And speaking of appreciation, one of the books I read this week was all about how we so often forget to appreciate what is going on around us. It was called The Man With The Violin and was a realistic but fictional picture book. It was the story of a small boy going through the day with his mother when he heard a man playing a violin in the subway. He wanted to stop and listen, but his mom was in much too big of a hurry and she pulled him along with her. Later in the day, the boy hears about the music man on the radio and finds out that he was a world famous violinist.
The second book I read was also a realistic fictional picture book. It was titled Elizabeth Queen Of The Seas, and was a picture book about an elephant seal in New Zealand that lived in the Avon River in the middle of Christchurch. The people of the town tried three separate times to take her to a new location, but she always managed to find her way back. In the book a fictional boy looks for her every day, but the basic story of the seal is true-to-life.
Well, that about wraps it up for this week. Join me next week for another exciting episode, same crazy time, same crazy channel. And feel free to drop by my personal website, Fun With Aileen, any day of the week for even more on reading, writing, my very own early grade chapter book, Fern Valley, the sequel, Return To Fern Valley, and the soon to be released Cooking In Fern Valley (fall 2015)! I'm also on twitter @AileenWStewart if you want an extremely brief glimpse into my days.
I loved Elizabeth queen of seas. I read it at the library to 2nd graders an they were glued to the story. They wanted to see more of the "real" seal.. wish I had taken some more pictures to show. but overall a fantastic story time experience with this book. I love the cover for the other one.. definitely looking for it at the library!
ReplyDeletethanks for recommending on KidLItblogHop this week!
Thanks Miss Reshama. So glad I'm not the only one to enjoy that book!
DeleteThese books look great and I love the theme of appreciation. Must add to my pile! Thanks for sharing via the Kid Lit Blog Hop Aileen! Mia from PragmaticMom
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Miss Mia. I always appreciate comment love :0)
ReplyDeleteI knew the story about Jamie Bell playing in the subway bit I didn't know there was a picture book - MUST get hold of it - and I love the look of the illustrations from both covers... Thanks for featuring these! #kidlitbloghop
ReplyDeleteSo glad you stopped by Miss Marjorie. Hope you get a chance to read both books :0)
DeleteI am a violin teacher and I am always looking for new books that can incorporate literacy and music. Thank you!!!
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Thanks for stopping by Miss Marie. And if you haven't already, be sure to check out Hannah Hashimoto - Sixth Violin as well :0)
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