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Picture Book Month Day 2: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring A ZEAL OF ZEBRAS

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Zeal of Zebras

A ZEAL OF ZEBRAS: AN ALPHABET OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS

by Woop Studios

Chronicle Books, 2011

Summary:

This nonfiction text features a collective noun for every letter of the alphabet. A paragraph featuring interesting facts about each group of animals is also on each page.

Mentor Text Writing Skills:

* Specificity of language

* Vivid Verbs

* Word Choice

* Alliteration

* Non-fiction text example

Other book pairings include:

A TROOP IS A GROUP OF MONKEYS  a book app by Julie Hedlund

A SHIVER OF SHARKS a book app by Julie Hedlund

This text is also a Virginia Readers’ Choice Selection for 2013-14. 


 

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