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Let’s begin our author study !

Created by Ana Zenon

An author isAn author is

a writer

Writers look like this

Are you a writer?

An illustrator is An illustrator is

a person who creates pictures for a book

Illustrators look like this

Are you an illustrator ?

An author study is when we learn about the books written by one person.

We read talk write and draw

about books written by 1 person

Remember Eric Carle ?

He is an illustrator.

He is a writer.

Eric Carle

Books by

He wrote and drew the pictures for these stories

Maurice Sendakauthor illustrator

This month for our author study we will learn about

Let us read, talk and write about Maurice Sendak’s books.

Here are some books that will make you go WILD aboutthis author .

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Chicken Soup With Rice

Maurice Sendak

Pierre Alligators All

Around

One Was Johnny

Books by

As we read Maurice Sendak’s books let’s try to answer these questions…

nonfiction

The rhyming words ?

The alliteration ?

The repetition ?

Are his illustrations similar to Eric Carle’s?

fiction or

What kind of books does he like to write ?

What makes his stories interesting ?

The characters ?

The settings ?His writing style ?

Get Ready

Set

Go!

Go get WILD with Maurice Sendak’s books!