“The cat walked through the world with its whiskers, ears, and paws, and the bird saw A CAT.”
This story would be a great implementation into the classroom for a deeper dive into identity. I also think this book would be a great lesson opener for ideas of what point of view is.
so-soThey All Saw A Cat, written by Brendan Wendell is a 2017 Caldecott Honor award winning book. This book had beautiful images with bright colors that jump off the page. The story had beautiful point of views that open up the reader into the cat‘s setting. Overall the theme of the book of identity resonates with me deeply
Who
says
it's true--
down
is
the only view?
If you believe that,
this poem
will challenge you.
Up
is
something new.
Another good choice to highlight the diversity of poems! Students can see the many different ways to write poetry they may not be familiar with.
pickA collection of poems about folktales. that can also be read in reverse.
