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Karl and Carolina Uncover the Parts of a Book
Karl and Carolina love to learn. This week, they want to learn about dinosaurs. Karl has lots of questions about books, and Carolina knows just how to answer them. Join Karl and Carolina as they explore the parts of a book.
24 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2010
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August 17, 2017
This book reviews the parts of a non-fiction book in a way that is engaging for younger readers. Best used with 1st and 2nd graders. The definitions are straightforward and offer examples. It does go a little more in depth Thani would. I wouldn't normally review Cataloging-in-Publication data. The pages are busy so be sure to guide the eyes of your readers. I would also have a nonfiction book with me to show the same parts of the book as I was reading it.
May 11, 2017
Informative, but fairly dry. I can't imagine a kid picking this up on her own.
July 17, 2017
Good to use in a lesson about the parts of a book. Some of it would probably bore younger grades to tears (like the CIP information).
June 2, 2020
Read for Year 2 library class
December 9, 2020
I would use with 2nd graders to review basic parts of a book and then it adds more to the lesson.
February 21, 2015
Personal Response: I love the tie between being a fictional story with fictional characters, yet about the parts of a book. The book provides many helpful tips for locating a book in a library in a language that is easily understood to children.
Purposes
-read aloud for enrichment: I would have students bring their own books to the carpet for story time. As I read aloud in the classroom, I would likely have the students point out various aspects of a book as they were mentioned in the story, such as cover, spine, title, etc.
-read aloud for curriculum: This book is appropriate to read to children before they make their first venture to the library or begin to write their own story. Student success in checking out a book they are looking for from the library would be my measure of their understanding. For the students who are a little older, I would provide a rubric with all of the terms mentioned in the book. As they make their own book, the rubric would ensure they understand the parts and include them in their own book.
Age Level
This book is appropriate for students in K-4.
Purposes
-read aloud for enrichment: I would have students bring their own books to the carpet for story time. As I read aloud in the classroom, I would likely have the students point out various aspects of a book as they were mentioned in the story, such as cover, spine, title, etc.
-read aloud for curriculum: This book is appropriate to read to children before they make their first venture to the library or begin to write their own story. Student success in checking out a book they are looking for from the library would be my measure of their understanding. For the students who are a little older, I would provide a rubric with all of the terms mentioned in the book. As they make their own book, the rubric would ensure they understand the parts and include them in their own book.
Age Level
This book is appropriate for students in K-4.
June 4, 2012
Karl and Carolina Uncover the Parts of a Book, by Sandy Donovan, is a wonderful tool for children who are learning how to navigate through the library to locate books. The book is intended for children ages K-4 and teaches the reader different parts of a book while combining elements of fiction and non-fiction to tell the story. The author labels features and bolds definitions of what a book looks like while providing thorough information on the role each part of a book plays both in and outside of the library. The colorful pages, the bolding/highlighting of key words and phrases, the glossary of terms, the suggested reading section, as well as a feature encouraging the reader to check the facts from the book with facthound.com are just a few of the reasons this book is a wonderful reference tool for teaching children when providing a lesson on how to successfully locate a book from the library shelf.
March 28, 2013
This is a non-fiction book, that is fiction that is about non-fiction. Did you follow that? Okay good! This is a good book to explain to kids parts of the books. Items like Dewey decimal, title page, glossary, index, dedication, ISBN number etc etc. It is explained in a fun way and would be a good resource for teachers to teach a unit on non-fiction or just parts of a book. I enjoyed it and might use it in a school tour at the library!
June 15, 2010
Very good as a reference book about how non-fiction books are organized (such as title page, table of contents, index, etc.). The illustrations are nice and modern. It was a little above my preschoolers understanding and need-to-know.
October 26, 2012
This is a book about all the parts of a book. I think this is a useful tool for children K-4. I think they can use it when looking for a book in the library. I would use it in my classroom before our first trip to the library so they know what to look for.
October 30, 2016
I was hoping this would be a great read aloud for K-1 but it is way too much info on a page. If I did use it, I would have to chunk it and have them have a book in their lap to point out the parts in their book.
This would be better for 2-5.
This would be better for 2-5.
April 17, 2011
Uses many descriptions of how to use and find what you need within a book from the infoon the cover, such as publisher or author, to the title page and glossary.
October 6, 2011
Useful when teaching . . . parts of a book.
August 26, 2013
Discussed lots of different parts of a book, but maybe too in depth/confusing for younger readers.
September 9, 2015
A very thorough introduction to parts of the book. I would give students books afterwards and see how many they can locate on their own.
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