Trade Book

          Have you ever made a trade book before? I sure haven't. This was my first experience creating an animoto based off of an educational book and having to try and grab the students attention at the same time. Picking a book that interests students can be very tricky at times. It is important to find a book that will inform the students with information on the topic that they may not already know but also a book that has illustrations that will grab a child's attention and want them to continue reading. While creating my animoto I made sure to ask children questions that they may or may not already know, questions that will get their brains thinking and wanting to engage with others to come up with those answers. It can be very tricky to not give the book away, you need to make sure you ask simple questions that grab their attention and make them want to know more. I chose the book What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics, Written by Craig Saunders. This book was a great book when it came to informing the reader of knowledge based on the theory of plate tectonics, when it occurred, who created the theory of Pangea and much more. I was able to take this book and create a Trade Book  that asks students questions about plate tectonics but didn't give the book away entirely.  I also added pictures from the text to grab the students attention and added music to the animoto. By using this you are able to make reading a book engaging and appealing to students. I think creating a trade book is an excellent way to get students involved, it is a creative way of grabbing children's attention but also asking questions pertaining to the book and their individual knowledge on the topic. I think creating trade books are an awesome technique to use in class and creating them on animoto is fun and easy as well! I really enjoyed creating my trade book and I hope students would find my animoto appealing as well. This book would be a great book to use with students when you are introducing them to what plate tectonics is. It is full of information and could easily be used in a lesson, this book allows students to obtain information on the topic and create questions on their own that they may have about plate tectonics or the theory of pangea. Creating this trade book is an excellent way to get children informed, wondering and excited about this topic. Hope you enjoy!