Two Outta One
That Book Woman
Written by: Heather Henson
Illustrated by:David Small
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2008
40 pages
Historical Fiction
Cal is no scholar-boy. He likes to help his Pap out and do things boys do. He does not seem to understand why his sister loves reading as much as she does; it only frustrates him because she does not help outside. They do not live close to a school, so his sister likes to try and be the teacher for the both of them. The Book Woman, as she is known, comes every two weeks and trades out books with his sister. This Book Woman comes rain or snow. Cal begins to wonder why it is so important.
The illustrations are done in ink, watercolor, and pastel chalk. The color scheme is neutral, with colors such as brown, gray, blue, yellow, and white. The texture feels both soft and gritty; the lines are what gives it that gritty look. There are both straight and curved lines. You can see how the lines were done with chalk.
I chose Social Studies as my subject and first grade as my level. We would study on past forms of transportation (horses), apparel, and recreation(reading) as seen in the writing and illustrations of this book. I would do a dress-up day and have them dress according to the time this book was set in and we would read books about this time and do fun activities such as comparing and contrasting past and present attributes.
This sounds like an awesome book! I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of this book before, but I am glad you shared it! I think your ideas for using it in the classroom would be great interactive opportunities for small children with both literature and history. This seems like a book that could be adapted for a lot of subject matters and even to help show children the importance of and appreciation we should have for education and learning opportunities.
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