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Interpretation
Interpretation
How the words and pictures go together
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!!
Outside In.mp4Outside In
Outside In
Written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Cindy Derby
Written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Cindy Derby
Copy of Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story.webmWhoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story
Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story
Written by Maria Gianferrari and illustrated by Jonathan Voss
Written by Maria Gianferrari and illustrated by Jonathan Voss
Activities
Activities
Write Your Own Haiku
Write Your Own Haiku
Whoo-Ku Haiku author Maria Gianferrari invites you to try writing your own haiku about an animal - or even a series of haikus to make a story! Directions here. Share your poem with Ms. Reid (anne_reid@psbma.org) to have it posted.
Whoo-Ku Haiku author Maria Gianferrari invites you to try writing your own haiku about an animal - or even a series of haikus to make a story! Directions here. Share your poem with Ms. Reid (anne_reid@psbma.org) to have it posted.
Go Exploring
Go Exploring
Get outside! Look up! Look down! There's a lot to see in the woods!
Some ideas:
Get outside! Look up! Look down! There's a lot to see in the woods!
Some ideas:
- Go for a walk in one of Brookline's nature sanctuaries
- Complete a Quest or Nature Bingo at Boston Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
Take a picture of something you notice in the woods, and send it to Ms. Gonyer (dominique_gonyer@psbma.org) to have it posted.
Take a picture of something you notice in the woods, and send it to Ms. Gonyer (dominique_gonyer@psbma.org) to have it posted.
Bonus Material
Bonus Material
Illustrator Cindy Derby
Illustrator Cindy Derby
Outside In illustrator Cindy Derby uses watercolor, charcoal, Inktense pencils, and India ink to create her illustrations. Watch the videos on her website to see her create artwork, including Outside In illustrations.
Online Drawing Lesson for Kids
Online Drawing Lesson for Kids
This YouTube channel, Art for Kids Hub, has a lot of great step-by-step videos that can help you learn how to draw something new!
Drawing Tips from children's book illustrator Ed Emberley
Drawing Tips from children's book illustrator Ed Emberley
Everyone can learn to draw! Massachusetts native Ed Emberley wrote a series of drawing books, and illustrated dozens more. He also won the Caldecott award in 1968. Borrow his books from the Brookline Public Library or the Boston Public Library.
Whoo-Knows About Great Horned Owls?
Whoo-Knows About Great Horned Owls?
Visit All About Birds website to learn more about Great Horned Owls, then watch the videos from bird cams to see owlets develop over 5 weeks. Can you spot anything the owls do in these videos that our owls did in Whoo-Ku Haiku?
All About Birds
All About Birds
Learn all about Great Horned Owls from the Cornell Lab.
February 7
February 7
Great Horned Owl brings food for two owlets
March 13
March 13
Mom Sees A Threat
March 25
March 25
Branching/Fledging Owlets
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