Realistic Fiction
Picture Book
Ada Twist , Scientist is written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. Ada Marie is full of questions and is very curious from a very early age. Ada's questions were always why? and then what? how? and when? and they continued as she grew older. Ada was always doing research and trying to figure things out which sometimes created chaos like almost putting her cat in the washing machine. At that point her parents became very frustrated with her and sent her to the thinking chair which made Ada feel very bad. She drew all kinds of things that she was thinking in her head on the wall, which made her parents realize that she had a passion and they would support her because it came from a heart of a young scientist.
The author named Ada Marie Twist after Marie Curie whose work led to the invention of x-rays and Ada Lovelace, a mathematician and the very first computer programmer. The illustrations in the book were made with watercolors, pen, and ink on Arches paper. For some illustrations David used pencil and graph paper. This story is told in verse with rhyming, which I thought made it fun to read. I thought that the book had a great message for young girls about following their dreams and never giving up on their passions. I think its also a great message to parent's about not becoming frustrated when their child is curious and wants to know more and is interested in finding answers on their own.
Chapter Book- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Ivy + Bean is written by Annie Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall. This is the first book of a series and its about the two girls meeting and becoming friends. Bean is encouraged by her mother to go play with Ivy, her neighbor but Bean refuses because she thinks Ivy is boring and seemed too nice. Bean has an older sister and their characters remind me a lot of Ramona and Beezus. It isn't until chapter 4 that Bean meets Ivy while trying to pull a prank on her older sister, Nancy. Ivy ends up helping Bean get out of trouble by letting her hide in her backyard. Ivy claims to be a witch that can cast spells and the girls set out to go find some worms for the spell and while they do that they get into some trouble with a neighbor and then encounter Nancy with the worms.
This was an easy and fun read. Bean is a silly character and is always trying to mess with her older sister. My niece who is in 2nd grade told me she is currently reading this book which I think is the perfect audience as Ivy and Bean are both seven years old. The theme that I concluded from this book was not to judge others just by what you see from a distance. Bean had no desire to be Ivy's friend because she thought she was a certain way but it wasn't until she met her and spent time with her that she realized she wasn't who she thought she was. Sophie Blackall used Chinese Ink for the illustrations in this book.
Ada Twist , Scientist is written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. Ada Marie is full of questions and is very curious from a very early age. Ada's questions were always why? and then what? how? and when? and they continued as she grew older. Ada was always doing research and trying to figure things out which sometimes created chaos like almost putting her cat in the washing machine. At that point her parents became very frustrated with her and sent her to the thinking chair which made Ada feel very bad. She drew all kinds of things that she was thinking in her head on the wall, which made her parents realize that she had a passion and they would support her because it came from a heart of a young scientist.
The author named Ada Marie Twist after Marie Curie whose work led to the invention of x-rays and Ada Lovelace, a mathematician and the very first computer programmer. The illustrations in the book were made with watercolors, pen, and ink on Arches paper. For some illustrations David used pencil and graph paper. This story is told in verse with rhyming, which I thought made it fun to read. I thought that the book had a great message for young girls about following their dreams and never giving up on their passions. I think its also a great message to parent's about not becoming frustrated when their child is curious and wants to know more and is interested in finding answers on their own.
Chapter Book- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Ivy + Bean is written by Annie Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall. This is the first book of a series and its about the two girls meeting and becoming friends. Bean is encouraged by her mother to go play with Ivy, her neighbor but Bean refuses because she thinks Ivy is boring and seemed too nice. Bean has an older sister and their characters remind me a lot of Ramona and Beezus. It isn't until chapter 4 that Bean meets Ivy while trying to pull a prank on her older sister, Nancy. Ivy ends up helping Bean get out of trouble by letting her hide in her backyard. Ivy claims to be a witch that can cast spells and the girls set out to go find some worms for the spell and while they do that they get into some trouble with a neighbor and then encounter Nancy with the worms.
This was an easy and fun read. Bean is a silly character and is always trying to mess with her older sister. My niece who is in 2nd grade told me she is currently reading this book which I think is the perfect audience as Ivy and Bean are both seven years old. The theme that I concluded from this book was not to judge others just by what you see from a distance. Bean had no desire to be Ivy's friend because she thought she was a certain way but it wasn't until she met her and spent time with her that she realized she wasn't who she thought she was. Sophie Blackall used Chinese Ink for the illustrations in this book.
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