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Great American Author and Illustrator Ezra Jack Keats
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Unique Facts Jacob Ezra Katz born on March 11, 1916 He began to
sell his artwork at the age of eight when he was paid 25 cents for
a picture advertisement. In high school one of his paintings won a
national Scholastic art contest. After high school, Keats was
awarded several art scholarships. His family was very poor. Ezra
moved on to work as a comic book illustrator.
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Unique Facts Keats entered the army on April 13, 1943. The Army
trained him to design camouflage patterns. He worked as an
illustrator for the covers of publications, such as The Readers
Digest. He legally changed his name to Ezra Jack Keats due to the
fact that some people were discriminating against him due to his
culture. In 1960, he attempted to write his first children's book
entitled My Dog is Lost.
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Unique Facts For the next two years, Keats worked on the book
that was to follow that depicted a young African American boy named
Peter. He was inspired to create this character by a picture
clipping from Life Magazine. The book entitled The Snowy Day
received the renowned Caldecott Award. Keats was determined to
write a book that depicted an African American child as the hero.
His style for illustration came from the innovative technique of
blending gouache with collage. The characters in his story came
from real people in the neighborhoods where he lived as a
child.
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Web Address o www.ezra-jack-keats.org
www.ezra-jack-keats.org
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Keats's Books In Dreams, Keats describes the sleepless night of
a little boy by the name of Roberto. Roberto looks out his window
and see Archies cat trapped by a big dog! He does not know what to
do. His paper mouse that he made that day in school falls from his
window and casts a giant shadow onto a wall scaring the dog away.
Archies cat makes his way safely home.
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Keats books. In Jeannies Hat, Keats describes a young girl by
the name of Jeannie who is looking forward to a present from her
aunt, a new hat. When the hat arrives, Jeannie is very disappointed
because the hat is plain and nothing as she had hoped it would be.
Jeannie feeds the birds in the park every Saturday, and the birds
overhear her speaking of her hat. They follow her to church the
next day and decorate her hat for her with beautiful flowers and
ribbon.
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Keats's Books. In Goggles!, Peter and his best friend Archie
find a pair of old motorcycle glasses. They are very excited until
a group of older boys try to bully them into giving them the
shades. Peter, Archie and Peters dog Willie use their heads to
outsmart the bullies and keep the goggles for themselves.
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Keats's Books. In My Dog Is Lost, Keats tells the story of a
little boy named Juanito. In the story, Juanito had just moved to
the city from Puerto Rico. He has no friends and cannot speak
English. He is very sad because he recently lost his dog. He sets
out determined to find him and stumbles upon different groups of
people in his neighborhood that take up the cause to help him. In
the end Juanito is reunited with his dog. Keats includes several
simple Spanish words in the book.
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Keats's Books. In PetersChair, Keats describes a young boy
named Peter dealing with feelings of jealousy over his new little
sister, Susie. His parents are taking all his old things and
painting them pink in order to make them right for Susie. Peter
draws the line at his favorite chair, he decides to run away and he
takes his chair, his dog, his toy alligator, and a picture of
himself as a baby. After a little while, his mother sees traces of
his return home. In the end he helps his father paint the chair for
Susie after he discovers that he can no longer fit into the
chair.
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Keats's Books. In The Snowy Day, Keats describes the adventures
of Peter on a snowy day. Peter plays in the snow. He places a
snowball in his pocket to save for later. After he is ready for
bed, he discovers that the snowball has melted and is very sad. He
awakens to more snow the next morning. This book received the
renowned Caldecott Award in 1963
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Keats's Books. In Whistle For Willie, Keats tells yet another
story of his beloved Peter. Peter Tries to learn to whistle in
order to be able to call his dog Willie. He tries and tries to no
avail, but he doesnt give up. In the end he learns to whistle.
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Keats's Books. In A Letter to Amy, Keats describes Peter as he
deals with the awkwardness of a first crush. Peter is having a
birthday party and he invited all his friends-the boys. He wants to
invite Amy, but after he runs into her with the invitation and
accidentally knocks her down, he is worried that she will not
come.
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Keats's Books. In Apt 3, Keats describes the story of two
brothers, Sam and Ben, who are inspired to explore their apartment
building in search of the source of the beautiful music they hear.
They find a blind man who becomes their new friend.
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Keats's Books. In The Trip, Keats tells the story of Louie, a
little boy so sad about moving that he creates a diorama of his old
friends and neighborhood. This brings him comfort and helps him to
cope with his feelings until he begins to make new friends in his
new neighborhood on Halloween night.
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Complete Listing of Keats's Books
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Keats's Books
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Keats Lesson Plans Part of the Ezra Jack Keats Author StudyEzra
Jack Keats Author Study Peter vividly expresses the wonder children
feel for the world around them. Whether it's snow falling, a
squirrel scampering up a tree, or the sun shining, children are
curious about what they see outside their windows and have a
natural desire to know more. Use the following questions to guide
children in a brief discussion about Peter, the world outside his
window, and the world outside their windows. Where do you think the
story takes place? What are some clues? What are some ways you are
like Peter? Do you remember waking up to a snowy world outside your
window? What was it like? What did you do? Why do you think the
snowball in Peter's pocket wasn't there when he checked before bed?
