Monday, February 2, 2015

Who Would Win? Lobster vs.Crab by Jerry Pallotta illustrated by Rob Bolster*

This series compares two creatures, sharing facts and attributes about each one.  Then Mr. Pallotta has them combat each other and decides who will win based on their attributes.
In this book, he compares a lobster and crab.
Boys really love this series!
**Highly recommend.
Text features: labels, picture captions, fact boxes, bold/colored font, headings, maps, diagrams, cross section, close ups
If I had 2nd-4th grade classroom, I would have this entire series in my classroom library. As of Feb. 2015 there are 13 titles in the series.
Guided Reading Level: P (third grade)
Teaching strategies: compare/contrast, teaching nonfiction text features

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