Caldecott Winners Grades 13 - Literature Pockets Author:Jill Norris The first pocket introduces students to Randolph Caldecott and the history the Caldecott Medal. Each of the succeeding 11 pockets features a medal-winning illustrator. Students read a biography of the illustrator and complete writing and art projects to enhance their appreciation of the book. — Illustrators and works included are: Barbara Cooney,... more »Ox-Cart Man; Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day; Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are; David Wiesner, Tuesday; Simms Taback, Joseph Had a Little Overcoat; Nonny Hogrogian--Always Room for One More; Peggy Rathman, Officer Buckle and Gloria; Stephen Gammell, Song and Dance Man; John Schoenherr, Owl Moon; Leo and Diane Dillon, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears; Gerald McDermott, Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale.« less
This book is fun for the "older" students. You read different books and do projects to put in a pocket of the book for differnt authors. I found it difficult to use with my first graders.