Willems, M. (2006). Edwina The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct. Illustrated by Mo Willems. New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children.
Brief Annotation: Reginald Von Hoobi-Doobie attempts to prove to his town that Edwina, the dinosaur, is extinct. The townspeople love Edwina and she is a glorified member of their community. No one would listen to Reginald’s talk about extinction, until finally someone did…Edwina. Even though Edwina knew she was extinct, she didn’t care. And Reginald didn’t either.
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction/Picturebook
Grade Level: Pre-K to Grade 3
Readers who will like this: Children who have an interest in dinosaur stories.
Response/Rating (1-4): 2
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Who has heard of the word extinct before? What does it mean?
Reading Strategies Connection: Making Words (Tompkins pg. 71). Making words is an activity where students arrange letter cards to spell words. It allows the students to practice sound and symbol connections and spelling patterns. The teacher should print the letters of the alphabet, making multiples of several of the letters. Lowercase letters should go on one side, and corresponding uppercase letters should be placed on the other side of the card. The teacher chooses a word, but does not disclose it to the class, and puts out the letter cards to match up with the word. For this book, I would pick the word dinosaur as my chosen word. The teacher will ask the students to name the letter cards and arrange them on their desks, putting consonants in one pile, and vowels in another. Students will make as many words as they can using the letter cards, and create a word list. The teacher will monitor the work and offer spelling corrections as needed. At the end of the activity, the teacher will have the students share their words, starting with 2-letter words, then onto 3- letter words, and so on. The goal is to see if the students could create the chosen word by using all of the letter cards.
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