M is for Mischief

Author: - Linda Ashman

Title: - M is for Mischief

Illustrator: - Nancy Carpenter

Publisher: - Dutton Children's Books

Year: - 2008

Format: - Hard Cover

Genre: - ABC Book

Reading Level: - Second, Third, or Fourth Grade

Interest Level: - Assisted Reader, Individual

Topics: - Naughty Children, Mischief, Alphabet

Summary: - This is a book from A to Z about various fictional naughty children. Each page has a new child to read about and learn what they do that makes them so mischievous. The children are anywhere from being angry all the time or just making a great big mess. Also, the book is in a poetic form.

Extension Activities: - An extension activity for this book could be to have each child write a short poem about something they did that was wrong. If the student was unable to think of something you could have them make something up.

ABC Safari

Author: - Karen Lee

Title: - ABC Safari

Illustrator: - Karen Lee

Publisher: - Sylvan Dell Publishing

Year: - 2007

Format: - Soft Cover

Genre: - ABC Book

Reading Level: - Second or Third Grade

Interest Level: - Assisted Reader, Individual

Topics: - Animals, Zoo, Alphabet

Summary: - This book is an A to Z book about different animals around the world. Each page is about a new animal. Not only are there pictures of each of them, but there is also a short, four-lined poem about the animal. This teaches children about different animals, and not only their name, but what they do as well.

Extension Activities: - For this book you could have each student choose an animal from the book to do more research on. They could create a short, informational book about the animal and the cover could be their own illustration of the animal. Another idea is to create a classroom ABC book of animals. Each student would be assigned a letter, choose an animal other than the one in the book to find information about, and create a page of the book. After everyone is finished, you could put it all together and keep it in the classroom for the students to look at.