Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
Publication Information
Author:  Beatty, Daniel	Illustrator:  Collier, Bryan
Title:  Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me	Date:  2013
Publisher:  Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	City:
ISBN, paperback:  9780316209175	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, easy reading
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
Summary:
Sad but moving story of a boy growing up after his father's absence due to unknown circumstances. After writing his father, he receives a reply providing him with the lessons he applies to his life while growing up.
Teaching Ideas:
1.Compare author's loss to other types of losses and issues of growing up. 2. Write a letter to someone lost. 3. Make a memory mural of quotations, events and inspirations. This book can serve as a catalyst for writing about family and the influence of a parent. Book encourages story telling in the classroom.
Teaching Strategies:
Copy Change    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf
Fluency Activities    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/fluency_activities.pdf
Matrices or Charts    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/matrices_charts.pdf
Reader's Theater    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
Unsent Letters    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > loneliness Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > loss Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > success Family > children > childhood memories Family > father > father-child relationships Family > parent > sons Hardships > adversity

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