tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post5521908561829857881..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: What Makes Day-Glo Brothers ShineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-80054578123305534382010-03-10T13:58:15.618-05:002010-03-10T13:58:15.618-05:00One of the reasons I liked this book so much is th...One of the reasons I liked this book so much is that it really is written for young kids. I see a lot of nonfiction picture books with a great deal of text that is too mature for the traditional picture book reader. Even the artwork is more appropriate for a textbook than a picture book. I've been told by librarians that a lot of kids in the upper grades of elementary school have to read books with a specific number of pages for many of their school assignments. So they can't read these elaborate nonfiction picture books for their classwork, and younger kids will often be overwhelmed by them. Who are these books for? Maybe older kids are reading them in their leisure time, but... <br /><br />Anyway, <i>Day Glo</i> doesn't do that. It's really nonfiction written for the age group it is intended for.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-33853223419492936772010-03-10T07:48:52.074-05:002010-03-10T07:48:52.074-05:00Great post. I really like this clearly written and...Great post. I really like this clearly written and colorful book and appreciate Chris Barton's hard work. <br /><br />Educators who'd like to use this title in their classroom can find some excellent multiple intelligency activities here: <br />http://katenarita.blogspot.com/2009/12/day-glo-brothers.htmlMelissa Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322048827106827307noreply@blogger.com