I love the lesson to this story. It is a great way to teach
children responsibility, and that it is not all about them. The one thing I
didn’t like about this book is the illustrations. It was more abstract without
a distinct picture. I would recommend this book for kindergarten or first
grade. The end of the book has the cake recipe (made from scratch) and how to
bake it. This might be a great activity to do with the children by making the
cake at home, and having them share the cake because of a reward for doing
something throughout the day.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The Red Hen is created into many different books. It is
about this Red Hen, and throughout the book she is baking a cake. Her three
friends are a cat, mouse, and frog. As
she is going through the process of making a cake she asks her friends who
would like to help her. None of the friends want to take responsibility for the
share of the work. The Red Hen makes the cake by herself. Finally the time has
come to eat the cake, she asked who will help her eat it, and of course all the
friends want to eat some. Although she says since she made it by herself, she
is going to eat it herself. The cat, mouse, and frog were lazy and didn’t want
to do their share, so they learned a lesson that if they don’t pitch in they
can’t enjoy the reward.
Friday, March 1, 2013
“When I grow up” is a simple book about a boy who is
thinking about what his future. Throughout the different pages he thinks about
his surrounding and what they are going to become in the future. It isn’t your
typical jobs, but more about how nature becomes an adult in a sense because
they change. The raindrop turns into a stream…etc. In the end the boy paints
out who he wants to become. He finds his
inspiration from someone close to him, his father. The illustrations are
significant for this book because they explain the words. The illustrations are
silent words that speak to the readers. I would recommend this book for kindergarten
age level. I think it is a lesson that everyone deals with and children love to
imagine their future.
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