When I preordered Jess Keating's new book, Pink is for Blobfish, I accidentally ordered 2 copies. Lucky thing because the book became immediately popular in the classroom! Take a look at the book trailer:
You can (and should) follow Jess Keating on Twitter (@Jess_Keating) and make sure to visit her website. It is packed with lots of great stuff!
I shared the book with my 3rd graders this week. We have been learning about informational writing and this one invited great conversation about the way Jess Keating chose the animals for the book, titled the book and organized the information. The book is packed with information about pink animals and the photos and layout make the book perfect for middle grade readers. From the cover, it looks like this might be part of a new series--if so, I am extra excited! This is a fabulous informational book and will hook so many young readers. You'll definitely want this book for your classroom or library. Not only is it a great book for kids' independent reading, there is so much to share with kids about good informational writing.
I love that Jess Keating is a zoologist turned author. If you know her fiction series (My Life is a Zoo) you know what a fun writer she is. Her middle grade series is engaging and accessible for middle grade and early middle school readers. In both her fiction and nonfiction books, Jess Keating packs in lots of things to think about while giving us a humor break and some new ways to think about things throughout.
Jess Keating recently introduced a Youtube channel called "Animals for Smart People". It is a great series of informational videos. I am going to share the channel with my students this week and we are going to study this particular video as we think about the choices Jess Keating made about the visuals she included. These are great sources of information for everyone. And they are perfect mentor texts for our middle grade kids as they learn to write informational text and create informational movies.
On a sidenote, Jess Keating and I are both original members of the #nerdrun team, #TeamSaunter. I am thinking that Pink is for Blobfish might inspire some great costumes for the 2016 #nerdrun.....
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| The 2014 #TeamSaunter at #nerdrun! (Jess Keating dressed as Beetle:-) |
As soon as Mr. Schu shared the book trailer I knew I needed that book! I wait its arrival in the mail. My class of third graders is also currently involved in a non-fiction study in writing workshop. Thanks for sharing the YouTube link!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting about the YouTube channel. My kids are going to love this!
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