Picture Book 18

A.    Author: Michael Shoulders

B.     Title: M is for Magnolia  

C.     Illustrator: Rick Anderson

D.    Readability: 3.3 (Scholastic Wizard)

E.     Genre: Informational

F.      Subgenre: Non-Fiction

G.    Theme: Mississippi, Alphabet

H.    Primary and secondary characters:

I.       Award(s) date of publication:

J.       Publishing company:Thomson Gale

K.    ISBN number: 1-58536-129-1

L.     Brief summary:  M is for Magnolia, is an alphabet book, based on the current facts and history of the state of Mississippi. Each letter represents something very important the building and imprint of the state of Mississippi. Along with the letter, the sentences almost form a poem.  Also each page goes into details as to how each letter and word impacts the state.

M.   Description of how you would use the book with students: I would use this when teaching the 50 states of the US. It reinforces the alphabet and helps student come up with creative and informational facts about Mississippi!