Friday, September 23, 2011

Where the Wild Things Are

 
 

Author: Maurice Sendak
Title: Where the Wild Things Are
Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Genre: Picture
Subgenre: Story
Theme: Adventure
Primary and Secondary Characters: Max and the Wild Things
Awards: Caldecott Medal 1964
Publishing Company: Harper and Row
How you would use with your students and brief summary: Max is sent to his room after misbehaving and there he imagines a magical land full of Wild Things, gruesome-looking, yellow eyed creatures. Max conquers them all by staring into their eyes without blinking and becomes king. This story is really a fun story for students that helps inspire them to use their imagination.

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