Chapter 4: Picturebooks

Picturebooks, picturebooks, picturebooks...I love picturebooks! One thing I have diffidently learned from being a elementary major is the importance of picturebooks. These books are a very valuable tool in the classroom no matter what age. Picturebooks are not only for you pre-K and Kindergartner's. There are many textbooks for the older elementary and middle school. As a future teacher, I will be using these types of book regularly in the classroom to help improve comprehension of the specific topic or person.

A  recent  picturebook that I have read is: Fire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz


Grade: K-2
Summary: A little boy by the name of Alemya lived in a small village Ethiopia with his parent. On day his parent passed away when a sickness swept across the village. He now has to set out to find his older sister who is working for a very rich man. When he reaches her, he has to give her the bad new. She was very upset but told him that he must live with her and work for the rich man. Although he worked for the rich man he was not shy about saying his thoughts, which got him into some trouble. The rich man bet Alemya that if he could live out side all night in the cold mountains that he would be given money and cows. Alemya was able to be successful in the request but the rich man did not believe him. A prank was pulled on the rich man, which allowed him to see that Alemya did win the bet.