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Across the Savannah & On the Mountain (Libby Walden, Clover Robin):
Little Cub Literacy: “…would pair really beautifully with virtual field trips via Skype or any number of zoo cams! As an art extension, children could make their own pop-up page. In science, you can choose a featured animal to research more about. In writing, kiddos could draw + label one of the animals. I could even see this tying into a math lesson if you have little plastic animals for manipulatives!"
Another Book About Bears (Laura & Philip Bunting):
Little Cub Literacy: “Funny and cleverly imagined, Another Book About Bears is a great choice for teaching perspective! … It's a fun read-aloud that's sure to get you laughing and feeling for these overworked furry friends.”
Fair Shares (Pippa Goodhart, Anna Doherty):
Little Cub Literacy: “This is a MUST for any child's library!”
Lights-Out, Leonard! (Josh Pyke, Chris Nixon):
School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW: “This funny, twisted bedtime story… …employs the genius idea of reframing bedtime rituals as monster-fighting strategies. The illustrations appear to be mixed-media collage and have a muted palette. The strong graphic elements provide a lot of energy around the monsters and offer younger readers an opportunity to point out things in the pictures. Teachers could easily use this story as a mentor text for writing descriptions, either specific prompts modeled after the monsters’ descriptions, or explanations of bedtime rituals and how they keep the monsters at bay. Pyke writes with vocabulary that is excellent for building oral language. … Don’t miss this terrific bedtime story—it’s a must for all elementary and preschool collections.”
Nibbles Numbers (Emma Yarlett):
Little Cub Literacy: “Chomping the numbers 1-10 in consecutive order and leaving the corresponding amount of holes on each page, Nibbles is helping budding readers develop one to one correspondence and numeral recognition!"
Nibbles: The Book Monster (Emma Yarlett):
Little Cub Literacy: "Readers will laugh at the little monster's antics and have fun peeking through the holes he's left in page after page. Emma Yarlett's clever storyline and adorable illustrations will keep young readers and adults entertained throughout storytime!"
Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide (Emma Yarlett):
Little Cub Literacy: "A fantastic combination of fiction and nonfiction!"
Nibbles: The Monster Hunt (Emma Yarlett):
Little Cub Literacy: “…entertaining, the illustrations are great and the concept of books within books + peek-through holes left by a book-eating monster is a clever one,…”
The Perfect Shelter (Clare Helen Welsh, Åsa Gilland):
Little Cub Literacy: "A heartfelt look at a difficult situation. … Books like this one help answer some of the questions children have and give them the space to ask any that aren't answered.”
Little Cub Literacy: “…would pair really beautifully with virtual field trips via Skype or any number of zoo cams! As an art extension, children could make their own pop-up page. In science, you can choose a featured animal to research more about. In writing, kiddos could draw + label one of the animals. I could even see this tying into a math lesson if you have little plastic animals for manipulatives!"
Another Book About Bears (Laura & Philip Bunting):
Little Cub Literacy: “Funny and cleverly imagined, Another Book About Bears is a great choice for teaching perspective! … It's a fun read-aloud that's sure to get you laughing and feeling for these overworked furry friends.”
Fair Shares (Pippa Goodhart, Anna Doherty):
Little Cub Literacy: “This is a MUST for any child's library!”
Lights-Out, Leonard! (Josh Pyke, Chris Nixon):
School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW: “This funny, twisted bedtime story… …employs the genius idea of reframing bedtime rituals as monster-fighting strategies. The illustrations appear to be mixed-media collage and have a muted palette. The strong graphic elements provide a lot of energy around the monsters and offer younger readers an opportunity to point out things in the pictures. Teachers could easily use this story as a mentor text for writing descriptions, either specific prompts modeled after the monsters’ descriptions, or explanations of bedtime rituals and how they keep the monsters at bay. Pyke writes with vocabulary that is excellent for building oral language. … Don’t miss this terrific bedtime story—it’s a must for all elementary and preschool collections.”
Nibbles Numbers (Emma Yarlett):
Little Cub Literacy: “Chomping the numbers 1-10 in consecutive order and leaving the corresponding amount of holes on each page, Nibbles is helping budding readers develop one to one correspondence and numeral recognition!"
Nibbles: The Book Monster (Emma Yarlett):
Little Cub Literacy: "Readers will laugh at the little monster's antics and have fun peeking through the holes he's left in page after page. Emma Yarlett's clever storyline and adorable illustrations will keep young readers and adults entertained throughout storytime!"
Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide (Emma Yarlett):
Little Cub Literacy: "A fantastic combination of fiction and nonfiction!"
Nibbles: The Monster Hunt (Emma Yarlett):
Little Cub Literacy: “…entertaining, the illustrations are great and the concept of books within books + peek-through holes left by a book-eating monster is a clever one,…”
The Perfect Shelter (Clare Helen Welsh, Åsa Gilland):
Little Cub Literacy: "A heartfelt look at a difficult situation. … Books like this one help answer some of the questions children have and give them the space to ask any that aren't answered.”
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