My Posting Standards

Information regarding my book evaluation standards.....

 

I will use the following rating scale for the different standards I will apply to the different children's books I review:

 

 

 

Cover:

·         Is the cover attractive?

Story:

·         Are the stories interesting to children?

Organization:

·         Do the spacing and placement of the words make the passages easy to read?

Characters:

·         Do characters represent people from a variety of cultural groups?

·         Are females as well as males depicted in leadership roles?

Themes:

·         Does the story offer children a variety of things to think about, to question, and to consider?

·         Are there lessons to be learned?

Settings:

·         Do the stories reflect a variety of settings?

Illustrations:

·         Are diverse populations represented in the illustrations?

·         Are the illustrations large, clear and bright?

·         Do the illustrations invite the reader to explore the text?

·         Do the illustrations explain and enhance the context?

Other Considerations:

·         Will the stories encourage discussions?

·         Are the stories age appropriate to ensure children can understand what is presented?

 

Reading level scale

7	highly difficult
6	difficult
5	moderately difficult
4	challenging
3	above average
2	average
1	highly readable

 

 

 

For my book reviews I will include the following to the fullest extent I can:

1) Introduce the subject and type of Book

·         Identify the book by author and title.

·         Include a book cover snapshot

·         Specify the type of book, such as fiction, nonfiction, biography, or autobiography.

·         Mention the book’s theme.

2) Briefly Summarize the Content

·         Provide an overview, sometimes including my favorite paraphrases and quotations.

3) Provide my Reactions to the Book

·         I will describe the book. How did the book affect me? Is it interesting, memorable, entertaining, or instructive? Why?

4) Provide Links

·         Ill provide links to the author’s website if possible so you can go directly there and learn more about the author, why he/she wrote the book, etc.

5) I am going to be honest