2C What is a book?

2.C.ECa Interact with a variety of types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems, rhymes, songs). 2.C.ECb Identify the front and back covers of books and display the correct orientation of books and page-turning skills. 2.C.ECc With teacher assistance, describe the role of an author and illustrator.

• Enjoy listening to and pretending to read different types of texts (e.g., picture books and predictable books with repetitive patterns). Enjoy listening to and pretending to read different types of texts (e.g., simple storybooks). Enjoy listening to and pretending to read different types of texts (e.g., more complex and lengthy storybooks or books with poems, rhymes, and/or songs).

• Hold books with front cover facing up. Turn pages correctly, moving from front of book to the back. Look at page on the left then page on the right. With teacher assistance, begin to show interest when told about the role of an author or illustrator (e.g., sees similarities in Eric Carle books).

• With teacher assistance, respond appropriately to questions such as “What do we call the name of the person who writes the book?” With teacher assistance, respond appropriately to questions such as “What do we call the name of the person who writes the book and the person who draws the pictures?”