Nonfiction Form (Biography and Information Books)

Your Name: Ines Solano Book Title: Mae Among the Stars
Author: Roda Ahmed Illustrator: Stasia Burrington

Genre: Biographical Publisher/Year: HarperCollins Publishers 2018

EVALUATE THE BOOK USING THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS

Explain how the cover and first pages of the book attract and hold the reader’s interest. Give 3examples from
the book
1. Art is incorporated in the tittle text.
2. The cartoon art is appealing to young children.
3. Shows Mae doing things they may do. Ex. Talking with her parents
STYLE AND LANGUAGE – Explain how the book shares information with children. Examples: “little-known
facts;” new vocab sprinkled in the text; and selection of information to create/maintain reader’s interest.
Give 3 examples from the book
1. Astronaut- A person who goes into space.
2. Dream- (double meaning) what happens when we sleep, and what we want when we grow up.
3. Profession- Job
ACCURACY – up-to-date research, any sources or references provided, no mixing of fact and fiction.
Explain: This book definitely has some fiction portions to make it more early childhood friendly. Like
conversations may be simplified but the core of it is factual.

INFORMATION –Explain how the book captures a child’s interest: unusual subjects or viewpoints -
personalized content – new perspectives, first-person accounts, and fascinating comparisons.
Give 3 examples from the book.
1. Shows a big dream through the eyes of a child; Mae.
2. Makes Mae relatable through feelings of happiness and sadness.
3. The repetitive saying “If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible.”
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:
Watercolor art.
illustration and text combine to share the information:
What does the text explain and how illustrated? Illustrations show what the text says. Ex. Shows her drawings and her cardboard rocket
that it says she made.
What do illustrations show that text does not explain? Illustration backgrounds have paintings of space.

Page design – Describe the following: use of borders; text placement and font size; use of information boxes, charts or
identification of vocab use of white and dark space; types of illustrations and placement on both pages:

Child Development Theories –Select 1 theory: Piaget’s Theory

Identify the stage_Pre-operational___________________ and age level_2-7____________________ from the

theory.
Select one trait from the developmental stage/level.
Understanding through images.
Explain and give 3 specific examples from the book that fit the developmental stage/level.
1. Shows an image of her sleeping and her dream above her.
2. Picture of space from Earth.
3. Picture of Earth from space.
1. OVERALL RATING 2 (3 high, 1 low) 1 2 3
Explain the rating: The book is child friendly but not a typical biography. It has a small part of her life and could
include more.