Narwhal: Unicorn
of the Sea by Ben Clanton
At a time when many primary grade teachers are looking for
books for their students to read independently, how about recommending a
Narwhal and Jelly book? Narwhal:
Unicorn of the Sea is the first in this series and is a beginning “chapter”
book with a really interesting structure.
It is multimodal and multigenre, including both narrative, fictional
action between Narwhal and Jelly and lists of facts about narwhals and
jellyfish.
This book could not only be the springboard that propels a
reader into the other three books in the series, but it could also encourage
other extensions of learning as well.
Readers might want to do more research about narwhals and
jellyfish. They might also want to try
their own hand at writing a book that also merges genre and mode. And, perhaps they might
want to write their own book based on imaginative play. Narwhal reads a book with blank pages and
says that it is his imagination book; he has to make the story. So, what better way to encourage prewriting
for young children than to tell them to play, imagine, and have fun? Then, after playing, put that imaginative
play on paper as a story.
This super cute book about an overly excited narwhal and an
unlikely friendship is very entertaining and is perfect for our youngest
readers and anyone who just wants a little smile!
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