Coral Lois Jones / Michelle Cacho Gomez
Mi Hermano, El Rascacielos! Es la historia de un joven y su amor por su hermano. Cordaee admira a su hermano mayor, Lyniell, a quien admira porque es alto, inteligente y, lo más importante, es su hermano. A lo largo de la historia, Cordaee interactúa con su compañero de clase Luis en la Biblioteca Pública FranThel. Conversan sobre el hermano de Cordaee, Lyniell y su altura y los rascacielos de referencia que discutieron en clase. Mientras está en la biblioteca, Luis interroga a Cordaee para entender por qué Cordaee aplaude a su hermano. You will receive historical facts throughout their conversation. This book will intrigue all age groups. Parents, Grandparents, Sisters, Brothers, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and Educators can share in the history of our world and make Personal Connections. (Personal Connections: Text to Text, Text to Personal Experience, and Text to Media).Interactive Guide/ Materials for Educators Extension Lessons: explicit and implicit, characterization, imagery, text features (Helps you to anchor or root your thinking.....use image of anchors or roots), Mind Reading: Understanding Characters, Theme, Context Clues, and Character Actions.Synopsis- My Brother, The Skyscraper! It is a story of a young man and his love for his big brother. Cordaee looks up to his big brother, Lyniell, who he admires because he is tall, intelligent, and, most importantly, it is his brother. Throughout the story, Cordaee engages with his classmate Luis at the FranThel Public Library. They converse about Cordaee’s brother, Lyniell, and his height and reference skyscrapers they discussed in class. While at the library, Luis interrogates Cordaee to understand why Cordaee applauds his brother. Coral Jones- author David Boyce-illustrator
