Teachable Texts

82. Flying Over Brooklyn by Myron Uhlberg

September 16, 2009 at 7:57 pm Leave a comment

Retell: On a snowy, winter’s evening a boy dreams of flying over Brooklyn.  He visits many of his favorite places:  Prospect Park, The Brooklyn Bridge and of course, Coney Island.

Topics: Brooklyn, birds-eye view, dreams, flying, imagination, winter

Units of Study: Personal Narrative, Memoir

Habits of Mind: responding with wonderment and awe

Reading skills: envisionment, making connections

Writing Skills: using sensory details, using observation to generate entries, zooming in on small moments

My Thoughts: This book is beautifully written.  I think it will be an excellent book to use as a mentor text for using descriptive language.  When I read this aloud, I plan on pointing out how the author makes you feel the snow and sense the quiet throughout the snowy city.  4th grade teachers in New York may want to read this during a Geography unit.  After reading the book aloud, students could find each place on a map or make their own map based on places visited throughout the text.

Entry filed under: Male authors, Picture Books. Tags: birds-eye view, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island, dreams, envisionment, flying, imagination, making connections, memoir, observation, personal narrative, Prospect Park, responding with wonderment and awe, sensory details, small moments, winter.