Leaves
Author: David Ezra Stein
Illustrator: not mentioned
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Year of Publication: 2007
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Horn Book rating: 3
Summary: The bear is the main character and does not understand why the leaves are falling off the tree. The bear then goes to sleep (hibernates) until spring and believes the leaves welcome him back.
Summary of Professional Reviews: There was no common idea between the different reviews that I could see, but I did not read all of them. The Kirkus Review believes that it is good that the author did not go into great detail on such a difficult topic such as hibernation. The Horn Book rating states that they do like the few words on each page and extra white space. Nothing was mentioned about any of the illustrations, other than how they were drawn.
Review by Sarah Custard: I think this book is very good for young students, mostly beginning readers. There are very few words for page, in some cases there is one word on a page. The pictures are very cute and students will like that there is an animal invovled, and will possibly like the illustrations for the different colors and detail. The extra white on the outside of the pages may make the students a little less nervous when they begin reading because they then realize that there is not much to read and it can be less overwhelming for them.
This book can be useful in teaching when the students are learning about hibernation. This could be read at the beginning of the winter season, possibly end of the fall, and it can help the students understand what hibernation is. It can also help the students understand what happens during fall/winter: the leaves fall off the trees, snow falls, animals hide to stay warm, and various other ideas. It can also be brought back when spring begins to enforce the point that leaves begin forming on trees and plants begin growing again.
Illustrator: not mentioned
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Year of Publication: 2007
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Horn Book rating: 3
Summary: The bear is the main character and does not understand why the leaves are falling off the tree. The bear then goes to sleep (hibernates) until spring and believes the leaves welcome him back.
Summary of Professional Reviews: There was no common idea between the different reviews that I could see, but I did not read all of them. The Kirkus Review believes that it is good that the author did not go into great detail on such a difficult topic such as hibernation. The Horn Book rating states that they do like the few words on each page and extra white space. Nothing was mentioned about any of the illustrations, other than how they were drawn.
Review by Sarah Custard: I think this book is very good for young students, mostly beginning readers. There are very few words for page, in some cases there is one word on a page. The pictures are very cute and students will like that there is an animal invovled, and will possibly like the illustrations for the different colors and detail. The extra white on the outside of the pages may make the students a little less nervous when they begin reading because they then realize that there is not much to read and it can be less overwhelming for them.
This book can be useful in teaching when the students are learning about hibernation. This could be read at the beginning of the winter season, possibly end of the fall, and it can help the students understand what hibernation is. It can also help the students understand what happens during fall/winter: the leaves fall off the trees, snow falls, animals hide to stay warm, and various other ideas. It can also be brought back when spring begins to enforce the point that leaves begin forming on trees and plants begin growing again.