Author: Marcia Brown
Title: The Important Book
Illustrator: Leonard Weisgard
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Year: 1949
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Concept
Reading Level: Assisted
Interest-Level: Primary, Elementary
Topics: How things work
Summary: The Important Book informs children on different things, what the item does, and what is important about it. Examples include things such as a spoon, the wind, and YOU!
Extension Activities:
-Have students make a list of items, what the item does and why they think it is important. Let them read their lists aloud to the class. Promote discussion amongst students at their tables with their classmates.
