Saturday, May 16, 2015


First the Egg  
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Pre-schoolers and Kinders will love this!

Awards: Caldecott Honor; Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor

Book Talk
Laura Seeger takes the reader through several nature sequences—the lifecycle of a chicken, frog and plant; and several sequences that happen everyday in a child’s life—the process of a story and a painting.


Example of the writing of a sequence over four pages:
“First 
the tadpole
then 
the frog”

“First
the word
then
the story.”

Primary colors are mainly used in the illustrations making them attractive for our little ones. The second page of the sequence has a cut-out/ look through hole—giving the readers a bit of a clue--and anticipation--of what might be coming on the next pages.

First the Egg is very predictable—adding to the fun for emerging readers.

Suggested Uses as a Mentor Text:
Book Genre: Informational
Reading Workshop strategies: Predicting, Questioning
Writing Workshop: Informational Writing
Curricular Themes: Science-lifecycles


Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s website:http://www.studiolvs.com/

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