
Building Our House makes this list of "look again" titles. Based on real life events, told through the author's older sister's eyes, it takes the reader from an empty weedy field purchased from a farmer. After moving a trailer for temporary housing onto the property, the building begins. Step by step, the timber-frame house takes shape and 5 years of labor is condensed into a wonderful short story of hard work and family. The illustrations only add to the short text and make the story even more detailed.
There will be a lot of uses for this title in the classroom. It's a how to book, it's a personal narrative and literary non-fiction. It will make a wonderful mentor text for a lot of writing.
Perfect for my classroom. I allowed students to choose literary non-fiction last year. After pulling all the pieces together, I was super impressed with their stories.
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