Citation:
Chaconas, D., & McCue, L.
(2011). Cork & Fuzz: The Swimming Lesson. New York: Viking.
Lexile Score: 290L
Summary:
This story is about two friends who live in 2
completely different worlds; land and water. The friends love being playing
with each other, but Cork gets upset that he always has to come to land and
Fuzz will not come to his home in the water. Through struggles, swimming
lessons, and an accident, the two are able to solve their problems and have
fun.
Evaluation:
Overall I
would say this is a high quality text. This book is an early chapter book, with
simple and challenging words that will help students transition into larger
chapter books. The storyline is basic and relatable to children as many kids
often fight with their friends over many issues. The book also shows the two
characters solving their own problems, which is a great learning tool for kids.
The characters in the story itself are basic; they
are a possum and muskrat. By using these characters the author isn’t depicting
any ethnicity or race issues, however, the author does emphasize the
differences between the two and how the characters resolve their differences.
The images in the book go along great with the text.
The images are bright and eye popping, which will catch the children’s
attention. The images also contain great detail in themselves that the students
could easily create their own stories just from using the pictures.
Literary Elements:
Text: Basic beginning words
with some challenging words as well.
Characters: Cork and Fuzz
Genre: Early Chapter Book
Mini Lesson:
For this book I would have students create their own
story using the pictures from the book. The images are great and detailed that
students could easily create and change the story how they would like just from
the images. I would assign each student a few pages and see what kind of story
they come up with on their own.
Age: 5+ depending on the level of the reader
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