Monday, September 27, 2010

The Butter Battle Book

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Title: The Butter Battle Book
Age Group: Early to Intermediate

Summary: The butter battle book is a story about the Yooks and the Zooks who are battling on two sides of a wall. They are battling over which side of the bread to butter: underneath or on top.  Throughout the story a boy is hearing from his grandpa about the different weapons that each side has invented in order to out do the other side. The Yooks come up with several new weapons however each weapon is recipricated by the Zooks. In the end both the Yooks and the Zooks have a bomb weapon that they could drop at any time. We are left with the question who will act first.

    Dr. Seuss has always been one of my favorite authors to read because of the pure joy you get from hearing his stories out loud. The way Dr. Seuss formulates his stories with such flow make them the ultimate treat for young readers. I also love the way Seuss makes up characters and words to animate his stories.
    After reading a bit about the story I have discovered that this was writen during the era of the Cold War. The wall that this present in the story is simulating the Berlin Wall which was located in Germany. I love this fact becuase Dr. Seuss makes the Yooks and the Zooks fight about something as silly as which end to butter their toast. This story has a cliff hanger ending which I love. The reader is left in suspense as to what is going to happen to the Yooks and the Zooks whom we have fallen in love with throughout the story. I think this story does a wonderful job of setting up a scene for the reader. We are given so much of the background information before the present time of the grandfather holding the "bitsty big boy boomeroo". This story is a great way to introduce this war and fighting to small chidren. I also thinks its a great tool to use for further discussion about war are the effects.

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