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Library mouse home sweet home6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Even if students have never heard of these types of homes, there are pictures to show you what they look like. Sarah and Sam build classical buildings from ancient Rome, a Mongolian home called a yurt, a castle, an igloo, a cottage with a thatched roof, and a Turdor-style house. I like that even though this is a fictional book, and the main characters are mice, the author includes actual buildings, and pictures of what they look like. Instead of just using a glossary for big words, the author incorporated the definitions into the actual text and it doesn’t disrupt the flow of reading. ![]() “ What’s that?” “It’s the art of designing buildings,” Sam answered. ![]() “So they’re going to redo the library.” Another example is, “I hope they haven’t packed up the architecture books yet,” Sam said. Sarah asked, “What does that mean?” Sam frowned as he went to the dictionary to see what the word meant. For example, “Renovations,” he said warily. Show More things, he would surely say reading and writing,” and “If you were to ask Sam’s friend Sarah what her favorite things were, she would say exploring and having adventures.” I also liked how the author introduces big words that 2nd graders might not know. ![]()
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