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Sound Devices and Figurative Language - Personification - Print - Fiction Resources

 * 3-5**


 * //Barn//, by Debbie Atwell. 9780618153169. ELA and Social Studies - The barn narrates the history of the US as it observes events from the Revolutionary War to the Great Depression.

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 * //Beauty and the Beaks: a Turkey's Cautionary Tale//, by Mary Jane and Herm Auch. 978-0-8234-1990-6 Turkeys hang out at the Chic Hen salon, gossip about their lives and work together to save Lance, the soon to be Thanksgiving Feast of the farmer and his wife. These turkeys exhibit the human qualities of pride and friendship in a very humorous read aloud with engaging illustrations.
 * //The Giving Tree// by Shel Silverstein 0-06-025666-4 The tree takes possession of the human qualities of love and generosity.
 * //Summer's Vacation,// by Lynn Plourde. 9780689842238. Continuing the series about the seasons. summer takes on the qualities of a carefree girl - "Summer, a girl with fiery hair like the rays of the sun, frolics while Mother Earth and Father Time warn her not to neglect her chores."


 * //Toys Go Out:// // Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic //, by Emily Jenkins. 9780385736619. The toys come to life when little girl leaves her room, and each has a distinct human personality and traits. A great chapter book read aloud.


 * 6-8 **
 * //The Teacher’s Funeral// by Richard Peck (Puffin), 2004, ISBN:978-0-14-240507-9 This book is great to read with average students. It is chock full of personification as well as other figurative language.


 * //[|"The Creation,"]// by James Weldon Johnson This wonderful poem has many examples of personification and imagery.