Author's Purpose

We have been talking about author's purpose, or the reason an author writes, in literacy.  I have been reading different picture books to the students to see if they can decide whether the author's purpose is to entertain, inform, or persuade.  I read a book called The Man Who Walked Between The Towers written by Mordicai Gerstein.  We decided that the book was written to entertain, but also to inform because it is a true story of Philippe Petit walking on a wire between the World Trade Centers.  I found a "You Tube" video that included pictures of the actual event taking place.  The students have not seen the video so I decided to place it on for their enjoyment.  Enjoy!