[MOSAIC] read alouds

[Heather Blau]

Second graders have loved hearing The Neverending Story by Micheal  
Ende (many layers of meaning/ message) and also, although language  
can be a challege,  Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories and The Jungle  
Book.

On Jun 14, 2007, at 4:22 PM, Tami wrote:

> I am in search of a great read aloud for. I have read Despereau to  
> my class
> and the kids alsolutely loved it- (I love the language- the message  
> etc)  I
> was just wondering if anyone knew of another book of this claibre  
> to read
> aloud to second graders (I have read Edward Tulane to the kids as  
> well).
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Betsy Lafontant" <betsylafontant at gmail.com>
> To: <bpunchak at verizon.net>; "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension  
> Strategies
> Email Group" <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] read alouds
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>
>> In the Witch's Boy, several fairy and folk tales (i.e. Cinderella,  
>> Red
>> Riding Hood) are retold with the main character's foster mother in  
>> them.
>> As
>> I read the book to my kids, they identified the original story and  
>> how it
>> was turned on its head in this novel.
>>
>> On 6/11/07, Barbara Punchak <bpunchak at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Which text is a connection to The Witch's Boy?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> On Behalf Of Betsy Lafontant
>>> These read alouds were huge hits in my fifth grade class:
>>>
>>> The Witch's Boy by Micahel Gruber (great for discussing text-to-text
>>> connections)
>>>
>>>
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