Drummer Hoff- Caldecott Winner 1968

This book starts explaining that "Drummer Hoff fired it off" and then goes to another character, explains what they do, then adding it on to "Drummer Hoff fired it off." It just keeps adding and adding on, similar to the Christmas Song, "12 Days of Christmas." I feel that this book was not very entertaining, and did not really grab my attention. I did like, however, that I feel that if I read it to a class, they would be able to pick up on the pattern, and read along with me. The illustrations are neat, because I can tell they are from the 60s, and thats what makes this book unique. I do not really find them appealing, but I like how they are old fashioned.

The Secret Science ProjectThat Almost Ate the School- Monarch Award 2006

Judy Sierra wrote this fun, hilarious book. This is about a 3rd grade girl who does not know what to do for her science project. She sees that everyone else in her class is already working on something, and she gets worried. The 3rd grader ends up buying a science project off of the internet! Little does she know, this big ball of yeast was going to turn big and mean, and eat things like her cat, sister, dad, and teacher!
The pictures, illustrated by Stephen Gammell, are colorful, appealing, and very detailed. My favorite part of the story is that every two sentences rhymed. It is easy to read aloud and find a rhythm to, to keep the students interested. This will also be a good reminder for the students to do their projects on time, because if they have to reach for the desperate measures, it could end up a disaster!!

Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type

This book, by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin, is an extremely entertaining book. It is about barn with different farm animals that know how to type, and they try to get things they want from the farmer. When the farmer's first reaction is no, the animals threat to stop producing things for the farmer. There are many different skills and strategies that a student can learn and understand from this book. The obvious one is this would be a fun way to start working on keyboarding and typing skills. However, most importantly, this book demonstrates great teamwork with one another. When all of the animals work together, they finally get what they need! The illustration is another thing to be recognized in this book. There is a ton of color and large illustrations that are easy to see. I will definitely use this book in my Elementary classrooms.