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Werken van Sophie Strady

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female
Land (voor op de kaart)
France

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I enjoyed reading this book or a few reasons; it has engaging language along with non-fiction writing. The first page is where you are introduced to Marcel the elephant who is lying in bed talking of his age. In a black box in the bottom right corner there is a non-fiction informational blurb that reads: “an elephant sleeps little and usually standing, always on alert. Not more than three or four hours are spent lying down each night. During the day an elephant takes naps… standing up!” This is similar in the rest of the pages as the reader continues to read. On each page the main character Marcel talks about his day while the black boxes give you fun facts about elephants in the real world. There isn’t only information about elephants though; the reader learns information about wardrobes, technology, landmarks, instruments, and boats and more. The illustrations of the non-fiction information are well organized with clear tables and figures to engage the reader. The purpose of this story is to engage students with a fictional plot about Marcel the elephant in order to motivate learning about elephants and other parts of American culture like our landmarks, transportation, and entertainment.… (meer)
 
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Rvealey | 1 andere bespreking | Feb 17, 2016 |
A quite odd but fascinating and enjoyable hodgepodge of whimsy and abundant miscellaneous facts in this story about a fictional soulful elephant named Marcel.
 
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Sullywriter | 1 andere bespreking | May 22, 2015 |

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Werken
4
Leden
64
Populariteit
#264,968
Waardering
4.0
Besprekingen
2
ISBNs
8
Talen
5

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