Literature Pockets: Caldecott Winners, Grades 1-3

Literature Pockets: Caldecott Winners, Grades 1-3 by Norris, Jill. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781557998200.

The first pocket introduces students to Randolph Caldecott and the history the Caldecott Medal. Each of the succeeding 11 pockets features a medal-winning illustrator. Students read a biography of the illustrator and complete writing and art projects to enhance their appreciation of the book. Illustrators and works included are: Barbara CooneyOx-Cart Man Ezra Jack Keats--The Snowy Day Maurice Sendak--Where the Wild Things Are David Wiesner--TuesdaySimms Taback--Joseph Had a Little OvercoatNonny Hogrogian--Always Room for One More Peggy Rathman--Officer Buckle and Gloria Stephen Gammell--Song and Dance Man John Schoenherr--Owl Moon Leo and Diane Dillon--Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears Gerald McDermott--Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale