank you, Sarah Hale! The Woman who Saved Thanksgiving. It’s written by Laurie Halse Anderson, the author of Speak. I actually shared it with my students today and everyone wanted to know more about Sarah. We rushed to the Internet superhighway and soaked up more informaiton.

I quizzed a former student in the hallway today about Sarah Hale and he remembered EVERYTHING about her. You can check out my post and the book’s description at http://mrschu81.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/thank-you-sarah-hale/.

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