How to Read a Story
By Kate Messner and Mark Siegel
4.5/5
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About this ebook
Step Two: Find a reading buddy. (Someone nice.)
Step Three: Find a reading spot. (Couches are cozy.)
Now: Begin.
Accomplished storytellers Kate Messner and Mark Siegel chronicle the process of becoming a reader: from pulling a book off the shelf and finding someone with whom to share a story, to reading aloud, predicting what will happen, and—finally—coming to The End. This picture book playfully and movingly illustrates the idea that the reader who discovers the love of reading finds, at the end, the beginning.
Kate Messner
Kate Messner is a New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty books for young readers, including The Next President, the Over and Under series, the History Smashers series, and more. Kate is the recipient of the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people. Her science-themed picture books have been honored with the Green Earth Book Award, the Riverby Award for natural history writing, and have been finalists for the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru SB&F prize for excellence in science writing. A former middle school teacher, Kate splits her time between Lake Champlain and Florida’s Gulf Coast. Learn more at www.katemessner.com.
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Readers find this title to be a fantastic story that helps young children understand the process of reading. It is truly important and loved by both children and adults. However, there are some concerns about the formatting and alignment of the text with the pictures, which can be disappointing for teachers using it for educational purposes. Overall, this book is highly recommended for its educational value and engaging story.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How To Read a Story is a delightful book that tells the story of a little boy who loves to read and he shares all of the wonderful ways to settle into a good book using a step by step or "how to" format! I have used this mentor text in a variety of ways. In Reader's Workshop, you can use it as a springboard to discuss how you will become a community of readers. You can also use it to discuss the procedures that will help Reader's Workshop run smoothly each day. To inspire writers, this book is a wonderful example of "how to/step by step" writing.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fun book, great illustrations
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A fantastic story that helps young children understand the process of reading! Truly important! I wish I'd read this as a kid.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I liked this story about a boy who is learning how amazing it is to read a good book. When we finished reading it, I asked my mom if we could read it again today! I loved this book. (Ellie, 3 years old)
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I am using this and other books to teach my students English. Many of them are low-level so they rely on the pictures to help them. I am so disappointed in Scribd that so many books - particularly those with pictures - do not align with the text or have strange formatting (ie. cut-off words, long page loading times, in children's books 2-3 connected sentences are stretched over 2 or even 3 pages.) Why do I even keep paying for this membership when issues like this still happen?