Common subjects of his include modern technology especially travel vehicles, and childhood memories. Shortcut by donald crews pdf shortcut donald crews on. The book is exciting and read like a moving picture. A group of children learn an important safety lesson while taking a shortcut. So seven children decide to take the shortcut home, even though that means walking along the train tracks when theyve been told to always take the road. This website also has a page that teaches you all about the author, informs you about the culminating project we are working on, lists three special featured books by donald crews, and also includes activities you can do with your child. Lesson plans for shortcut by donald crews easy literacy. Repeating chorus pattern reminds children of this lesson. This website has a bibliography page that lists a variety of books donald crews has written and illustrated. Shortcut by crews, donald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The shortcut, written and illustrated by donald crews is a book about a group of brothers and sisters who decide to take the short way home by walking on the train tracks. His books focus on topics children are familiar with and are typically very high interest. This book is an actual story where real characters have a brush with a freight train. And when there was no turning back, they heard the train coming. The train tracks ran right by bigmamas house in cottondale, and the children. Donald crews wrote one of the greatest books about a black family visiting their bigmama in florida. But one night they were late, and the tracks were a shortcut. But, they soon realized that they should have taken the road instead.
Donald crews books list of books by author donald crews. So they started off, and when there was no turning back, they heard the train coming. From donald crews, the caldecott honor artist and awardwinning creator of bigmamas, freight train, and many other classic picture books for young children, comes an out of the ordinary drama set forth with uncommon artistry. Bigmamas by donald crews books for children read aloud. Boyhood summers spent in cottondale, florida, at his grandparents, with his mother and siblings, constituted a considerable departure from the familys life in newark, new jersey, where donald crews was born in 1938. The train ran right by bigmamas house in cottondale, the town made famous in crews s book bigmamas. This website is to inform you about the author study your child is participating in during class this month. See all books authored by donald crews, including freight train caldecott collection, and ten black dots, and more on. Get your students to write the best personal narratives ever. Shortcut by donald crews night shift daddy by eileen spinelli the snowy day by ezra jack keats roller coaster by marla frazee salt handsby jane chelsea aragon knuffle bunny by mo willems.
As they walk along the train tracks night befalls them. Shortcut written by donald crews illustrated by donald crews. Vive con su esposa, ann jonas, cerca del rio hudson, en nueva york. But one night they were late, and the tracks were a shortcut, so they started off. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. That book introduced them to their colors and each car in the train. Donald crews born august 30, 1938 is an american illustrator and writer of childrens picture books. It follows the sequence of the story line and builds suspense similar to the story. Using donald crews book shortcut as a mentor text, students work through a series of integrated reading and writing lessons to create their own personal narratives. Oct 23, 1992 the shortcut, written and illustrated by donald crews is a book about a group of brothers and sisters who decide to take the short way home by walking on the train tracks. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A train is heard in the distance and the children scramble to get out of the way. More books like shortcut may be found by selecting the. Use these free resources during an author study of donald crews in your kindergarten class.
Shortcut has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Shortcut donald crews hardcover harpercollins publishers. S even children decided to take the shortcut homealong the railroad track. Lesson plans for shortcut by donald crews this lesson plan is designed to read the book aloud to kindergarten or first grade students. From donald crews, the caldecott honor artist and awardwinning creator of bigmamas, freight train, and many other classic picture books for young children. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. This picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. The train tracks ran right by bigmamas house in cottondale, and the children were warned to stay off the tracks. Those shoes by maribeth boelts bigmamas by donald crews. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Donald crews has won the prestigious caldecott award in 1979. Sep 26, 2015 donald crews is the renowned creator of many celebrated childrens books, including the caldecott honor books freight train and truck. Children taking a shortcut by walking along a railroad track find excitement and danger when a train approaches. Donald crews is the renowned creator of many celebrated childrens books, including the caldecott honor books freight train and truck. Short cut by donald crews is part of the contemporary realistic fiction collection.
Shortcut by donald crews is about a group of children that decide to take different way home from school. This book is recommended for children ages58 years old p primary. In 2015, the american library association ala honored him with the laura ingalls wilder medal, recognizing his lasting contribution to childrens literature. This is a set of detailed lesson plans suitable for grades. Donald crews is the renowned creator of two caldecott honor books, freight train and truck. Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine. Publication date 1994 topics railroads juvenile fiction, african americans juvenile fiction publisher greenwillow books. Among his other enormously popular books are epub such favorites as night at the fair, sail away, bigmamas, shortcut, and school bus. Mar 12, 2019 shortcut written by donald crews illustrated by donald crews. From donald crews, the caldecott honor artist and awardwinning creator of bigmamas, freight train, and many other classic picture books. This website has a bibliography page that lists a variety of books donald crews.
My kids enjoyed this book, especially because i read the book with a lot of excitement. From donald crews, the caldecott honor artist and awardwinning creator of. We will be studying the author, donald crews, and exploring many different works that he has created. He and his wife, ann jonas, live in new yorks hudson river valley. Bigmamas by donald crews when i was your age by amy erlich what you know first by patriccia maclachlin the relatives came by cynthia rylant when i was young in the mountains by cynthia rylant every friday by dan yaccarino chicken sunday by patricia polacco shortcut by donald crews night shift daddy by eileen spinelli the snowy day by ezra. Donald crews can be a perfect author to focus on in a classroom of young learners. But this time they were in a hurry, and the tracks were a shortcut. In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, donald crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favori. Shortcut the train ran right by bigmamas house in cottondale, the town made famous in crews s book bigmamas. Shortcut book by donald crews half price books marketplace. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Other teachers have used this for multiple purposes in the reading and writing workshops such as for an extension lesson, to compare and contrast, to analyze how an a. Buy shortcut book online at low prices in india shortcut. Shortcut by donald crews 1996, paperback for sale online. During a summer visit to their grandmothers house, five siblings decide to take the shortcut home by walking on the railroad tracks. The book shortcut was about a group of children taking a shortcut home, but stumbles upon a problem. See all books authored by donald crews, including freight train caldecott. Buy shortcut book online at best prices in india on. A narrow escape, but donald crews hits the mark again with. Personal narrative writing with shortcut by donald crews as a. Donald crews dedicated shortcut to six people on a first name basis with the last line in the dedication being alls well that ends well.