Unit of Study: ABC Informational Texts This page is to share the suggested list of ABC Informational Texts discussed in class and to provide a space for us to add to this list collaboratively. *Please add your first and last name and the title and author of your text with your post. Please also add a picture if available and a hyperlink to the page where we could order the book online if we choose to. 

ABC Informational Texts Text Set

P is for Palmetto by Carol Crane

The Butterfly Alphabet by Kjell B. Sandved

Under the Sea from A to Z by Anne Doubilet

The Living Rainforest:  An Animal Alphabet by Paul Kratter

The Icky Bug Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta

The Ocean Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta

The Cowboy ABC by Chris Demarest

Wildflower ABC by Diana Pomeroy

K is for Kitten by Niki Clark Leopold

Shiver Me Letters:  A Pirate ABC by June Sobel

On Your Toes:  A Ballet ABC by Rachel Isadora

Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod

Mentor Texts for ABC Informational Text: JOBS   Amber McDonald

     We had many mentor texts in our class for our ABC book study. We were able to have at least one book for each child to look through and have them make noticings with sticky notes. After looking through each of the books that we had we decided that writing a book as a class would be a great idea so that we could do it together before going on the endeavor alone. We knew that we had to do at least each letter of the alphabet and describe it with a letter, picture, and then a sentence about the letter so that it qualified as informational. In our 2nd grade SS standards as part of our communities studies we talk about goods and services in our community. The kids, on their own, thought that doing an ABC book on Jobs woudl be neat, since jobs are services. They did a great job taking what they knew about ABC books and applying it not only to the class book, but their own individual work.

Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod

Students loved this book because it gave them a great opportunity to see an ABC book in a great fun way to read. This is on that was ALWAYS checked out of the library. I like how this book had a sentence, illustration, and letter all on one page, just as we wanted our books to be like.

The Icky Bug Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta

 Disney's Winnie the Pooh's A to ZZzz by Don Ferguson, 

       ABC of Jobs( board book) by Roger Priddy  

We used this book in our class for the examples. We liked how it was an easy read book that had great pictures. It was great showing the kids an example of what we were going to be making as a class book.  

    The Butterfly Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta

*ABC Informational Text:  World War II Unit : by Kimberly Barnette

 Lights on Broadway: A Theatrical Tour from A to Z  by: Brian Stokes Mitchell

This book has several words for each letter on each page. The descriptions are in different text boxes on the pages.  Very colorful / vibrant for the kids.  There is also a quote on each page talking about using one of the broadway words.

 A is for Abigail by Lynne Cheney

 B is for Big Sky Country by Sneed B. Collard III

 J is for Jack-O-'Latern by Denise Brennan-Nelson

 S is for Story by Esther Hershenorn 

 The ABC Book of American Homes by Michael Shoulders

This book has very simple text features.  There is just bold short sentences with a picture and a brief description at the bottom.  This is a great mentor text for struggling students because of the simple structure.  It would be easy to create their own using this example as a guide.

The Vegetable Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta & Bob Thomson

 F is for Firefighting by Dori Butler 

 D is for Democracy by  Elissa Grodin

These types of books are very informative.  I like that there is an kid friendly sentence that flows with the text feature, and then there is a text box to the side of the page full of detail information about the word.  Very good to use in a social studies classroom. Pictures are vibrant and creative.

*Content Mentor Texts for World War II Information

 In Their Own Words World War II by Colin Hynson 

Eyewitness Books World War II by Simon Adams

ABC Informational Texts reccomended by Kelly Compton

     The ABC’s of Fishing by Mrs. Chaffey’s Class...I really liked this book for teaching my unit on ABC books. It was easy to read and first grade friendly. It is written by students. The topic is fishing and each sentence relates to the topic. The sentences are simple and to the point. It was a great guide foe my students.

            P is for Palmetto by Carol Crane

            H is for Homerun by Brad Herzog

            I is for Idea by Marcia Schonberg

SuperHero ABC by Bob McLeod...I've read this book to my students on several occations. I used it for alliterations so it was my students were familiar with it.  This book gives the the same beinging sound for each letter using a super hero as the topic. It gave my students several ideas for words to use in their writing.   

Martha Vest's ABC Unit Project 

Mentor Texts recommended by Martha Vest

I teach 6^th grade math so I picked the ABC BOOK Study.  I used this with my students as a fun way to review and cement Geometry terms into their memories.

I used the following mentor texts for immersion and inspiration:

-Ashanti to Zulu by Margaret Musgrove

In Ashanti to Zulu, Margaret Musgrove shows us the beauty of Africa. The author lived and studied in Ghana and this book proves her love for that country.

“A…is for Ashanti.  Ashanti weavers make a beautiful cloth called kente.  They weave it in bright silk threads and give each distinct design a name.”

The illustrations are gorgeous. An African couple beautifully dressed in colorful fabric admire the weavers busy at their looms.

-I Spy- AN Alphabet In Art by Lucy Mickethwait

The author Lucy Micklethwait illustrates the alphabet with 26 of the most famous classical paintings. “Long before a child knows who Renoir, Vermeer, and Picasso are, their paintings will be familiar, friendly, and fun. There could be not better introduction to art than this unique art, alphabet, and puzzle book.”

For the S, the text is “I spy with my little eye something beginning with Pp”.  The painting is The Annuciation with St. Emidius.  Several P items to find here….palace, people walking, a peacock, and prayer.

ABC of Early Americana by Eric Sloane

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-The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns