Non c on Form (Biography and Informa on Books)

Your Name: Wendy Cooper Title: Do not lick this Book

Author: Idan Ben-Barak Illustrator: Julian Frost
Publisher/Date: Roaring Brook Press Genre: 2017

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. Li le cartoon microbes are on the cover, telling the reader that the cover is full of germs.
2. There is a li le dot on the second page, explaining that millions of germs can t on that li le dot.
3. Bright colors
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. Uses number sense (large numbers) to illustrate how ny microbes are.
2. Invites the reader to take the microbes on a trip, where the microbes tell more of their story.
3. Explana ons of di erent types of microbes, i.e.E. coli, fungus, streptococci, corynebacterium.

Explain: The book explains that microbes are super ny and that they are everywhere, even though we cannot
see them. With them being so small, and undetectable to our eyes, it is important to wash our hands, because
some microbes can make us sick.

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. Microscopic pictures of textures to illustrate how ny microbes are
2. Uses real life examples (such as the page) to tell the reader where microbes live.
3. Uses cartoon illustra ons to help children get an idea of what microbes look like and where they live.
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:
Microscopic photos of paper, cloth and teeth, as well as cartoon illustra ons.
illustra on and text combine to share the informa on:
What does the text explain and how illustrated? Text gets smaller and large to denote ac on
What do illustra ons show that text does not explain? Gives the reader a really good idea of how small microbes are.

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 illustra ons are not
overwhelmed by too much text.
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 Child Development Theories –Select 1 theory: Erikson

Iden fy the stage: Ini a ve VS Guilt and age level Preschool from the theory.
Select one trait from the developmental stage/level. Preschoolers ask a lot of ques ons.

Explain and give 3 speci c examples from the book that t the development al stage/level.
1. How small are microbes
2. Where do microbes live
3. How do they get onto everything
1. OVERALL RATING 3 (3 high, 1 low) 1 2 3
Explain the ra ng: Very entertaining and not long. Does not bog the young reader down with gobs of facts.
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