Max's Words | Kate Banks

Max's Words | Kate Banks | Max's Words

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Max's Words

	Max's Words Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2006 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Max?s brothers have grand collections that everyone makes a big fuss over. Benjamin collects stamps and Karl collects coins, and neither one will share with their little brother. So Max decides to start a collection of his own. He?s going to collect words. He starts with small words that he cuts out of newspapers and magazines, but soon his collection has spilled out into the hall. All the while, his brothers are watching. Benjamin brags that he has one thousand stamps. Karl is just a few coins short of five hundred. But a thousand stamps is really just a bunch of stamps, and a lot of coins is only a heap of money. A pile of words, however, can make a story.

Bright, bold pictures incorporating clever wordplay accompany this highly original tale about a younger brother?s ingenuity.

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Max's Words

I bought this book because I thought it was cute (the cover intrigued me). I took it to my classroom to share with my lst grade students. They got so excited about it that they thought our class should start a word collection. So I drug out old magazines & newspapers and we began to clip and save the most fascinating words we could find. Then we decided that we should try to invent some sentences just like Max did. It was so much fun! The kids worked together for over an hour for 2 days straight. They came up with several sentences. We posted them in our hallway along with a review of the book. They are so proud! I would highly recommend this book for anyone who has anything to do with children!

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Max's Words

I find this to be a delightful story of a little boy that is looking for something to 'collect' just like his older siblings. They have their coin and stamp collections which they refuse to share, so it's up to the youngster to go out and find something of his own. What better collection is there than words?! As a primary, elementary school teacher, I think Max is right on the money, and hopefully my students will think so, too, when I introduce Writer's Workshop to them with a read aloud of 'Max's Words'.

Recipe to become a writer

I find Max's Words to be an excellent tool for children on how to learn the principles of the structure of a language. The power of this book is that the idea can be adapted to any language. That makes me think that any child using it frequently may become, if not a writer, at least, an avid reader.

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Great story

My son Max and I enjoyed this story of the youngest and wildest brother of three who insists on creating a collection of words, after his older brothers refuse to share their collections of stamps and money with him. Max and I both enjoyed the fun that comes from the idea of collecting words. A really fun book with great illustrations.

Excellent Book!

Shows how words and reading can be fun! My 4 year old loves the book. I donated a copy to his school's library and the librarian loved it too. Why can't there be more books like this out there for young children?? No bad guys, just fun.

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