1. Analyze the author’s/ illustrators background to compare and contrast how they reflect multiple cultural perspectives through their stories/illustrations and the use of different literary devices and genre and/or illustrations.
2. Research about 1 book from Randolph Caldecott:
a. Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing./ by Leonard S. Marcus · Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) · 64 pages
b. The book file should include the information below.
i. In the first page identify the book including a picture of the book in the cover, identify the author, title, publisher, date of publication, number of pages and age level for which the book would be appropriate. Identify if the book is an award winner.
ii. Define the genre and explain why the selected book belongs to the assigned genre
iii. Write a short summary of the book
iv. Explain the style and sound that the author used (Except for wordless book) and how these elements helped the author convey his message (write one or two examples to support your argument).
v. Identify the multicultural aspects of the book
vi. Identify the theme of the story and connections to any discipline (Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Language Arts).