Module 4: Picture Book 9

A.   Author	Janet Stevens
B.    Title	Tops & Bottoms
C.    Illustrator	Janet Stevens
D.   Readability Score	Lexile 580L,  DRA 20,  Grade Equivalent: 3.8
E.    Genre	Fiction
F.    Subgenre	Fables, Folk Tales, and Myths
G.   Theme	Conflict Resoluition
H.   Primary and Secondary Characters	Primary: Hare and Bear Secondary: Hare’s family
I.      Awards/Date of Publication	Awards: Caldecott Honor Book Published: March 29, 1995
J.     Publishing Company	Scholastic, Inc.
K.   ISBN Number	0-590-97550-1
L.    Summary	Tops and Bottoms is a cute picture book with pictures covering the two-page spread vertically from top to bottom.  Hare and Bear form a partnership in order to fulfill both of their needs.  Bear is lazy and has lots of money and land.  Hare and his family were in poor and hungry due to a risky bet where he had lost all of his land.  The two went into business together agreeing that Bear would get the top halves of the crops and Hare the bottoms.  Hare was a trickster and got the better end of the deal.
M.  Picture of Book Cover
N.   Usage with students	This book can be used during Science when covering plant parts, in health when discussing healthy foods, or reading for the main idea.