Sarah Ellis (1) (1952–)

This book was fully unique. We have a queen and her feet do not live in shoes. Honestly, I don’t blame her. Her feet may want to play in the mud, run in the sand, or wear completely inappropriate shoes but the queen still has a job to do. After gathering as many people in the land that know anything about feet as possible, they’ve come up with a plan. What I really like about this book is the story is simple, but fun, but the illustrations. The illustrations remind me of some of the jazz sessions of Sesame Street. Things like the number song when they count to 12. That type of atlas illustration. Sometimes that type of illustration can feel old but in this book it the illustration feels unique and perfect for the story.… (más)

The book Salmon Forest by David Suzuki and Sarah Ellis is an informational text about the salmon life cycle. The main character, Kate, learns about the dependency of the forest ecosystem through observing salmon returning to the river to spawn.
I like this book because it would be relatable to many of the students in the area in which I teach because I’m sure many of them have been out in the woods and have probably even been salmon fishing.
I would use this book to teach about the forest ecosystem and salmon life cycle but would also tie it into a unit on Oregon’s natural resources because one of those natural resources is salmon.… (más)