Wong, Janet S. Minn and Jake. Illus. Genevieve Cote. New York, NY: Frances Foster Books, 2003.
I couldn't help to notice the vocabulary that Wong is not scared to use in this book. She uses creative and imaginative words. On the first page of chapter 14, she uses words to describe Minn's anger. She could have just said, "Minn is really mad." Instead she uses "mighty", "maniacially", and "monstrously." And with those three words, the reader can picture in their mind just how mad Minn is. No picture needed.
The vocabulary is also fun. For example, the last sentence on pag 42 is a bit of a tongue-twister. This playful wording is a great way to develop students' reading comprehension. I am ready to find out what Jake is up to with that money-making deal he's about to make!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Posted by Cecilia Robertson at 8:12 PM
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Something else about language like this: a kid reading the book, or listenting to the teacher read it to class, well, he/she is adding words to his/her vocabulary resevoir (as per Jim Trelease). They might be hearing these higher level words for the first time, or for the first time in this context.
I really enjoyed the language used in this text too! It made the reading more exciting and playful!
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