- Large type, ample spacing between words and lines of text - Easy-to-follow layout, text appears at same place on pages in each section - Familiar objects and topics - Use of high frequency words and more complex vocabulary - Colorful, engaging photos and picture words provide high to moderate support of text to assist with word recognition and reflect multicultural diversity - Varied punctuation - Supports national science standards and learner outcomes - Designed for library, classroom, and at-home use for guided, shared, and independent reading - Full-color Photographs - Comprehension activity - Glossary
-great book to introduce all types of graphs, such as pictographs, bar graphs, charts, etc.. -uses the same style throuhgout the book: words on top, pictures on bottom of page -uses symbolism- symbols to represent words, which make it more engaging for students -the students can make a graph of a topic the teacher chooses, such as the favorite ice cream flavors of the class, but have the students choose which graph would be most appropriate -have students graph the weather for an ongoing graphing that is relating to another topic such as weather