Book Detail

Last Stop on Market Street

Publication Information
Author:  de la Pena, Matt Illustrator:  Robinson, Christian
Title:  Last Stop on Market Street Date:  2015
Publisher:  G. P. Putnam's Sons City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  978-0-399-25774-2 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
A young boy learns to appreciate everyday beauty while riding a bus crosstown with his grandma. The book shows the love between a young boy and his grandmother and celebrates the vibrancy of city life.

Teaching Ideas:
This is a wonderful read aloud book. The book can be read with other books that celebrate the vibrancy of city life. Write about the city where you reside or have visited.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Fluency Activities
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/fluency_activities.pdf
bullet Sketch to Stretch
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > intergenerational
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > joy
bullet Communities > urban
bullet Communities > urban > city
bullet Communities > urban > urban living


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