*Picture book for preschoolers through 1st graders *Little giraffe as main character *Rating: The illustrations of Stay Close to Mama are absolutely adorable, and it is a cute story, although parts confused me as an adult because the little giraffe gets in all sorts of dangerous situations because he doesn’t stay close to Mama, but [...]
November 19, 2012 in Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Buzzeo Toni, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Young Adult Novels
Tags: food chain, habitats, picture books about Africa, picture books about animals, teaching habitats | 3 Comments »
We are lucky this February and have an extra day in the month. It’s a leap year, and we’ve got Leap Day. I am a member of the St. Louis Zoo, and they sent the cutest postcard with frogs on it to tell everyone about the leap day activities online. I never thought about dedicating [...]
February 23, 2012 in Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers
Tags: frogs, leap year, picture books about animals, St. Louis Zoo | No Comments »
My Basset Hound, Hush Puppy, under the Christmas tree *Picture book for preschoolers through 2nd graders *Young girl and cute dog as main characters *Rating: Anyone, child or adult, who has ever been searching for the perfect pet will love You? by Vladimir Radunsky. Short, short summary: In the park, a poor, little lonely dog [...]
February 2, 2010 in Art activities, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Radunsky Vladimir, Shared Writing, Tuesday Tales, Writing Skills
Tags: pets, picture books about animals, Vladimir Radunsky, You? | 4 Comments »
photo by exfordy www.flickr.com Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture book for PreK-2nd grade students, contemporary Young girl as main character Rating: I fell in love with this story and the cute, brilliant illustrations! Short, short summary: A girl sets out with her dog to go on a canoe ride. Soon a beaver asks [...]
January 7, 2009 in Books with Science Content, Casanova, Mary, Elementary Educators, Hoyt, Ard, Making Predictions, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing
Tags: , Ard Hoyt, Mary Casanova, One-Dog Canoe, picture books about animals, picture books about nature, repetition in picture books | No Comments »
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