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I'm Bad! (2008)

by Kate McMullan(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0061229717 (ISBN13: 9780061229718)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

HarperCollins

review 1: McMullan, J., & McMullan, K. (2008). I'm Bad! New York: Joanna Cotler Books.9780061229725One big and bad Tyrannosaurus describes himself for the reader, comparing himself to the size and power of a human, doing an excellent job of putting this beasty in perspective. Despite the Tyrannosaurus's size and strength, it still has trouble capturing an animal in it's big huge jaws. It is worth noting that the voice of the Tyrannosaurus is very strong and modern and incorporates some anthropomorphized language ways of viewing himself. The illustrations are bright, colorful and include many images in the Tyrannosaurus in odd positions. The story also includes a lot of onamonapia that students would probably have fun yelling out during a read aloud.This picturebook does subtl... morey address the theory that Tyrannosaurus was a scavenger instead of a hunter. Activities to Do with the Book: Sharing I'm Bad could be an introduction to research projects on dinosaurs. It could also be a nice addition to a students' collection of books who is already obsessed with dinosaurs. Also, since so much of the book emphasizes the Tyrannosaurus attempting to get food, a teacher could direct discussion to how people get food, whether students have learned to fish from a relative or whether they depend on a waiter or waitress to hand them their meal.Favorite Quotes:“Are you bad? I'm REALLY bad. Scare-the-tails-off-all-the-other-dinosaurs bad.""Did you just call me BABY ARMS?Long as yours, pal--20 times strong. Think about it....""I hate fast food."
review 2: Picture Book - I'm not sure what specific genre this book would be in.This book was cute. It began with a big ferocious T-Rex who was trying to be scary and who was hungry and looking for food. After many failed attempts at catching his own food, the T-Rex begins to cry. His mother catches him and he denies that he was crying. His mother ends up giving him some food and so he eats it and is happy. I like that you don't really figure out that it is a 'baby' T-Rex until the end.Act. 1 - Story Board: Illustrations from the book could be displayed on the board. This could help to enable the students better visualize the story and the structure in new ways. It could also be a helpful tool when practicing sequencing.Act. 2 - Postcard: Students could create a postcard and write to a friend, the author, or to a character in the book. They could also write as if they were the character and write to themselves! less

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