Title: Goodnight America
Author: Adam Gamble
Illustrator: Suwin Chan
Publisher: Our World of Books, 2006
ISBN: 978-0-9777979-5
Summary: This is a board book that is also informational. The idea of the book is that it takes children all around America, to different things that America offers. The children visit the Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon, the city, the desert, the islands, Niagara Falls, along with many other places. At each stop, we learn a little something about each place. "Wow! See the Grand Canyon, carved into the land by the Colorado River" is an example of how the author informs readers about the place the children are visiting on their journey.
Evaluation: I thought that this informational text was unique in that it is telling the information from the perspective of the children in the book. Through the book, readers learn about a lot of the great things that America has to offer. The illustrations are very cartoon-like, and the children are present in every place that they go, so it is almost as if the child reading the book is there with the children in the book. Overall, I liked that the book took children to all sorts of different places and that the author really made the information presented in the text relatable to children.
Rating: I would give this book 4/5 stars.
I think this book is a great idea. It introduces children to different places in America and shows the world is bigger than they think.
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