In chapter four I learned how important it is to pick the right books for your classroom because you can make or break a young reader. I learned that “the teacher’s priority should be to encourage an aesthetic stance, particularly while reading fiction and poetry. Also we should be letting kids have a choice on what they want to read or research because they are more likely to become engaged in what they are reading and maybe even become lifelong readers. This is why it is important that teachers know their students and that they know what they like or what is in so that they can relate to them and find books that they think the kids will enjoy.
I found two interesting books by Tish Rabe and illustrated by Aristides Ruiz. One of the books is called There's a Map on My Lap! This book is similar to The Cat in the Hat book. It has the same characters from the Cat in the Hat except this book teaches young children about maps. This book is for beginner readers. This book can be used to teach a lesson on how to read a map or to teach children directions like north, south, east and west. It also talks about scale and how to read a map legend.The other book that I found is called Inside Your Outside! All about the Human Body and it is also by Tish Rabe. This is a good book to use for a science lesson because it talks about the human body in terms 
little kids will understand. It doesn't use any big words that kids won't understand. This book also contains the same characters from the Cat in the Hat book. This book gives a brief description of the different body parts and systems without showing any thing gory. it's actually a very interesting book. I actually learned something my self from the book. I think kids will enjoy the book and learn at the same time.
little kids will understand. It doesn't use any big words that kids won't understand. This book also contains the same characters from the Cat in the Hat book. This book gives a brief description of the different body parts and systems without showing any thing gory. it's actually a very interesting book. I actually learned something my self from the book. I think kids will enjoy the book and learn at the same time. Tish Rabe is a children's book author who has written over 80 children's books. She has written books for Sesame Street, Blues Clues, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Bear in the Big Blue House and Curious George. She also writes for the Cat in the Hat Learning Library. She also writes scripts for children's television series for PBS, Nickelodeon and HBO family. You can find more information on her at her web site: www.tishrabe.com
These books are wonderful suggestions! I know in kinder we start teaching children about locations such as where they live ect. A book that teaches about a map is a good tool to use. I also love to see maps up in classrooms. I went into a class that had a map of San Antonio.I loved it.
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