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- Author: Shirley C. Raines
- Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780876591536
- Category : Education
- Languages : en
- Pages : 260
Includes 450 lesson plans for use with 90 titles.
Balancing Act
Digger, Dozer, Dumper
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- Author: Hope Vestergaard
- Publisher: Candlewick Press
- ISBN: 1536205354
- Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
- Languages : en
- Pages : 37
“Rising above the usual singsong name-checking, Vestergaard celebrates not only the jobs these machines perform but also their marvelous mechanics.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Sixteen boisterous, rhyming poems — each one highlighting the job and personality of a different vehicle, from a backhoe to an ambulance to a snowplow — invite young children to meet their favorite trucks face-to-face. Cheerful illustrations show each one in action, digging (or dozing, or dumping) away. Engaging visual details like an anxious turtle crossing the street just ahead of a steamroller are sure to keep preschoolers poring over the pages as they consider the question, “Trucks as far as eyes can see. . . . Which truck would you like to be?”
So Light, So Heavy
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- Author: Susanne Strasser
- Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
- ISBN: 1580898491
- Category : Juvenile Fiction
- Languages : en
- Pages : 24
Elephant is so heavy, and all the other animals are so light. How will the seesaw ever go up and down? Toddlers will be drawn in by repetition, opposites, humor, and an unexpected twist in this board book story about Elephant's quest to get the seesaw to teeter. A cast of friendly animals--who are all so light--try to help move the seesaw, but Elephant's side won't budge. He's so heavy. Then what happens when a child swoops in with other plans? Short, simple, and memorable, this board book offers a satisfying story arc. "Such a heavyweight for such a light little book—delightful" — Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW "An amusing introduction to the concepts of weight, balance, and opposites" — Publisher's Weekly
Fun / No Fun
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- Author: James Stevenson
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- ISBN: 9780688116743
- Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
- Languages : en
- Pages : 32
The author/artist once again answers the universal question, "What was it like when you were my age?" Readers of all ages will laugh at Stevenson's listings of those things that were fun, and those that were not--and will be amazed to find how little it all has changed.
Gus's Garage
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- Author: Leo Timmers
- Publisher:
- ISBN: 9781776570935
- Category :
- Languages : en
- Pages : 32
Gus's workshop is chockful of useless odds and ends. But when his friend Rico comes over with a problem-his scooter seat is way too small for a rhino-Gus finds just the thing to solve it. He creates a fabulous new vehicular contraption with an old lounge chair! One by one Gus's friends bring him their vehicles and Gus solves their troubles with ingenious solutions-a cooling system made with a fridge that doubles as an ice-cream machine, a burst of speed from a rocket blaster. Soon the workshop is almost empty, but the last scraps might be just enough to solve Gus's own problem at the end of a long day.
Storytime Stretchers
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- Author: Naomi Baltuck
- Publisher: august house
- ISBN: 9780874838046
- Category : Education
- Languages : en
- Pages : 148
Includes more than forty selections, including action songs, chants, tongue twisters, musical games, and audience participation tales. Whether you are working with preschoolers or high schoolers, a story stretcher is a great way to create immediate rapport with your audience and within your group. These "two-minute miracles" from storyteller Naomi Baltuck will have children and adults, singing, moving, laughing, and begging for more. For each stretcher, she has included music, hand motions, tips for telling, or other personal touches developed during the countless times she has used it to hold the attention of her audiences. Time lengths and target audiences are also included so that you can select the best stretchers for every situation. Naomi has gathered these gems from her own childhood, from other storytellers, as well as from her children who bring home new activities from camp. Tried and true, these stretchers are a wonderful way to bring together family, friends, classes, Scout troops, and audiences everywhere.
Tell Along Tales!
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- Author: Dianne de Las Casas
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- ISBN: 1598846361
- Category : Education
- Languages : en
- Pages : 138
This book makes the perfect addition to teachers' and librarians' story time selections, containing 25 educational and entertaining tales from around the world as well as proven storytelling techniques. Storytelling predates reading. Storytelling is a vibrant tradition in nearly every culture on earth. And of course, storytelling serves as a perfect medium for educating young children and early readers. Specifically intended for elementary school and public librarians, teachers, storytellers, and camp counselors, Tell Along Tales!: Playing with Participation Stories contains 25 adapted tales from Czechoslovakia, Germany, Ireland, Korea, Norway, Spain, and West Africa that are appropriate for kindergarten through sixth grade students. These stories are linked to standards and are full of fun audience participation, making them perfect for the library, classroom, camp, or home. The book will illuminate the best methods for telling a tale, describe various types of audience participation and how to encourage it, identify elements in a story that provide opportunity for participation, explain when to include audience participation, and share the author's proven audience management techniques.
