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Title: A Classroom Must Have!
Review: Martin's Big Words is an absolute must have in any classroom. Rappaport and Collier's work goes hand in hand in creating the perfect storybook to get the message across to the reader. The strong emotion can be felt through the words as well as the expressionism illustrations. Although the words successfully tell the intended story the illustrations feel in the gaps one might have when trying to imagine what it might have really felt and looked like. Children are able to use their own imaginations to imagine what it might have been beyond the pictures depicted but have a starting point on where their imagination might want to begin. Martin Luther King's quotes are an added bonus to each page within the book. This is a book that a teacher should definitely have on her bookshelf and introduce to his/her classroom. It is an essential teaching tool for any age group.
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