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Previously

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 .Previously by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Bruce Ingman.  Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2007.

ISBN:978-0-7635-3542-8.          Subject/Genre: Fairy Tales, Picture book                    Grades: 5

Acrylic paintings connect familiar fairy tales together into a single narrative. presenting a great opportunity for a class participation reading, with the title repeated 29 times.

Literary Device utilized: Repetition, Allusion

Q/P: 4/5 The quirky cartoon style paintings, combined with repetitive text, is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

BVG, 7/21/09

Ahlberg, Allan. (2007)  Previously  Illustrated by Bruce Ingram.  Candlewick: 

     Cambridge.  ISBN 978-0-7636-3542-8

 

 

 

Plot Summary

The stories of various fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters are told in reverse.

Media

Simple illustrations are done in acrylic.  The character’s expressions work well with the text in predicting the next pages. It feels a bit like spying!

Curricular

connections

 

Language arts – creative writing

Great read aloud

 

Literary Devices

Repetition

 

Theme/extra

Looking at life in reverse.

 

Mary Smartt 8/2/09 

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