About Me

Hello! My name is Ashley! I am currently a student at Edison State College seeking a degree in Elementary Education. My passion is to see children "get it". It is the best feeling to see them finally understand something. I love to teach; not only academically but dance as well. My passion has always been dance, I love to integrate the kinesthetic movements into my lessons. I also love to bring lessons into the dance studio. It is very interesting to see how much the two can be intertwined. As a student I always struggled with reading, and I hope that through this class I will learn how to make reading interesting for students like me. I strive to be that teacher that makes a difference! "Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!" - Dr.Suess

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Dizzy By: Jonah Winter

Dizzy is the story of a child who was born with music in his blood. From a very young age Dizzy played his trumpet. He was born in a very small town in South Carolina, but he knew he wanted to go somewhere bigger. So he moved to New york City. There he played, and he played. His bubbly, fun, over the top personality often got him into trouble though. He was not a normal horn player, he had a spunk to him that was very catchy and everyone loved. This was where Bebop began.

Jonah Winter does an amazing job depicting the story through his words. He has a way of making up words to sound like sounds so that you can imagine exactly what is going on. It is a biography that is enjoyable for all ages.

The illustrations, and the layout of the book are very captivating. It is pleasurable to read and see. It was one of the most fun books that i have read in a while.

                                           
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2 comments:

  1. Kristen BatesJune 14, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    Ashley,
    Your summary and personal opinion of this book makes it something that I would be interested in reading, maybe even in my future classroom. I think that this book can show young readers that reading a biography can be fun. I can envision several ways to use this in a future classroom; one way it could be used it to learn about music history and bebop. You could also use this book to develop a writing lesson and teach students how they can make a story more engaging and interesting by using onomatopoeia. Thank you for sharing your thoughts of this book. I look forward to reading it!

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  2. Reba WoodwardJune 14, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    Ashley,
    You agve great insight to the book and what it is about. The book sounds very interesting. I love that you even posted a picture of the book for us to look at. This also helps with envisioining what the book would be about. This sounds like a book that can be used in primary grades for a reading circle during reading. This could be a good book to use as a think aloud or read aloud.

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