Title: Hi, Koo!

Author: Jon J. Muth

Illustrator: Jon J. Muth

Copyright date: 2014

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Summary: This book is a collection of 26 haikus. The haikus capture images of the four seasons. The haikus are told as a young panda named Koo and his brothers and sisters explore the seasons doing various activities. 

Media for illustration: Watercolor and ink

Perfect student: This book is great for young readers who are just beginning to learn about poetry. It features haikus, which in these simple terms are easy to understand and appreciate. This book is great for students who love nature. This book could generate a lot of dicussion about seasons, nature, and feelings.

Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5 Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.

This book works well with this standard because, as a great introduction to poetry, it can be used to highlight the different type of language used in poetry.