Zoom is a faboulus wordless picture books - even my sixth
graders love it
On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 11:59:48 -0500 Melissa Moak
<2rebels@TELAPEX.COM> wrote:
> I just got a shipment of books in, and I wanted to share 4
> of my favorite ones from this batch.
>
> "The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School" by Joan Holub is a
> great Back to School book to read in library. The principal
> bakes a gingerbread kid, and he does his usual escape & run
> trick (from the principal, students, & lunchroom ladies).
> Then, he encounters a boy in the library who won't chase
> him. Why? Because he's too busy reading an interesting
> book. It' great! "The Handmade Alphabet" by Laura Rankin is
> a gorgeously illustrated ABC book done in sign language.
> The way each letter is illustrated is unique and
> very creative. The artwork is done by colored pencil on
> charcoal paper, and the effect is awesome.
> "Handsigns" by Kathleen Fain is another sign language
> alphabet book. It has bright, cheery illustrations of
> different animals to illustrate the ABC signs. Some unusual
> animals are used like: urchin, nautilus, lynx, and Xenosaur.
> "The Butterfly Alphabet" by Kjell Sandved contains close-up
> pictures of butterfly and moth wings, each showing a letter
> of the alphabet. On one page is the close-up, and on the
> next page - a full-sized picture of the insect. A verse
> about butterflies continues throughout the book,
> using butterfly-related words with each letter of the
> alphabet.
>
> Does anyone else have any new books that you think are
> "must-haves" this year?
> Melissa Moak Otken Elementary School Library
> McComb, Mississippi 39648 otkenlibrary@yahoo.com
> 2rebels@telapex.com
>
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Mary Jo Gallahan
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Poudre School District, Ft. Collins, CO
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