Me...Jane
Written & Illustrated by: Patrick McDonnell
Publisher: Little Brown and Company Copyright Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-316-04546-9
Genre: Autobiography Format: Picture Book
Major Awards Received:
New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books, 2011
Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
Parents' Choice Award, 2011 Silver Medal Nonfiction United States
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 2012
Summary: Jane Goodall was in inspiration to all who met her. The fact that she knew that helping animals would make her happy at a very young age is something to be admired. Her desire to learn brought an awareness and love for the outdoors that the author shows in this book.
Personal response: Jane Goodall was always and inspirational figure for me. Being told that her dream was almost impossible, made her that much more determined to pursue it. The artwork in the book really tied the story together. "The Aligator Society" page of the book gives you a glimpse of how much time and effort she put into studying different animals.
Classroom connections: Before reading the story, I would ask the class if they have ever heard of Jane Goodall. If they have I would have those students share what they know, if they have not I would give them a brief introduction using the last pages of the book. After that I would read the story to them, during which I would stop periodically to draw their attention to the illustrations. I would go over the "The Aligator Society" page of the book in detail with them pointing out that Jane was an avid reader and loved to investigate animals. I would finish the lesson with them coloring a few pages and do word searches to enhance their letter recognition from the website http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/features/patrickmcdonnell/activities.html. This would especially help ESL students to be able to color a page and to help their letter recognition as well. I think it is important to expose ESL students to many ways of learning our alphabet and the sounds that the letters make.
Publisher: Little Brown and Company Copyright Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-316-04546-9
Genre: Autobiography Format: Picture Book
Major Awards Received:
New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books, 2011
Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
Parents' Choice Award, 2011 Silver Medal Nonfiction United States
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 2012
Summary: Jane Goodall was in inspiration to all who met her. The fact that she knew that helping animals would make her happy at a very young age is something to be admired. Her desire to learn brought an awareness and love for the outdoors that the author shows in this book.
Personal response: Jane Goodall was always and inspirational figure for me. Being told that her dream was almost impossible, made her that much more determined to pursue it. The artwork in the book really tied the story together. "The Aligator Society" page of the book gives you a glimpse of how much time and effort she put into studying different animals.
Classroom connections: Before reading the story, I would ask the class if they have ever heard of Jane Goodall. If they have I would have those students share what they know, if they have not I would give them a brief introduction using the last pages of the book. After that I would read the story to them, during which I would stop periodically to draw their attention to the illustrations. I would go over the "The Aligator Society" page of the book in detail with them pointing out that Jane was an avid reader and loved to investigate animals. I would finish the lesson with them coloring a few pages and do word searches to enhance their letter recognition from the website http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/features/patrickmcdonnell/activities.html. This would especially help ESL students to be able to color a page and to help their letter recognition as well. I think it is important to expose ESL students to many ways of learning our alphabet and the sounds that the letters make.