I love this book! I teach in an elementary school where at least once a week we do a quick write. At this time students are given a short prompt, usually a sentence, and are expected to write off of it for a short length of time. As soon as this activity was brought into our curriculum, this book came to mind.
Each page shows a beautiful black and white picture depicting some sort of mysterious occurrence. Instead of having each linked to each other, every picture tells its own story and has with it only one sentence, which adds to the mystery of the images. Not only does this make it a great tool for English Language Learners and visual learners, but the content of the artwork has been very engaging for my students and their creative writing.
This is one of those unique books that can be truly interactive. Beyond just writing prompts, it’s great for discussion and story telling. I've even seen it used up in high school leveled English classes to encourage creativity from students.
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The text is wonderful, the condition: not accurate as described.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018
First, this is one of the most amazing “childrens” books ever written -buy it for your library. Second, I know when purchasing used books, one should expect them to have had a bit of love and wear, however the vendor description of “Used: Good” did not prepare me for a dust jacket that was crumbling in places, sun (or light) damage on the inside and dirty, worn corners. I suppose you live, learn, and buy new.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018
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I cannot praise this book highly enough!
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