Non c on Form (Biography and Informa on Books)

Your Name: Wendy Cooper Title: Oh say can you say Dinosaur
Author: Bonnie Worth Illustrator: Steve Haefele
Publisher/Date: Random House /1999 Genre: Informa onal

EVALUATE THE BOOK USING THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS

Explain how the cover and rst pages of the book a ract and hold the reader’s interest. Give 3examples from
the book

1. It’s the CAT in the HAT!

2. Colorful illustra ons
3. Dinosaur bones
STYLE AND LANGUAGE – Explain how the book shares informa on with children. Examples: “li le-known
facts;” new vocab sprinkled in the text; and selec on of informa on to create/maintain reader’s interest. Give
3 examples from the book
1. Rhyme
2. Introduces what fossils are and how to nd them
3. Uses dinosaur names
ACCURACY – up-to-date research, any sources or references provided, no mixing of fact and c on.
Explain: Accurate, but uses rhyme and fun illustra ons to make interes ng

INFORMATION –Explain how the book captures a child’s interest: unusual subjects or viewpoints -
personalized content – new perspec ves, rst-person accounts, and fascina ng comparisons.
Give 3 examples from the book.
1. Uses examples that children would understand to explain how strong, tall or other interes ng a ributes.
2. Explains what a fossil is, what a museum is.
3. Gives dinosaur names and interes ng physical traits.
ILLUSTRATIONS-- Select a 2-Page Spread to evaluate the book with following:
Media (paints, pencils, pen, watercolors, charcoal, photographs, crayon, acrylics, chalk, oils): Explain the media choices used:
Part cartoon, part realis c
illustra on and text combine to share the informa on:
What does the text explain and how illustrated?
What do illustra ons show that text does not explain? Helps to show what dinosaurs could have looked.

Page design – Describe the following: use of borders; text placement and font size; use of informa on boxes, charts or
iden ca on of vocab use of white and dark space; types of illustra ons and placement on both pages: The text runs next to the pictures
and the names of the dinosaurs are broken up into syllables to help with pronuncia on.
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 Child Development Theories –Select 1 theory: Piaget

Iden fy the stage: Preopera onal and age level: 2-7. from the theory.
Select one trait from the developmental stage/level. Development of language.

Explain and give 3 speci c examples from the book that t the development al stage/level.
1. Uses advanced vocabulary such as museum, fossil, carnivore, foe
2. Uses dinosaur names
3. Uses rhyme.
1. OVERALL RATING 3 (3 high, 1 low) 1 2 3
Explain the ra ng: Entertaining look at dinosaurs
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