ELA-FigLang-Onom-LNF

Sound Devices and Figurative Language - Onomatapoeia - Print - Literary Nonfiction
 
 * K-2**
 * //Do Bears B uzz ? : a Book about Animal Sounds//, by Michael Dahl. 1-40480100-6. The sounds of animals are an onomatopoeia feast in this non fiction - buzz, buzz, bark, bark, cluck,cluck...
 * //I////f You Were Onomatopoeia//, by Trisha Speed Shaskan. 978-1-40484-098-0. Contains onomatopoeia examples with a repeating opening phrase...If you were onomatopoeia followed by words and phrases, such as - you could **honk** like a gaggle of geese. Does include short paragraphs that define and describe in detail. Can be read with out the explanations for a smooth read aloud and the details can be discussed at the end of the story.


 * //The Emperor Lays an Egg,// by Brenda Guiberson. 9780805062045 This non fiction book combines the science curriculum with ELA. Onomatopoeia describes the sounds of the penguin - "Whoosh-whish," "Shuffle, shuffle," "Gurgle, swish."


 * //Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears,// retold by Verna Aardema. 0-8037-6089-2 This classic folktale has more than just buzz to represent onomatopeia - ""badamin badamin" went the iguana, "wasawusu" went the python."


 * //Words, Wit, and Wonder : Writing Your Own Poem//, by Nancy Loewen. 978-1-40485-344-7. An introduction to poetry that describes and provides examples of onomatopoeia.

   
 * 3-5**
 * //If You Were Onomatopoeia//, by Trisha Speed Shaskan. 978-1-40484-098-0. Contains onomatopoeia examples with a repeating opening phrase...If you were onomatopoeia followed by words and phrases, such as - you could honk like a gaggle of geese. Does include short paragraphs that define and describe in detail. Can be read with out the explanations for a smooth read aloud and the details can be discussed at the end of the story.
 *  "The Troll," by Jack Prelutsky, a poem in //Cobwebs, Chatters, and Chills : a Collection of Scary Poems ,// by Jack Prelutsky. 0-7565-0565-8. Gobble, Gobble, Gulp illustrates onomatopoeia as a troll is ready to eat his meal.
 *  "Ankylosaurus" by Jack Prelutsky, a poem in //Tyrannosaurus was a Beast : Dinosaur Poems,// by Jack Prelutsky. 0-688-06442-6 A dinosaur poem the describes the "armor" of the anklosaurus with the following onomatopoeia - "Clankity, Clankity, Clankity, Clank."
 * //Whaam! The Art and Life of Roy// //Lichtenstein//, by Susan Goldman Rubin. 0-8109-9492-5 . This picture book biography provides numerous examples of the pop art of Roy Lichtenstein and his use of onomatopoeia.
 * //Words, Wit, and Wonder : Writing Your Own Poem//, by Nancy Loewen. 978-1-40485-344-7. An introduction to poetry that describes and provides examples of onomatopoeia.