Green is a nonfiction picture book illustrated & written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger that teachers students different shades of green in nature, with cut-out shapes linking the different scenes. This Caldecott Award winner would best be taught through IR because students could compare different colors and what the colors represent to them as they read. #ucflae3414f17 http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2012/05/green/ (ways for colors to be taught)

Juana & Lucas is a realistic fiction book picture that is written and illustrated by Juana Medina. This picture book has won the Pura Belpre Award and the best teaching strategy is RA because it would be easier for students to stay connected to the text. This picture book is about Juana who loves many things, but her favorite things is her dog Lucas. #ucflae3414f17 https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=51267&a=1 (the link provides activities)

This poetry picture book is written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss and has won a Early Readers Bilby Award. The teaching strategy is IR because this is not a difficult read for students and a vast amount of the words repeat because it's a rhyming book. The Cat in the Hat is about Conrad and Sally Walden who are home alone with their fish and nothing to do. Until The Cat in the Hat walks in the front door. #ucflae3414f17

Goodnight moon was written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hard. It is a classic contemporary realistic fiction bedtime story written about a rabbit's routine before he goes to bed. Before his bedtime, the rabbit goes around the room and notices items within eye sight and says goodnight to all of them. The teaching strategy is RA because when read the book provides a sense of comfort for children who have a hard time sleeping.

This Newbery Medal award winner novel is written by E.B Web & illustrated by Garth Williams. The genre of Charlotte's Web is animal fantasy. The teaching strategy would be shared reading because the teacher can help assist while the students follow along and interact with the book. This strategy will allow students to grasp the theme of the book, love & friendship. #ucflae3414f17 https://www.teachervision.com/charlottes-web (literature guide)

This fable and fantasy book is written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The little prince wants to return home to his tiny planet and his beloved flower. The way this happens is to be bit by a poisonous desert snake. This method sound dubious to the narrator, but the prince decides to let the snake bit him. He then suddenly collapses and disappears. #ucflae3414f17

This American Institute of Graphic Arts Award winning picture book is written and illustrated by Eric Carle and has the genre of realistic fiction. The story begins with a small white egg resting on a lead by moonlight. When the sun comes up the next morning, the little egg hatches and a tiny, very hungry caterpillar pops out. The teaching strategy for this book is RA because students would have an easier time learning about animals & numbers.

Lon Po Po is written and illustrated by Ed Young and the genre is traditional literature. This Caldecott Medal award winner book is a spin off version of Red-Riding hood. 3 young sisters are left alone while their mother ventures off to visit their grandma on her birthday. As the mom is away, a wolf is disguised as the grandma and tries to break in. #ucflae3414f17

Balloons Over Broadway is a fiction picture book but also somewhat is a biography because it tells the story of Tony Sarg, The artist who originally created the balloon figures for the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade. The author and illustrator is Melissa sweet. This picture book has won the Golden Kite Award for Best Picture Book Illustration. #ucflae3414f17

This biography picture book is by Roberta Edwards and illustrated by Stephen Marchesi. It is a biography about an astronaut, military pilot, and educator named Neil Armstrong. He made history by becoming the first man to walk on the moon. The teaching strategy for this book is GR because it will allow the students to understand in their own point of view what an astronaut does and who Neil is. #ucflae3414f17

This science fiction novel is by Madeleine L'Eagle and is illustrated by Ellen Raskin, Leo and Diane Dillon. A wrinkle in time is the story of Meg Murry, who is a high school girl who is transported on an adventure through time and space with her brother and friend to rescue her dad from the evil forces that hold him prisoner on another planet. #ucflae3414f17 https://educators.brainpop.com/bp-topic/a-wrinkle-in-time/ (the lesson is attached)!

Charlie and the chocolate factory is a modern fantasy picture book by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. When Wonka decides to let five children into his chocolate factory, he decides to release five golden tickets in five separate chocolate bars, causing complete mayhem. The fifth ticket goes to a special boy named Charlie bucket. #ucflae3414f17 http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/books/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory

"Where the Sidewalk Ends" is a poetry picture book by Shel Silverstein and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. This book is a New York times outstanding book of the year and a beautiful poem that describes a delightful place shown in contrast to the smoke field industrial cities. The teaching strategy should be PR so the students can work together and compare the differences the book talks about. #ucflae3414f17

Wonder is a realistic fiction novel written by Raquel S. Palacio & is a New York Times bestseller & Young Readers Choice Award book. The teaching strategy for this novel should be LC because every student can take away a different message from the book and I think it's really important for each group to talk about what the message in this story was. It is important for children to understand that it's bad to judge someone based on how they look.

This historical fiction novel won the Odyssey award and is written by Robert Louis Stevenson and illustrated by N.C Wyeth. It's about an old sailor, calling himself "the captain" but really called Billy Bones, comes to the lodge at the Admiral Benbow Inn on the English coast during the mid 1700's, paying the innkeepers son, Jim Hawkins if you pennies to keep a lookout for "seafaring men". #ucflae3414f17

This fantasy book by C.S Lewis would have the literature circles as the best teaching strategy because this novel contains high reading levels and the language will expand the children's vocab so it would be helpful if the children could read together to help one another. https://www.teachervision.com/lion-witch-wardrobe (this website will provide lesson plans for the novel) #ucflae3414f17

This children's historical fantasy novel written by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca is a New York Times bestseller. Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark Best teaching strategy would be LC since this is a novel and not a picture book. Students can work together for the LC and help each other understand the content that is happening.

New York Times bestseller and Sunshine State Young Reader Award book, out of my mind, is a novel by Sharon M Draper. In this novel, Melody Brooks is an 11 year old girl with cerebral palsy. Her mind works well, but she cannot speak. The teaching strategy for this book is LC because it will allow students to work together and understand that you should not judge your peers based on how they look, and it's important to treat everyone with kindness.

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes is written by Eric Litwin and illustrated by James Dean. This realistic fiction picture book is for children the ages of 3-7. It is about a cat named Pete who gets himself into colorful adventures while our walking in his new white shoes. The UDI strategies I would use is 3.2 and 2.1 because it will highlight the patterns in the story. The ESOL strategy is 11 since it will place meaningful language to the text.

Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, is the story of a little boy and main character of the story, named Max. After his mother sends him to bed without dinner, Max falls asleep and his room immediately transforms into a moonlit forest surrounded by a vast ocean. The genre of this picture book is realistic fiction and is a Caldecott Medal Winner. http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/books/where-the-wild-things-are