Coyote Moon
By Maria Gianferrari
Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
(From SATEC Student’s Choice Award)
Coyote Moon by Maria Gianferrari (text) and Bagram Ibatoulline (art) was this week's featured mentor text for all classes. This stunningly beautiful and compelling look into a "night in the life" of a coyote mother provided a window for all of us to learn about the often misunderstood and miscast mammal. Also, this wonderful story happens to be a nominee for this year's SATEC Student Choice Award.
In addition to Coyote Moon, learners were also treated to a more traditional nonfiction text with North American Animals: Coyotes. By comparing and contrasting both nonfiction stories, learners were able to see and experience how nonfiction stories can be constructed and created differently. Coyote Moon is best described as narrative nonfiction; a story that reveals facts and details about a subject within the framework of a story (fiction-like). Whereas North American Animals: Coyotes begins with a table of contents and ultimately reads more like an encyclopedia. The contrasting nonfiction titles led to a great discussion and reflection on how different books may be, even within the same genre.
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