My first book I choose was T is for Tar Heel: A North Carolina Alphabet by Carol Crane. This is a great picture book for children of all ages. It is probably mostly meant for children in elementary school or middle school, but it is full of information about North Carolina.
This is a great expository book about all the different aspects of North Carolina. The pictures are done in watercolors and are bright and vivid for children to be interested. The book starts with the letter A, and takes the reader different places around NC. For example, A stands for Appalachian Mountains, B stands for Brown Mountain Lights, C stands for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and so on through the alphabet.
It is a great book, full of lots of information! It relates to my theme of love because the author clearly shows love for the great state of North Carolina.
The second book I choose for information text was written by a veterinarian. It's called James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories, and is a collection of ten stories about dogs.
It is a book about a veterinarian's interactions with dogs. It is a recollection of Herriot's most favorite dogs, such as Brandy, Trick Woo, Jock, and Jake. Each story is a memory about the dog. For example, Herriot's visit with Tricki Woo, he checks his anal glands, listens to his heart, discusses arthritis in the dog, and many other issues found in older dogs. It is informational in the sense of giving the reader bits of information about dogs and what veterinarians look for, but also narrative with the stories.
There are some pictures within in the chapter book, and they are all done in water colors. The book is a good one for elementary age students and middle school students. It shares heartwarming stories and shares lots of information. The book relates to my theme of love because the veterinarian had lots of love for all his dogs!
Crane, C. (2003). T is for Tar Heel: A North Carolina Alphabet. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
Herriot, J. (1995). James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories. New York: St. Martin's Press.
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