Author: Melissa Sweet
Illustrator: Melissa Sweet
Genre: Youth Informational Book
Subgenre: Informational Book/Realistic
Themes: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NYC, puppets, entertainment and inventions
Primary and Secondary Characters: Tony Sarg, his marionettes and parade floats
Awards: 2012 Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner
Date of Publication: 2011
Publishing Company: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Summary:
This informational book is inspired behind the creative mind of Tony Sarg who has made a remarkable tradition of New York City's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. As a kid, Tony was wanting to create easier ways to work around the house. He invented a device that would feed the family's chickens without Tony even having to get out of bed. So, it was obvious at a young age that Tony was going to develop into quite the inventor! As he got older, his interests with puppets grew and he became a popular marionette in London. His popularity brought him to New York City where he was hired by Macy's to develop a "puppet parade" that would be displayed in their holiday windows. The feedback from the window displays were so successful that Macy's further hired Tony to make puppets for a parade that Macy's was having for their employees. That parade was such a huge success that the parade become a tradition, but further spread out to the entire community. With each year the parade was held, Tony Sarg improved his puppets to evolve into big, fancy balloons that flew through the sky. After the first couple parades, Tony's parade floats were so advanced, that people could hold them by a string as they floated through the sky. From there on, Tony's parade floaters were the prime entertainment behind the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The tradition still holds true to this day, so the next parade that performs, you'll know the history behind the scenes!
How it will be used in the classroom:
As informational books are important to have within a classroom, I think this books is no different than any other informational book. Students will be able to learn about a topic that they may have never thought about learning about. That's my favorite part about informational books, is that not only are the student's improving their reading skills, they are also learning valuable and interesting information that they can use within the real world.
As informational books are important to have within a classroom, I think this books is no different than any other informational book. Students will be able to learn about a topic that they may have never thought about learning about. That's my favorite part about informational books, is that not only are the student's improving their reading skills, they are also learning valuable and interesting information that they can use within the real world.
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