Teachable Texts

135. Presidential Pets by Laura Driscoll

November 23, 2009 at 9:50 pm Leave a comment

Retell: A history of presidents and their beloved pets.

Topics: pets, presidents, fun, friendship, dogs, Obama, Bo, family

Units of Study: Nonfiction, Content Area

Reading Skills: synthesis, making connections, interpretation

Writing Skills: developing voice in nonfiction

My Thoughts: I picked this book up a few days ago at our school’s book fair.  I have a lot of animal lovers in my class who only read nonfiction about animals.  This book combines an interest in animals with an interest in presidential history and current events.  It’s a nice book for demonstrating how readers can often get distracted by seductive details but must work constantly to think about what the author is trying to say about the topic.

Entry filed under: Chapter books, Female Authors, nonfiction. Tags: Bo, content-area, dogs, family, friendship, fun, interpretation, making connections, nonfiction, Obama, pets, presidents, synthesis, voice.