Picture book 16

Title: Alison's Zinnia
Illustrator:Anita Lobel
Genre:Picture book
Sub Genre: Realistic Fiction
Theme:Flowers are beautiful and planting and taking care of them can be fun for everyone of all ages.
Primary and Secondary Characters:None
Award(s) date of publication: 1990
Brief Summary: This book uses every letter of the alphabet. For each one there is a flower that is mentioned. So for D, daffodils are used. There is not story really. For each letter, there is a new name and a new flower. So for D, it said Daisy planted daffodils. It continues on like this.
Used in the Classroom:I think that this would better suit younger children. It is a very simple book with a lot of pictures. The print is fairly large and there aren't many words for each page. The illustrations are really great. I think that students who, again, fell under the naturalistic learning style, they would appreciate this. I also think it is a great way to teach students about flowers and what they are called. This could help them build vocabulary and become familiar with the different flowers in nature.