Graphic novel chalk is a graphic novel, a story told without any words to read. Discovering a seemingly magic bag of chalk while visiting the park on a rainy day, three children are astonished when their drawings of the sun, butterflies an. Bill thomson embraced traditional painting techniques and meticulously painted each illustration by hand, using acrylic paint and colored pencils. Preschoolgrade 4this stunningly illustrated wordless picture book tells the story of three children who find a bag of magical chalk at the. The story is about three children who are walking on a playground on a rainy day.
There is no text in the book, just beautifully photorealistic illustrations and a captivating visual storyline. Chalk, a wordless picture book, by bill thomson is a creative and colorful selection. Stunningly illustrated slj explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. They find a bag full of chalk and their imagination comes to life.
Thomsons illustrations are bright and detailed images. A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life. Chalk is definitely a send up to chris vanallsburgs jumanji with the magical game that brings beasts alive, but with art that is worthy of comparison to that 1982 caldecott medal winner. One of the little girls pulls out a piece of chalk and draws a sun on the rainy ground.
Bill thomson southington, ct, united states i live in connecticut with my beautiful wife, diann, and our three wonderful sons, billy, nik and ethan. This is a book for children with imaginations, and i have not seen many who are not imaginative. Presgr 4this stunningly illustrated wordless picture book tells the story of three children who find a bag of magical chalk at the playground on a rainy day. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. You should let bill know that you want more details about chalk. I shared this beautiful book with my class a couple of weeks ago on the recommendation of our teacherlibrarian and im. The children in this book are able to problem solve and change situations by using chalk that they found on a playground. Chalk storybook companion by speech time fun teachers. The book chalk by bill thomson is a visual delight with rich illustrations. Chalk by bill thomson meet your next favorite book. I love this book for the room it provides for children to. Once i opened the book to start reading, i was fixed on figuring out the story by the use of. Wordless wednesday chalk by bill thomson wordless books are one way to tell a story. Kathleen kelly macmillan, carroll county public library, md school library journal in this wordless drama, a clever twist on the theme of be careful what you wish for, sidewalk chalk provides three.
The author, bill thomson, has written a brilliant book. Each page is drawn by hand using paint and colored pencils. Chalk by bill thomson, 9780761455264, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This is a no prep, funfilled companion to the book chalk by bill thomson. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Buy the hardcover book chalk by bill thomson at indigo. Wordless picture books encourage appropriate book handling skills in very small children. Three children discover a magical bag of chalk on a rainy day. The title of this book is chalk and it was written by bill thomson. The children begin drawing with the chalk and discover that whatever they draw comes to life. Im not sure younger elementary children will fully understand the story bill thomson tells in this wordless book. And then the real sun comes out and in an instant the rain is gone. Chalk by bill thomson brings so much imagination to life. The sun, butterflies, a dinosaur, and soon they all come to life.
Exciting and beautiful and action packed and just amazing. On a rainy day, three children discover a bag of magic chalk that brings their drawings, from warm sunshine to a terrifying dinosaur, to life in this wordless book. Chalk is a favorite with boys mostly because of the big dinosaur on the front cover. It was published by two lions and has a total of 40 pages in the book. Visualizza altre idee su illustrazioni, ganci e immagini.
Bill thomson was born in waterbury, connecticut in 1963. Engage your students further with these critical thinking activities. Children will never feel the same about the playground after they experience this astounding wordless picture book and the power of the imagination. Three children discover a magical bag of chalk on a rainy day expand product details. Thomsons paintings, executed in acrylic paint with colored pencils, are highly realistic and utilize strong perspectives and dynamic compositions. Prior to moving to the middle east, she lived for eleven years in singapore serving as a teacher educator. It is a wordless picture book about some children who find some chalk in a park on a rainy day. Prereading activities list vivid verb vocabulary list vivid verb abc order practice vivid verb dictionary work vivid verb vocabulary in context activity vivid verb vocabulary flipcards activity and answer key teacher modeling.
Each detail is pronounced and the images look like photographs. Bills also created the wordless books, chalk, fossil, and the typewriter. As they begin drawing with the chalk, they discover its magical chalk as their pictures come to life. Chalk by bill thomson wordless picture book find this in the picture book section under e tho. Chalk, by bill thomson, is one of my all time favorite books to share during story time. In addition to learning to handle books with respect and appreciation, children also learn essential bookreading skills like reading from front to back, top to bottom, and left to right, and turning pages one by one. The children draw the sun, butterflies, and a pages. Video created for students in my classroom to encourage independent reading and. Image taken from bill thomson illustration blogspot. My son can now describe what is going on page by page. The child or adult has to look carefully at the pictures to see what is happening. Bill thomson a wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life. We find ourselves in a park on a rainy day, with children who find some chalk.
Hanging from the mouth of one of the rideon dinosaurs is a bag of chalk. Bill thomson embraced traditional painting techniques and meticulously painted each illustration by hand, using acrylic paint and coloured pencils. Chalk printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. The characters have realistic facial expressions that enhance the story. I would roll my eyes at her effusive praise, but this book is just as awesome as she claims. A wordless book that i can understand why it was given a caldecott nod. When they are afraid of the dinosaur that comes to life after they drew with chalk, they have the idea to draw a thunderstorm so that the dinosaur will be erased. This wordless picture book is about three kids who discover a bag of chalk while walking in the park on a rainy day. All emotion, all details, everything is told only using illustrations. Book companion for wordless book chalk by bill thomson. The activities in this packet cross a number of skills and speech goals, including sequencing, inferencing, answering questions, vocabulary, and more.
Download read chalk 2010 by bill thomson in pdf, epub. A book on tape of chalk by bill thomson, nominated for the bluegrass book awards, uploaded for my mother. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. I have illustrated karate hour, building with dad, baseball hour, soccer hour, and i created the wordless books, chalk, fossil, and the typewriter. Thomson has illustrated karate hour, building with dad, baseball hour, chalk and soccer hour, all published by marshall cavendish. Bill is a professor of illustration at the hartford art school at the university of hartford. The story follows three children walking to the park on a very rainy day. Myra is a teacher educator and a registered clinical psychologist based in al ain, united arab emirates. Here are some examples of what you will see in the book from his website.