Text comes alive with imagery.
Words can take a reader to places they only dream of, places where there are no limitations or boundaries. The key for young readers is learning how to create these wonderful images from the stories they embark upon. Proficient readers not only create images during reading, but after reading as well. These images may include visual, auditory and other sensory connections that help to create meaning from the text. This lesson aims to enhance students' comprehension of visualization through a close reading of the book A Garden of Whales by Maggie Davis.