cass1233's review against another edition
5.0
I thought this book was great. It consists of different poems about an ogre's summer. My favorite is "Ogre Attends a Concert." The poems use a lot of colorful words that student's probably wouldn't see often. It is also a very funny book because it shows ogres in a comical way. The pictures are great and very detailed.
I would definitely use this book in my classroom. After reading the book to the class, I would have the students write their own ogre poem. We would discuss that all of the poems rhyme, and the students would be asked to make their poems rhyme as well.
I would also use this book to have student work on context clues. Because there are quite a few words that would probably be unfamiliar, I would have them write down a certain number of words in the book that they don't know. They would also need to write down what they think the word means based on the context clues. Then, they would look up the actual definition of the word and write it down.
I would definitely use this book in my classroom. After reading the book to the class, I would have the students write their own ogre poem. We would discuss that all of the poems rhyme, and the students would be asked to make their poems rhyme as well.
I would also use this book to have student work on context clues. Because there are quite a few words that would probably be unfamiliar, I would have them write down a certain number of words in the book that they don't know. They would also need to write down what they think the word means based on the context clues. Then, they would look up the actual definition of the word and write it down.
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