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Summary: A great children's story
Review: "26 Fairmount Avenue" is the first of this author's chapter books. It tells about dePaola and his family as a child, moving into a new house and a tragic hurricane. Tomie tells the story with grade level words for early chapter book readers. And there are illustrations too. But they are in black and white, like alot of chapter books would be in. This book is great. It even won the Newberry Medal.
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Summary: A great children's story
Review: "26 Fairmount Avenue" is the first of this author's chapter books. It tells about dePaola and his family as a child, moving into a new house and a tragic hurricane. Tomie tells the story with grade level words for early chapter book readers. And there are illustrations too. But they are in black and white, like alot of chapter books would be in. This book is great. It even won the Newberry Medal.
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Summary: Introducing Personal Narratives to Young Writers
Review: 26 Fairmont Avenue, simply written, is an easily understood example of writing from life experiences. I used this book as a read-aloud with my third grade class to introduce the concept of writing from memories and experiences. The students enjoyed hearing DePaola's story of his family's new house and were able to understand that the simplest things in our lives are often the best source of writing ideas.
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Summary: Great way to make a well-loved author real to young readers.
Review: 26 Fairmount Avenue is a warm, personal story of popular children's author, Tomie dePaola. Young children are always curious about the authors whose books the read. Tomie's new book offers a delightful glimpse into his life as a child, something young readers will no doubtt find fascinating. His connections to his earlier picture books, especially those about his grandparents, will strike a familiar note with young and old fans, alike. I think 26 Fairmount Avenue provides an authentic springboard to students' writing of their own autobiographies, at any grade level (even with my university students). We have seen so much of Tomie's life reflected in his picture books. Now he has provided older readers a place to revisit old favorites from a more mature perspective. His stories help us to realize that the events of our early lives do make strong impressions. I can't wait for the next edition!
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Summary: Kids will LOVE learning more about their friend Tomie!
Review: 26 Fairmount Avenue is an autobiographical glimpse into thelife of young Tomie dePaola. In sharing some of the stories of hislife, Tomie, a natural storyteller, describes with utmost clarity and laugh-out-loud humor, what it was like for him growing up in Meriden, Connecticut. 26 Fairmount Avenue is a book about REAL events that happened to Tomie dePaola. As children hear or read this book, they will naturally make connections to the REAL events in their own lives. The book makes a terrific read-aloud for classroom use, as Tomie dePaola's masterful use of descriptive language creates images that help us relive his memories of growing up in Meriden, CT. The stories flow off of the pages and connect so easily to children's present experiences that they will naturally want to share their own stories with each other. What more could we as teachers and parents want from a book than for our children to make solid connections with it and be inspired to share or create their own stories? This book does just that. Enjoy it. Learn more about Tomie dePaola as he revisits and shares some of the significant events in his life as a four and five year-old. Thanks Tomie! I can't wait to share 26 Fairmount Avenue with my daughter!
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Summary: Swim Over Here And Read This Book
Review: 26 Fairmount Avenue
By Tomie Depaola Do you ever think that Tomie's house could get picked up in a hurricane just like in the Wizard of Oz? When Tomie was 5 years old his house was picked up by a hurricane. So then Tomie had to move to 26 Fairmount Avenue. Tomie's house was going to be on a new street. But workers came and made the street very deep so it looks like it was on a hill. Tomie's mom started to cry. Finally New Years Eve came and some of Tomie's friends came over for the celebration. The excitement doesn't end there. I like this book because it is really relaxing and funny. The pictures are very detailed and the writing really keeps you interested. The author taught me a lesson that you just have to be patient and something might come to you. Remember this book is a Newbery Honor book.
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Summary: Tomie DePaola as a child, first in a series
Review: A great choice for young readers just starting chapter books, and for fans of Tomie DePaola. I enjoyed the chance to learn more about his life, and also about the time period in which he grew up (1930's, 1940's). I teach preschool, and I read this book to my students at naptime~ they love it. As always, DePaola's illustrations are an asset to his story. This book is good stuff. I haven't read any others in the series yet, but I'm looking forward to delving into them.
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Summary: Tomie DePaola as a child, first in a series
Review: A great choice for young readers just starting chapter books, and for fans of Tomie DePaola. I enjoyed the chance to learn more about his life, and also about the time period in which he grew up (1930's, 1940's). I teach preschool, and I read this book to my students at naptime~ they love it. As always, DePaola's illustrations are an asset to his story. This book is good stuff. I haven't read any others in the series yet, but I'm looking forward to delving into them.
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Summary: disappointingly bland
Review: As a fan of de Paolo's warm books, this novel was a real disappointment, full of bland generalizations and cliches. Worse yet, the tone was patronizing. As if kids do not know what an "outfit" is, the word appears in quotation marks, and the Easter holiday is described in similar simple terms. The whole book reminded me of a doddering relative's boring, yet endless (for such a brief book) dinner table rambling. Shame on the Newbery committee for honoring such an undeserving choice.
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Summary: Excellent chapter book for read aloud & reading.
Review: Excellent chapter book for read aloud and for young readers. This first chapter book by Tomie DePaola is the start of many to come. The book is a narrative of his childhood experience moving to a new home. Like his picture books, this one should not be missed!
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