Schuette, Sarah. Veamos el otoño/Let’s Look at Fall (Spanish/English). Capstone Press: 2009. ISBN: 9781429622882.
Schuette takes simply phrased text and turns it to thought provoking questions about the season of fall for the young reader. Sequential flow in this book goes from large to small ideas in easy to read short chapters. She incorporates easily understood sentences written in both English and Spanish with repetition to internalize vocabulary with bilingual learners in mind. A combination of vibrant photos and stock photos with spectacular foliage along with masterfully done animal photos has been carefully chosen to bring this book to life. The photographs and text play an important role hand in hand to lead you in a journey through the animals and plants you may find in fall.
The internet extension found in the back of the book is outstanding. It is informative and the research possibilities seem endless for primary or upper elementary. Students can search by book ID, subject, or by letter. There are monthly contests during the school year available to help classrooms learn to research topics based on missing information and photographic clues. Upbeat music is playing when you click on the activities and more buttons for interactive sites such as interactive books, games, and quizzes. The combination of this book and website is sure to keep readers coming back for more.
Ellen Wolfrum, Bowling Green State University, BGSU 6950
Schuette takes simply phrased text and turns it to thought provoking questions about the season of fall for the young reader. Sequential flow in this book goes from large to small ideas in easy to read short chapters. She incorporates easily understood sentences written in both English and Spanish with repetition to internalize vocabulary with bilingual learners in mind. A combination of vibrant photos and stock photos with spectacular foliage along with masterfully done animal photos has been carefully chosen to bring this book to life. The photographs and text play an important role hand in hand to lead you in a journey through the animals and plants you may find in fall.
The internet extension found in the back of the book is outstanding. It is informative and the research possibilities seem endless for primary or upper elementary. Students can search by book ID, subject, or by letter. There are monthly contests during the school year available to help classrooms learn to research topics based on missing information and photographic clues. Upbeat music is playing when you click on the activities and more buttons for interactive sites such as interactive books, games, and quizzes. The combination of this book and website is sure to keep readers coming back for more.
Ellen Wolfrum, Bowling Green State University, BGSU 6950
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