Spotlight on Literacy #10 - Being a Builder

It is fun to build things.  Here's a story about Maxine who builds things.  She takes apart objects and makes a float for the class pet parade.

Made by Maxine by Ruth Spiro, with illustrations by Holly Hatam (Dial Books, 2018). ISBN: 9780399186295.


Until June 2020 you can hear the author Ruth Spiro read her story on YouTube at https://youtu.be/93cE9QwsiMA.

Raid your family's recycling bin and see what you can repurpose to build something new. Or if your household has marshmallows (any size) and any of these items you can build towers, buildings, constellations, shapes, and other things that you can imagine.

Now let's see what you can make.

Teachers/parents:  To learn more about the author and her other books go to https://ruthspiro.com/.  

And if you have access to Jacqueline Briggs Martin's book, Bim, Bam, Bop and Oona, with illustrations by Larry Day (University of Minnesota Press, 2019) you may want to read that book too.

Check out the blog post "Being Good With Gizmos and Gadgets" 

at http://bit.ly/gizmos-gadgets for more ideas about building and creating.

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. (2019). Bim, Bam, Bop …. And Oona. Illustrations by Larry Day. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN-13/EAN: 978-1517903954
Spiro, Ruth. (2018). Made by Maxine. Illustrations by Holly Hatam. Dial Books. ISBN-13/EAN: 978-0399186295

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