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Up Went Edmond
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478122169
Grade Level:
K
Reading Level:
D
Strategy/Skill:
Comprehension strategies, Main ideas, Making predictions, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Humor, Science and Technology
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Emergent
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Book Summary
Edmond the elephant wants a seesaw ride. He is much larger than any of his friends, so he needs a lot of help to get off the ground.
Features of the Book
- The use of repetition.
- The use of quotation marks for direct speech.
- The use of everyday language – “No good.”
- The creative typography on page 7.
- The use of bold type for effect.
- The subplots involving the mice and birds.
- The high-frequency words – “I,” “on,” “the,” “a,” “said,” and “Up.”
Purpose
Up Went Edmond can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce the following skills and strategies:
- reading a range of simple, high-frequency words in context
- predicting the story line using illustrations from the book
- rereading the text at difficulty and searching for meaning
- recording the main points from the story
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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