9/21/10

Roar of a Snore



Author:
- Marsha Diane Arnold


Title:
- Roar of a Snore

Illustrator:
- Pierre Pratt


Publisher:
-Dial Books for Young Readers


Year:
- 2006



Format: - Hardcover

Genre:
- Picture Storybook


Reading Level:
- Assisted, Emergent


Interest Level:
- Preschool, Early Elementary


Topics: - Snoring, sleeping, mystery, rhyming


Summary: - Young Jack Huffle is awakened in the middle of the night by a ferocious snore! He investigates to find out who the snore is coming from, waking up various members of his family in the process. The Illustrations used acrylic paints and sharp color contrasts to convey mood and texture.



Extension Activities: -
--Have students come up with mysteries for other students to try to solve.
--This would be a fun book for students to act out and/or create a puppet show for.