Genre: Nonfiction
Awards: The Robert F. Sibert Medal, Caldecott Honor Book, Golden Kite Award
Grade Level: 2nd- 5th grade
When Peter was a young boy; he found the power of words and books. Throughout his life, Peter would write down many many words in his own book. Peter categorized the observations he made and continuously searched for the right word to say. Peter was a teacher, a doctor, a speaker, and a writer. Peter published all the words he encountered throughout his life; this was called a thesaurus.
This picture book tells of a great informational story about Peter Roget. At the very end of the book, there is a list of major events that occurred, and an author's and illustrator's note about Peter Roget and this book. I would not use this book in my classroom since it is not age-appropriate. However an educator could use this book to expand vocabulary. The teacher could provide students with mini journals, and students would be required to write a word they felt that could not properly explain themselves, and search for a word that would be a better fit. These illustrations and text of this book is intriguing and captures the reader's eye.
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