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Ezra Jack Keats, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His Books

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Ezra Jack Keats, the beloved children's book author and illustrator, created such classics as The Snowy Day, Pet Show!, and Whistle for Willie. The 50th Anniversary of The Snowy Day, which won Keats the prestigious Caldecott Medal, will be celebrated in 2012! Support the creation of a commemorative stamp by signing the petition to the U.S. Postage Stamp Citizen's Advisory Committee on the author's Website.

Whether or not your students are familiar with Ezra Jack Keats's books, they make a great addition to any classroom. Our literature guides include activities that are perfect for the early-learning child and beginning readers. You will find an author biography, teaching strategies to guide students' reading, cross-curricular activities, games, critical thinking exercises, and worksheets that complement the books.

Guides & Activities for Ezra Jack Keats's Books

Explore the many multicultural children's books by Ezra Jack Keats with this printable teaching guide and activity suggestions. This packet includes an author biography, teaching strategies to guide reading, cross-curricular activities, games, and worksheets that complement the books by this Caldecott Medal-winner.

Enhance reading abilities with an activity about Ezra Jack Keats's book The Snowy Day that enriches and expands children's language and emergent literacy skills. Children will learn vocabulary terms and use prompts to think critically about the story.

Enhance reading abilities with an activity that enriches and expands children's language and emergent literacy skills using the story Over in the Meadow, illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. Reading prompts will enhance understanding of the story, plus new terms will enhance children's vocabulary.

Use Ezra Jack Keats's book Whistle for Willie to enhance children's reading abilities. Discussion prompts, activities, and a vocabulary list will enrich and expand children's language and emergent literacy skills.

More Activities with Books

Encourage your students to read for pleasure with book discussions. Students can share with the class or a small group a book that they have recently read in a variety of fun, creative ways.

Get your students talking about a book with this collection of discussion starters.

Try a library-skills activity that focuses on the proper care of books.

View great supplemental material that will assist students in enjoying and understanding these outstanding books.

Your child learns that pictures and print carry messages and have many uses. Your child also learns about how books work.

Employ a printable reading activity that helps build skills in illustrating a story that is read.

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