Important Book
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Written by Margaret Wise Brown Illustrations by Leonard Weisgard Paperback 24 pages ; Dimensions 10 x 7.2 in. Publisher: HarperTrophy; (May 1999) ISBN: 0064432270 This classic is in its 50th anniversary edition! The simple pleasures and beauties of nature are used for attribute analysis and provide a powerful, adaptable writing pattern applicable to multiple content areas. Share this special edition with a new generation of readers, and find out why The Important Book continues to go on long after the book is closed. What is most important about many familiar things&endash;like rain and wind, apples and daisies -- is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. Applications: Summarization, main idea, research CLASSROOM ACTIVITY Use the book's pattern to analyze the most important attributes of a topic--state the most important thing, expand the idea with several details, and conclude by restating the most important thing. (Three forms for this activity including one in Spanish are printed in Teaching Without Nonsense by Dr. Bertie Kingore.) *REPRINTED FROM: Kingore, B. (2007). Teaching Without Nonsense, 2nd ed. Austin: Professional Associates Publishing.   ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: Margaret Wise Brown is one of the best-selling children's book authors of all time. Her unique ability to see the world through a child's eyes gave a new and enduring dimension to picture-book writing. When she died in 1952, she left behind a legacy of books for children that continue to be cherished by each new generation of readers. Her friends say she was a creative genius who made a room come to life with her excitement. Margaret modestly saw herself as something else&endash;a writer of songs and nonsense. Leonard Weisgard was born in New haven, Connecticut. He is the illustrator of numberous books, including The Noisey Book, The Quiet Noisy Book, and The Country Noisy Book. Mr. Weisgard now makes his home in Denmark. Leonard was gracious and generous and beautifully well-spoken and -dressed; he was also reclusive and agoraphobic and capable of saying virtually anything, or nothing at all.