Button Eyes, Carrot Nose / We Can Build a Snowman

Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. In the fictional narrative, Button Eyes, Carrot Nose, Tammy is excited to have a snow day. Bright illustrations and key ideas will help readers follow Tammy as she makes balls out of snow and builds a snowman. This fiction book is paired with the book, We Can Build a Snowman, for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies. In this nonfiction book, readers learn how to build a snowman through diagrams, and activities. Share this fun activity with your readers through this lively and endearing theme set about snowmen.