This book highlights the importance of honoring humans, including their unique differences that could impact our world in a positive way.

March: Women’s History Month; National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

• March 8: International Women’s Day 
• April: Autism Acceptance Month; Celebrate Diversity Month
• April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
• July 26: Disability Independence Day
• October: National Disability Employment Awareness Month; Global Diversity Awareness Month
• December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

When reading, we figure out what the author is saying even though it might not be explicit. In this text, readers could use their background knowledge, clues from the text, illustrations, and the dramatic text structures to support guesses about the meaning of the text.

“What clues do the pictures give us about what is happening?”

“What kind of clues did you use: pictures, words, or background knowledge?”

This book uses rhyming verses throughout the text, which affects the flow of the story. Once students have had an opportunity to get comfortable with the text, it could be used to practice various reading rates. Personally, I would add music and either sing or rap the verses while reading.

Use pictures, illustrations, and diagrams: Readers increase their vocabularies by paying attention to pictures, illustrations, and diagrams. Together we use the context of the story, our background knowledge about what we are reading, and the art to discern the meaning of the words and text.

A few words from the text to consider: unique; unusual; frustration; tantrum; shriek; proclaimed; balked; autism; ranch; herds; soar; invention; cattle; creatures.