Book Detail
Tour America |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Siebert, Diane | Illustrator: Johnson, Stephen T. |
| Title: Tour America | Date: 2006 |
| Publisher: Chronicle Books | City: San Francisco, CA |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-8118-5056-0 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
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| Book Type(s): poetry, reference | |
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| The poet chooses to write about 26 favorite locations in the United States, pairing the varied poetic forms with mixed media that reflects the essence of the site. Maps and a list of art works enchance this combination of history, geography, art, and poetry. | |
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| The book is a good resource for U. S. History and geography lessons. Students can practice map skills. Readers may want to write poems of favorite places they have visited or would like to visit using Copy Change. Using the text, maps, and experience, readers could make a list of interesting, melodic, or funny place names. | |
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 Copy Changehttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf |
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Fluency Activities http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/fluency_activities.pdf |
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K-W-L Instruction Strategy http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf |
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Word Sorts http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/word_sorts.pdf |
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Unsent Letters http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf |
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