Can you think of a way to save a snowball? What do you wonder about
the world outside your window?
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Keats Lessons The Snowy Day Science Lesson Peter awakens to a
world of snow. He makes tracks and snow angels, goes sliding, and
packs snowballs - saving one in his pocket for the next day. Keats'
simple story and collage illustrations capture a child's natural
wonder for the world in a book that charms readers of all ages.
Materials: Snow Pans or dishes Pens/paper If you've got snow on
hand, let students scoop some up to make some snowballs. See how
long they last in your classroom under different conditions. Have
students measure the amount of snow that they use so each snowball
is the same size. Set each snowball in a pan or dish to catch the
drips and then place them in different places around the room - a
sunny windowsill, under a cover, in the closet, or in a pocket -
like Peter did in the story! Place paper and pen beside each
snowball and ask students to record observations every 30 minutes.
Which snowball do they think will last longest? Which will melt
first? Why? Adapted from: Using Caldecotts Across the Curriculum by
Joan Novelli
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Keats's Lessons Letter to Amy Lesson Plan By Jeremy
BrunaccioniJeremy Brunaccioni OBJECTIVE: Students will "use a
variety of forms or genres when writing for different
audiences."--Massachusetts English/Language Arts Curriculum
Framework MATERIALS A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats writing
pencils writing paper, one sheet per student envelopes, one per
student colored markers chart paper SET UP AND PREPARE Come up with
an event that your students can share with another class. (You will
need a class list from that class.) You might choose to have an art
show, a science themed party, or a poetry jam.
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Keatss Lessons DIRECTIONS Use the chart paper to model an
invitation. Give your students the name of a peer from the class
list, and have them write an invitation. They can use the colored
markers to illustrate or decorate the invitation. When they are
done, use the chart paper to show them how to address the envelope.
Have your students deliver the invitations, so that they may enjoy
their peer's reactions. SUPPORTING ALL LEARNERS Talk to the teacher
whose class is being invited to your event. Ask her to talk up the
event with her students so that they have a positive response when
they receive their invitations. LESSON EXTENSION Put an R.S.V.P.
card into the invitation. Turn your dramatic play area into a post
office. Visit your local post office. Related Resources The
Official Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Web site
www.ezra-jack-keats.org The Official Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Web
site www.ezra-jack-keats.org
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Keatss Lessons My Dog is Lost! Lesson Plan By Jeremy
BrunaccioniJeremy Brunaccioni OBJECTIVE Students will "tell or show
what a map is..." --Massachusetts History and Social Science
Curriculum Framework MATERIALS My Dog is Lost! by Ezra Jack Keats
graph paper (one sheet per student) writing pencils colored pencils
DIRECTIONS Talk about the places Juanito visits in his search for
Pepito. Explain that students will be creating maps showing
Juanito's apartment, grocery store, playground, movie theater,
butcher shop, laundromat, subway entrance, and bank. Students
should use the writing pencils to create roads and buildings on
their graph paper, labeling the different places. They can then use
the colored pencils to color their map.
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Keatss Lessons SUPPORTING ALL LEARNERS If you want to modify
this activity for kindergarten, print out mailing labels with the
names of the places Juanito searched. Have students create their
maps, one building at a time, and attach the labels as they go.
LESSON EXTENSION Use the maps to create three-dimensional
models.Look at a map of New York and locate China Town, Little
Italy, Park Avenue, and Harlem. Related Resources
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Keats Lessons Over in the Meadow Lesson Plan By Jeremy
BrunaccioniJeremy Brunaccioni OBJECTIVE Students will "retell or
dramatize traditional literature." --Massachusetts English/Language
Arts Curriculum Framework MATERIALS Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack
Keats SET UP AND PREPARE Tell students to pay attention to the
creatures featured in the book, as they will be acting out some
movements during a second reading. The text of this book is based
on a rhyme written by Olive A. Wadsworth. Before teaching the
movements, you may want to remind students to be safe with their
bodies. It's easy for them to get out of control during the frog
jumping movement.
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Keatss Lessons DIRECTIONS Read through the book slowly,
teaching students the following movements. "Dig!" said the mother.
(Use your hands to make a scooping/digging motion, as if you had
flippers.) "Swim!" said the mother. (Put your hands together in
front of you and sway them back and forth to simulate a fish
swimming.) "Sing!" said the mother. (Place a hand on your chest,
and reach the other hand out in to the air, as if you're singing.)
"Dive!" said the mother. (Put both hands together and point down as
you bow your head, as if you're going to plunge into the water.)
"Buzz!" said the mother. (Put your hands to your sides and quickly
flap your fingers to simulate a buzzing bee's wings.)