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Froggy Learns to Swim
Jonathan London (1995) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
Audience: Preschool, Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Humor, Read Aloud, Sports
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"Bubble bubble toot toot, chicken,
airplane, soldier"--what's this all
about? It's Froggy learning to swim,
you say? But I thought frogs already
knew how to swim! Well, not this
Froggy! Do you think his froggy Mommy
can teach him to love the water? You'll
just have to read Froggy Learns to
Swim to find out!
Reviewed by: Susan / Myers Park Library
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Comments from Readers
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Dick, age 10 from Nevada
this book is cool
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Sheep Take a Hike
Nancy Shaw (1994) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Margot Apple
Audience: Preschool, Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Adventure, Humor, Sports
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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One warm, clear morning those famous
sheep
from Sheep in a Jeep, decide
to
go for a hike. They put
their "compass,
whistles, drinks, and snacks" in "packs
upon their backs" and start along the
trail. Inevitably, they get lost.
"Trees and bushes soon grow thicker"
and
then the "sheep bicker". They
panic, lose their way in the fog, and
end up in a swamp! Their backs and
packs and snacks get soggy and sloppy
and gloppy. After being rescued by a
friendly moose, they soon find
something
they left behind......Read and discover
what this something is and how it leads
them home. The combination of Shaw's
rhyming text and Apple's colored pencil
artwork make this a fun book
for beginning readers as well as a
great
read-aloud for preschoolers.
Reviewed by: Jeanenne / Steele Creek Library
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| If you liked this book, you may also like: Sheep in a Jeep and Sheep in a Shop by Nancy Shaw |
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Stella and Roy
Ashley Wolff (1993) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Ashley Wolff
Audience: Toddlers, Preschool, Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Read Aloud, Sports
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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Stella and Roy is a
remake of
the classic story, "The Tortoise and
the
Hare". Stella, who has a 3-wheeler
built
for speed, is like the Hare. Roy is
like the Tortoise and rides on a slow
wooden coaster-bike. "Last one to the
popcorn stand is a rotten egg" calls
Stella as she speeds away from Roy.
Eventually, like the tortoise, Roy wins
the race and Daddy buys him a bag of
popcorn. Read and see what Stella does
when she finds Roy waiting for HER at
the popcorn stand. Be sure to look
closely at Wolff's detailed
illustrations to find the original
tortoise and hare watching over the
race.
Reviewed by: Jeanenne / Steele Creek Library
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Here Comes the Strikeout
Leonard Kessler (1992) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Leonard Kessler
Audience: Preschool, Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Realistic Fiction, Sports
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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Poor Bobby! This baseball season he has
been at bat twenty times, and all
twenty times he has struck out. When
he
steps up to the plate at games, the
other teams tease and laugh at him.
This really upsets Bobby and so he
takes his mother’s advice and asks his
friend Willie to help him. Will Willie
be able to teach Bobby how to become a
good batter?
Reviewed by: Jeanenne / Steele Creek Library
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| If you liked this book, you may also like: Kick, Pass, and Run by Leonard Kessler |
Comments from Readers
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Dustin, age 13 from Kentucky
I like this book because I strikeout everytime at bat.
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Miss Nelson Has a Field Day
Harry Allard (1985) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by James Marshall
Audience: Preschool, Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Humor, Read Aloud, Sports
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The Smedley Tornadoes are a horrible
football team, and everyone at Horace
B. Smedley School is down in the dumps.
The big Thanksgiving game is coming
soon, but how will the team get into
shape? Then, on a day when no one on
the team wants to practice, the coach's
whistle blows, and the team is shocked.
It's that substitute teacher from times
past, the terrible tyrant from Miss
Nelson's Room 207. "I am Coach Swamp!"
she shouts, and the team knows they are
in for it. Will this strange coach be
able to lead the terrible Tornadoes to
victory, or will the team run away in
fear? Miss Nelson has a Field
Day
will give you the answer!
Reviewed by: Susan / Myers Park Library
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| If you liked this book, you may also like: Miss Nelson is Missing ! by Harry Allard |
Comments from Readers
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Brendan, age 9 from Pennsylvania
It is a good sports book but it's kind of a cliff hanger.
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Zakaria, age 10 from British Columbia
It's a good book.
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Max, age 8 from Illinois
Very Good.
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