From donald crews, the caldecott honor artist and awardwinning creator of bigmamas, freight train, and many other classic picture books for young children, comes an out of the ordinary drama set forth with uncommon artistry. Get your students to write the best personal narratives ever. Shortcut the train ran right by bigmamas house in cottondale, the town made famous in crews s book bigmamas. Buy shortcut book online at best prices in india on. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Talk about the fact that the family is riding on a train.
Donald crews is the renowned creator of two caldecott honor books, freight train and truck. Shortcut by donald crews 1992, hardcover for sale online. Shortcut by donald crews 1996, paperback for sale online. The shortcut, written and illustrated by donald crews is a book about a group of brothers and sisters who decide to take the short way home by walking on the train tracks.
Other teachers have used this for multiple purposes in the reading and writing workshops such as for an extension lesson, to compare and contrast, to analyze how an a. Shortcut by donald crews writing mentor texts, mentor. He and his wife, ann jonas, live in new yorks hudson river valley. I love this book for the sense of carefree, unsupervised play that the characters experienceespecially at the beginning of the book. And when there was no turning back, they heard the train coming. Shortcut book by donald crews 6 available editions. The underlying childlike sensibilities heretaking a risk to the limit, for exampleauthenticate the authors voice throughout. This website also has a page that teaches you all about the author, informs you about the culminating project we are working on, lists three special featured books by donald crews, and also includes activities you can do with your child. Shortcut by donald crews night shift daddy by eileen spinelli the snowy day by ezra jack keats roller coaster by marla frazee salt handsby jane chelsea aragon knuffle bunny by mo willems shortcut by donald crews fireflies by judy brinckloe the paperboy by dav pilkey the other side by jacqueline woodson saturday and teacakes by lester laminach. Donald crews born august 30, 1938 is an american illustrator and writer of childrens picture books. The train tracks ran right by bigmamas house in cottondale. So they started off, and when there was no turning back, they heard the train coming. If the students have already heard bigmamas, ask what they remember about that story.
Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. It follows the sequence of the story line and builds suspense similar to the story. Crewss economical text deftly explores a roller coaster ride of emotion in just a few paragraphs, highlighted with effective onomotopeiawhoo wh,o. Using donald crews book shortcut as a mentor text, students work through a series of integrated reading and writing lessons to create their own personal narratives. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Shortcut by crews, donald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Donald crews dedicated shortcut to six people on a first name basis with the last line in the dedication being alls well that ends well.
This is a set of detailed lesson plans suitable for grades. I love and show excitement to with you and so i wish i could see your reaction, but this is a shortcut by donald cruz and have you ever had a shortcut. Information about the book, shortcut fiction, paperback, by donald crews greenwillow books, sep 20, 1996 african american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for everyone african american literature book club. But one night they were late, and the tracks were a shortcut, so they started off. Buy shortcut book online at low prices in india shortcut. But this time they were in a hurry, and the tracks were a shortcut. In 2015, the american library association ala honored him with the laura ingalls wilder medal, recognizing his lasting contribution to childrens literature. Discuss that we are going to read a book by donald crews. The train ran right by bigmamas house in cottondale, the town made famous in crews s book bigmamas. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. This picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting.