Mock Caldecott Contenders

Week 5

Interpretation

How the words and pictures go together

  • The mood of the pictures should match the story

  • Illustrations should include details that add more to the story

  • The illustrations should interact with the words so that together they make the book special

Think about how the illustrations bring meaning to the stories!!

In A Jar.mp4

In a Jar

Written and illustrated by Deborah Marcero

We are Water Protectors.webm

We Are Water Protectors

Written by Carole Lindstrom, Illustrated by Michaela Goade

Activities

Create Your Own Magical Jar

Directions here. Take a picture of your creation and email it to Mrs. Abner.


Letter Writing

Write a letter to a family member or a friend describing a very special day that you shared.

Water Protectors Activity

Click to download the Water Protector Activity written by the author Carole Lindstrom.


Send your creations to amanda_kretschmar@psbma.org to be published on our website!


Bonus Material

Deborah Marcero Interview

Learn about the author and illustrator Deborah Marcero


Michaela Goade Video

Learn about the illustrator Michaela Goade. See the illustrations that were featured on Google Doodle.


Learn about the DAPL

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a 1, 172 pipeline beginning at the shale fields in North Dakota and traveling through South Dakota, Illinois and ending at Iowa. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe protested because this construction violated the Fort Laramie Treaty and the potential for oil spills to pollute the water supply and damage land.

Read the opposing views here.

Here is a video explaining the protest.

Which view do you think is most convincing?