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Titre : The Children Who Loved Books

The Children Who Loved Books

Carnavas, Peter

Illustrated by Peter Carnavas.
Kane Miller,©2013.32 p.
Première parution 2013.
ISBN 9781610671453,
LO 52724, J.

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Commentaire descriptif

Angus and Lucy live in a tiny caravan with their mum and dad. They don’t have much. No television, no car. But they do have a lot of one thing: books. Their space is so crowded with books that one day “Their home could take no more . . . the books had to go.” But without books Lucy and Angus find their lives feel empty. With one line of sparse, keen text per page and large watercolour images of family life, the author quickly immerses readers in the delightful, slightly oddball world around the caravan. Chickens peck across the yard; Mom sews while the kids bury their heads in books. In fact, we soon see that books are used to prop up everything from the table to the cat’s bed to the toaster. Once the books are gone, a clever use of white space shows how far apart the family members feel and how off-kilter everything becomes. “Bowls slide off the table. Angus couldn’t reach the window.” When Lucy brings a book home from the library, it brings a glow of light back into their little home. This sweet, unassuming tale about the importance of reading emphasizes how books can offer more in their slim pages than many material possessions.

Pistes d'exploration

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Collect classroom data: Which literary genres do your classmates prefer? Share a favourite book with the class.

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Discuss where Angus and Lucy might have gotten all their books. What alternatives are there to discarding extra books?

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Discuss the way Angus, Lucy and their parents feel about books at the beginning of the story compared to how they feel at the end. What did they learn about one another once the books were gone?

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List some activities offered at libraries. Visit your local library. Invite an author to read to the class.

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Chart the advantages (disadvantages) of using a library versus buying books.

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Take pictures of books at home. Discuss where they are stored and how they are sorted. Add captions under your pictures such as “Our cookbooks are on the kitchen shelf.”

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Locate your local library on a city map. What services are offered? Arrange a class visit to explore the English children's book section.

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Browse through the book to see how books are useful in and around the caravan. Do online research to see how books can be stored in small and unusual spaces. How might the caravan be redesigned to allow for more book storage? Write an explanation card with your recommendations.

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Mots-clés

Picture book, books, family life, libraries, parent-child relationships, reading

https://constellations.education.gouv.qc.ca

The Children Who Loved Books

Carnavas, Peter

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Lecture dans toutes les disciplines

Commentaire descriptif

Pistes d'exploration

: Collect classroom data: Which literary genres do your classmates prefer? Share a favourite book with the class.

: Discuss where Angus and Lucy might have gotten all their books. What alternatives are there to discarding extra books?

: Discuss the way Angus, Lucy and their parents feel about books at the beginning of the story compared to how they feel at the end. What did they learn about one another once the books were gone?

: List some activities offered at libraries. Visit your local library. Invite an author to read to the class.

: Chart the advantages (disadvantages) of using a library versus buying books.

: Take pictures of books at home. Discuss where they are stored and how they are sorted. Add captions under your pictures such as “Our cookbooks are on the kitchen shelf.”

: Locate your local library on a city map. What services are offered? Arrange a class visit to explore the English children's book section.

: Browse through the book to see how books are useful in and around the caravan. Do online research to see how books can be stored in small and unusual spaces. How might the caravan be redesigned to allow for more book storage? Write an explanation card with your recommendations.