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One brother collects stamps. The other brother, coins. Neither wants to share their collection with Max. So what does Max do?
Max thinks and thinks. What could he collect? Words! Max begins cutting out small words from magazines. As he gets more adventurous, he begins cutting out big words, exciting words, and words that make him feel good. Soon, Max’s word collection grows too big for his desk and, eventually, too big for his room. His word collection begins spilling out into the hallway where his brothers watch Max put his words together to form sentences. The brothers join in and the three boys begin to create little stories out of Max’s word collection. Max’s Words by Kate Banks (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN-10: 0374399492) is an exciting book that has numerous possibilities in the home school and public school setting. For instance, an educator can use this book to prepare children to do a creative writing project. Children could be required to write a short story and then cut out the words for the story from magazines to create a story mural. Also, each child can be given a random handful of cut out words from magazines. From this handful of words, the child should be able to create a sentence, short story, or poem. Have the child glue the words on paper and illustrate the writing. Librarians will also love Max’s Words because it shows children just how exciting words can be. It's a great book to be read out loud during story time.
The copyright of the article Max’s Words in Picture Books is owned by Elizabeth Yetter. Permission to republish Max’s Words in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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