It's Hot and Cold in Miami
Author: Nicole Rubel
Illustrator: Nicole Rubel
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Year of Publication: 2006
Genre: Fiction
Horn Book: 2
Summary: Rachel has a twin sister. Her sisters always outshines her and Rachel feels invisible next to her sister.
Summary of Professional Reviews: This is a delightful story of two sisters who are twins. There is Rebecca, who is considered by her parents to be the smart one, and Rachel, who considers herself as having half a brain. Rachel gets some long-awaited recognition when she wins a drawing contest at school and receives gratifying validation from Rebecca, who praises Rachel's imagination and assures her that she will be a great artist someday. Rachel's honest, at times acerbic voice is appealing, and the twins' escapades take some turns. But needless repetition drags down the narrative and the frequent jabs at humor often miss their mark.
Review by Kim Beers: It was very interesting to see illustrations along the side of the pages that are on the side of the text rather than a small picture above or below a text like you out normally see. The book had a lot of dialogue and some poems which is great for the children to get experience with the different types of writing. The text was also very fitting for the age group. There were a lot of things that occurred in the book that the students could relate too.
This book would
be useful when teaching…
It's Hot and Cold in Miami would be useful when teaching children about feeling that every one is equal. As students get into higher grades,
they mayfeel inferior to other students. This book would be great to demonstrate the positive outlooks for students who feel such a way and to
explain to students that everyone feels that way sometimes and things to do to prevent students from feeling that way.
Illustrator: Nicole Rubel
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Year of Publication: 2006
Genre: Fiction
Horn Book: 2
Summary: Rachel has a twin sister. Her sisters always outshines her and Rachel feels invisible next to her sister.
Summary of Professional Reviews: This is a delightful story of two sisters who are twins. There is Rebecca, who is considered by her parents to be the smart one, and Rachel, who considers herself as having half a brain. Rachel gets some long-awaited recognition when she wins a drawing contest at school and receives gratifying validation from Rebecca, who praises Rachel's imagination and assures her that she will be a great artist someday. Rachel's honest, at times acerbic voice is appealing, and the twins' escapades take some turns. But needless repetition drags down the narrative and the frequent jabs at humor often miss their mark.
Review by Kim Beers: It was very interesting to see illustrations along the side of the pages that are on the side of the text rather than a small picture above or below a text like you out normally see. The book had a lot of dialogue and some poems which is great for the children to get experience with the different types of writing. The text was also very fitting for the age group. There were a lot of things that occurred in the book that the students could relate too.
This book would
be useful when teaching…
It's Hot and Cold in Miami would be useful when teaching children about feeling that every one is equal. As students get into higher grades,
they mayfeel inferior to other students. This book would be great to demonstrate the positive outlooks for students who feel such a way and to
explain to students that everyone feels that way sometimes and things to do to prevent students from feeling that way.