Author: Woody Guthrie
Title: This Land is Your Land
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Date: 1998
Age level: PreK Primary (K-2)
Summary:
This is the written form of the song “This Land is Your Land.” It encompasses all the lyrics into a poetic form written page by page.
Strengths:
This book pays excellent attention to detail with each verse and really does a great job of illustrating them. No picture is ever repeated, even with the chorus, which makes it a great learning experience for the children, seeing all the different depictions of the land. However, the background and layouts of the pages make it clear which parts are chorus and which are new verses. The setup of the book is excellent. At the end there is a pull out page which shows the whole United States, and it is a great way for children to learn. There is so much detail in this book it is amazing.
Concerns:
My issue with this book is that in the corners of the pages with the chorus, there are other words written down to some other song. At first I had no idea what it was, but then I realized they were putting facts about the author’s life and favorite songs in there. I think it is too much for the book to handle when there is already so much detail in the pictures. It was a little overwhelming.
Classroom use/Other comments:
This is a great way for the students to learn the song, “This Land is Your Land” and improve their reading skills at the same time. It is definitely an independent reading book because there is so much detail to take in.
Title: This Land is Your Land
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Date: 1998
Age level: PreK Primary (K-2)
Summary:
This is the written form of the song “This Land is Your Land.” It encompasses all the lyrics into a poetic form written page by page.
Strengths:
This book pays excellent attention to detail with each verse and really does a great job of illustrating them. No picture is ever repeated, even with the chorus, which makes it a great learning experience for the children, seeing all the different depictions of the land. However, the background and layouts of the pages make it clear which parts are chorus and which are new verses. The setup of the book is excellent. At the end there is a pull out page which shows the whole United States, and it is a great way for children to learn. There is so much detail in this book it is amazing.
Concerns:
My issue with this book is that in the corners of the pages with the chorus, there are other words written down to some other song. At first I had no idea what it was, but then I realized they were putting facts about the author’s life and favorite songs in there. I think it is too much for the book to handle when there is already so much detail in the pictures. It was a little overwhelming.
Classroom use/Other comments:
This is a great way for the students to learn the song, “This Land is Your Land” and improve their reading skills at the same time. It is definitely an independent reading book because there is so much detail to take in.
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