W.K. Kellogg

W.K. Kellogg

Written by Tiffany Peterson

Designed by Herman Adler Design

Heinemann Library, 2003

Non-Fiction

32 pages

W.K. Kellogg is a magnificent informational book. This book tells the story of one man’s fight for success. This book gives a reader very useful information on W. K. Kellogg. This book begins by briefly telling the early years of Kellogg’s life. Then, the book takes a turn and starts describing Kellogg’s struggle to become a sales person. You see, Kellogg and his brother, John Harvey, invented something very rare to the 1800s. What is this strange new invention? Will Kellogg make it to the top? Just how good of a salesman is Mr. Kellogg?

The pictures within this book play a huge role in expressing the life and success of W. K. Kellogg. Most of the pictures are colored in black and white. The readers can also tell that most of the pictures were taken around and about the 1800s. On the other hand, there are a few colored pictures within the book too. With this combination of pictures, the book is expressed to the fullest with both pictures and text. All in all, the pictures do a grand job creating emotion in this informational book about W. K. Kellogg.

I would recommend using this book in a second or third grade class. This book can be integrated into the classroom in three different ways. First, this book could be used to help give an example of a glossary. If the use of a glossary is being introduced, than the students can use this glossary for a real visual example of what it is. Secondly, this book could be used to integrate in timelines and sequencing of events. There is a great timeline located in the back of the book by the glossary. Then lastly, this book could be use in the classroom to introduce careers. W.K. Kellogg was trying to become a salesman in his lifetime. His career choice could be used to give an example of a career path.