Rock That Vote
by Meg Fleming (Author) Lucy Ruth Cummins (Illustrator)
Fins, paws, wings, or claws? With so many choices for a new class pet, these kids has the big task of picking a critter to become part of their classroom family. To make sure it's all fair and square, they put it to a vote! As the students make posters to support their choice and excitedly submit their ballots, readers can join the chants and cheers to make sure everyone rocks that vote!
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The runaway rhythm and bouncing energy of an elementary school classroom's vote for class pet foregrounds communal involvement--and genuine excitement--around the voting process. Fleming's rhymes focus on characteristics instead of specific candidates--"Who wants FINS? Who wants PAWS?.../ Who wants WINGS? Who wants CLAWS?"--adroitly covering a range of species. "Hedgehog, lizard, hamster, goat?/ Make a sign and rock that vote!" invites participation as students draw campaign posters for their favorite animals. Cummins's mixed-media art evokes the scrawled excitement of youthful creativity. A lesson in conflict resolution includes a teacher-led solution: "Let's work it through./ Let's understand./ Listen./ Share.// And now shake hands." Illustrations feature kids of various abilities, skin tones, and hair textures, creating an inclusive, enthusiastic picture book about the power of community and of choice. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
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JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
Picture books
Stories in rhyme
Schools
Voting
