Book Title: Sadie
and the Snowman
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Author: Allen Morgan
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Illustrator:
Brenda Clark
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Awards
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Book Type: Picture
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Approx.
Reading Level: 2.9
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Age of
Content Appropriateness: K-1
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Date
Published: 1985
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Genre and
Topic: Pattern book about building a snowman and the cycle of the seasons.
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Personal
Rating of the Book: 4
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ISBN: (13 or 10 digit)0590-41826-2
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Book Summary
- Sadie makes a snowman that is just perfect but the sun comes out and the snowman melts so Sadie makes the snowman again. Neighborhood animals come each time to eat the items she uses for the eyes, nose and mouth. This might frustrate your average child but Sadie is determined to keep building her snowman. She even finds a way to save a little bit of him to use the next year.
How can I use this book
in the class?
- YouTube video of this book- read by a teacher. Sadie and the Snowman
- Not only are there patterns to follow in the multiple creations of the snowman but there is the pattern of the weather, warming up and getting cold, and the seasons could be discussed too as they return again and again.
- Kindergarten and Preschool Activities Blog- this site has a great list of activities that will relate to the book.
Vocabulary
- Zucchini- page 7 – A zucchini is a large green squash like vegetable.
- Licorice- page 17- a candy treat that comes in long rope-like shape and can be red or black
One Trait of the 6+1 Traits that I
would highlight with this book is the Idea Trait.
Living in Minnesota we expect a lot of snow each winter and snowmen will dot the landscape both city and country. This book combined with the prior knowledge of winter that our Minnesota students have should spark more writing ideas about other winter activities such as winter sports or even winter jobs like shoveling that are repeated again and again. The author also has great ideas for making the features of a snowman that may be out of the ordinary such as saltine crackers and bananas. I wouldn’t limit this to just those kids in the north- certainly students who live in sunnier climes must wonder about what it would be like to build a snowman and how they could keep their icy friend from disappearing!
Quote, "She used cookies for the eyes, an apple for the nose, and a great big banana for the smile." page 3
Quote " Sadie was sad. She missed the snowman. So the next time it snowed, she made the snowman all over again. There was still a bit of the snowman left, so she made it into a snowball. The she made two more, and she rolled them and rolled them until they were done." pages 4 & 5
Living in Minnesota we expect a lot of snow each winter and snowmen will dot the landscape both city and country. This book combined with the prior knowledge of winter that our Minnesota students have should spark more writing ideas about other winter activities such as winter sports or even winter jobs like shoveling that are repeated again and again. The author also has great ideas for making the features of a snowman that may be out of the ordinary such as saltine crackers and bananas. I wouldn’t limit this to just those kids in the north- certainly students who live in sunnier climes must wonder about what it would be like to build a snowman and how they could keep their icy friend from disappearing!
Quote, "She used cookies for the eyes, an apple for the nose, and a great big banana for the smile." page 3
Quote " Sadie was sad. She missed the snowman. So the next time it snowed, she made the snowman all over again. There was still a bit of the snowman left, so she made it into a snowball. The she made two more, and she rolled them and rolled them until they were done." pages 4 & 5
Concerns with This Book: (if any)- No concerns with the
book.
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