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Giddy-up! Let's Ride!
Flora McDonnell (2002), 32 pages
Illustrated by Flora McDonnell
Audience: Preschool - Preschool
Category: Picture Books
In this new take on a nursery rhyme, vibrant illustrations depict different riders and their mounts. 'This is the way the drummer rides. This is the way the show jumper rides.' Children can enjoy repeating the sounds that accompany each rider.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/28/2009
ISBN-10: 0763617784
ISBN-13: 9780763617783
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Gingerbread Girl
Lisa Campbell Ernst (2006), 32 pages
Illustrated by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Audience: Preschool - 3rd Grade
Category: Picture Books
Did you know that the Gingerbread Boy had a little sister? Well, she's smarter, she's quicker, and she has a plan. Follow along with the old man, the old woman, the pig, the schoolchildren, and everyone else. The fox is waiting on the shore of the river - what will happen next? This is a clever, candy-sweet version of a popular tale.
Similar books: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas; Goldilocks Returns by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Reviewed by: djd
Date read: 5/19/2009
ISBN-10: 0525476679
ISBN-13: 9780525476672
Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein (1964), 64 pages
Illustrated by Shel Silverstein
Audience: 1st Grade - 2nd Grade
It's about a boy, and he goes to this tree every day. He says, 'I need these kinds of things,' and the tree gives those things to him. Finally, there is nothing left of the tree but a stump. So the boy sits on it.
Reviewed by: Camp Read-a-Lot Reader
Date read: 5/21/2010
ISBN-10: 0060256664
ISBN-13: 9780060256661
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella
Paul Fleischman (2007), 32 pages
Illustrated by Julie Paschkis
Audience: 1st Grade - 2nd Grade
Did you know that nearly every country has a different version of Cinderella? This story combines many of them in a unique way, by combining all the different versions into one tale. In Russia, the starving girl is given honey by a cow. Figs and apricots are gifts from a fairy in Iran. Glass slippers are the preferred footwear in France, but diamond anklets are provided in India and sandals of gold in Iraq. Each page is illustrated to reflect the art and culture of the country highlighted on that page. Enjoy the Cinderella story while getting to know many different cultures.
Reviewed by: vfv
Date read: 5/19/2009
ISBN-10: 080507953X
ISBN-13: 9780805079531
Goalie Mask
Mike Leonetti (2004), 32 pages
Illustrated by Shayne Letain
Audience: 2nd Grade - 3rd Grade
Marc loves playing goalie on his hockey team, but his coach is disappointed in Marc's skills and wants to limit how much he plays. Marc is discouraged until his grandfather tells him about Jacques Plante, a famous hockey player, and how he came back from an injury and changed the way goalies play the game. Hearing about Jacques Plante gives Marc the courage to stand up to his coach. Will Marc prove himself when game time comes?
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 7/30/2009
ISBN-10: 1551927039
ISBN-13: 9781551927039
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