Nonfiction Form (Biography and Information Books)

Your Name: Moyi Tian Title: Feasts and Festivals Around the World
Author: Alice B. McGinty Illustrator: Tomoko Suzuki
Publisher/Date: Little Bee Books Genre: Multicultural

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.Appealing pictures of food and plates of food that make kids want to read more.
2.The color red catches the attention of children.
3.Colorful food make children curious to read more.
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.Rhyming sentences.
2.Informational
3.
ACCURACY – up-to-date research, any sources or references provided, no mixing of fact and fiction.
Explain:
Up-to-date information about different cultures.
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.
1.2nd person perspective.
2.helping kids learn about cultures by saying you would see this in this specific culture.
3.comparing different holidays of different cultures.
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:
Paintings.
illustration and text combine to share the information:
What does the text explain and how illustrated? The text explains the content of the book and very illustrated.
What do illustrations show that text does not explain?
Illustrations show exactly how the food look like and the decorations.
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:
No borders, text is placed on the side of the page, font size: medium, illustrations:2 page spread out.
Child Development Theories –Select 1 theory:
Identify the stage Age-preschool and age level: Initiative Vs. Guilt from the theory.
Select one trait from the developmental stage/level.
Explain and give 3 specific examples from the book that fit the development al stage/level.
1. children learn to do to plan, to work at a task, to be active on the move.
2.providing tasks and activities children will experience and success.
3.
1. OVERALL RATING 3 (3 high, 1 low) 1 2 3
Explain the rating:Very informational.