Book Title: "The Wonky Donkey"
Author: Craig Smith
Illustrator: Katz Cowley
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, Copyright 2010
Number of pages: 24
Genre: Modern Fantasy
Your students will get such a kick out of this hilarious book about a donkey that is quite wonky! He's got three legs, smells terrible, and is so cranky. This will, without a doubt, keep your students engaged and could even be the story that makes them learn to love reading.The illustrations in this book are hilarious. The pictures in this book do such a great job at allowing the readers to picture the 'wonky donkey' that is bringing them so much laughter and joy.
Grade Level: 1st grade
Subject Area: ELA (Integration of Knowledge and Ideas)
Standard: 7) Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, settings, or events. [RL.1.7]
This is a great book to use to connect the illustrations to the main character, the wonky donkey. They could create their own illustration of the wonky donkey after reading the story with a reading group, and then write a few sentences (3 or 4) describing the donkey that they created.This covers the standard as well as allowing their creative juices to flow.
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