Tie-a-Bow Book

Tie-a-Bow Book

Written by: Fiona Watt

Illustrated by: Stephen Cartwright

Publishers: Usborne Publishing Ltd. In 2002, and 2007

Genre: Teaching Book

Readability Lexile: ?

Summary:

This book has a page for something different for a child to tie. It has Woolly’s bow, Sam’s shoe, Millie’s ribbon, Poppy’s apron, and Sam’s present. Each page asks the reader to untie and then tie it again. There are actual string and ribbon for the reader to untie and then tie again.

Evaluation:

This is a very good book for younger children. It teaches them to tie and untie things. It has actual string and ribbon for the reader to physically look at. This is a high literature book. It is very interactive and it teaches how to tie shoes. It is also very repetitious. It is a good starter book for children to learn how to read. The language seems natural.

Literary Elements:

-          Style- This book uses items to actually do what the book says. It has real ribbon and sting for the reader to tie. It has repetition and has the reader be a part of the book.

-          Theme- The theme of the book teaches the reader to tie things. I think that it teaching the reader to tie things is a way to teach readers how to tie their shoes since that is the main thing that young kids need to learn how to tie.

Mini Lesson:

I would use style to teach this book. I want to teach my students how to tie bows so I would do a mini lesson that would do this. I would teach students a way to tie and then I would have them practice on their own shoes and their neighbors.

Illustrations:

 The illustrations go with the story and are very colorful and standout. The have actual ribbon and string that the reader can tie. There is not much text in the book so the illustrations are important.

Target Audience:

Young children