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Birdsongs
Betsy Franco (2007), 40 pages
Illustrated by Steve Jenkins
Audience: Preschool - Preschool
The sky is quiet. The yard is quiet. The creek is quietly gurgling. Then 'tat, tat, tat, tat.' A red-capped woodpecker starts his rap for the day. With this, the symphony of bird songs begins. Counting down from 10 to 1, the birds and their sounds are identified. What are the songs of the birds in your neighborhood?
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/28/2009
ISBN-10: 0689877773
ISBN-13: 9780689877773
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Blackout
John Rocco (2011), 40 pages
Illustrated by John Rocco
Audience: K - 3rd Grade
Category: Picture Books
It was a normal night in the city. Everyone was busy on their phones, at their computers, and working in the kitchen. Too busy to spend time with the youngest of the family. But then the lights went . . . OUT. Everywhere. As it got hotter in the apartment, the family looked for relief on the roof and reconnected with the stars, their neighbors and each other. When the lights came back on everything went back to normal, sort of.
Awards nominated: 2013 Monarch Nominee
Reviewed by: caroll
Date read: 3/10/2012
ISBN-10: 1423121902
ISBN-13: 9781423121909
Billy is excited about his birthday until a blizzard prevents his cousins from visiting. Even worse, the blizzard isn't bad enough to cancel school, so Billy and Mae, his sister, have to trudge through the snow to their one-room schoolhouse. As the blizzard threatens to trap the children and teacher at school, they decide to stay at the closest home for the night: Billy's house. Through an unexpected turn of events, Billy has visitors for his birthday after all!
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 6/1/2009
ISBN-10: 0823416569
ISBN-13: 9780823416561
A little fish is alone in the blue sea. The little fish is followed by a big fish, which is followed by bigger fish, followed by the biggest fish. Swim little fish! Each fish is stopped in turn by progressively smaller holes until little fish escapes alone into the blue sea. This concept book of comparative words is illustrated by Donald Crews in bright, simple colors. It would be great for reading over again and encouraging little ones to 'read' along, or to discuss the action in the pictures.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/28/2009
ISBN-10: 0688115098
ISBN-13: 9780688115098
Reader Comments
Watch Out for the Big Fish!Commenter: John, grade 0
I liked how the smallest fish got away.
Boo and Baa Have Company
Lena and Olof Landstrom (2006), 40 pages
Illustrated by Joan Sandin
Audience: Preschool - Preschool
Boo and Baa set out to rake the leaves in their yard one autumn day. 'It's funny that the wheelbarrow is meowing,' Boo and Baa say. When they realize it's really a cat stuck up in a tree, the adventures begin. Can they get the cat down without getting stuck in the tree themselves?
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/28/2009
ISBN-10: 9129665469
ISBN-13: 9789129665468
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