Book
Publication Information
Author:  Lyon, George Ella	Illustrator:  Catalanotto, Peter
Title:  Book	Date:  1999
Publisher:  DK Publishing	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-7894-2560-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, poetry
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
Summary:
This very simple and stunningly illustrated poem compares a book to a house, a treasure chest, a farm, and a tree.
Teaching Ideas:
Text, illustrations, and the relationship between them-- all will be excellent topics for discussion and writing. In ESOL classes, discussion of pages will help learners build their oral English. The figurative language is worth focusing on as well; perhaps learners would like to develop their own metaphors to explain something of importance in their own lives. Web sites that contain additional information are: powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/pusdtes/George%20Ella%20Lyon.htm; www.english.eku.edu/SERVICES/KYLIT/LYON.htm; windpub.org/authors/GEL.htm.
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