Marc Gave

This book is meant to be read either to or by very young children. It begins describing different types of farms. Then the different animals are described. It discussed how animals are used by us.

I don't think this is a very good book for children to learn about animals. It shows happy depictions of farm animals but the text describes how we use them for food and work. There is no compassion for the animals or about their family units or social structure.

Extension ideas: children could write show more about their favorite animal.
Children could talk about what kind of farm they would want. show less

Summary: This book is a story about monkeys who copy whatever they see the humans do. The story follows the monkeys in everyday life with the family they're running around with. The monkeys go to the park, go swimming, and go to a jungle gym. At the end of the book the monkeys spend the night and then their monkey mom's pick them up in the morning.

Personal Reaction: This book's structure is ideal for beginning readers but some of the words are a little too hard for beginning readers. The show more illistrations are humerous and colorful that go really well with the words in the book.

Classroom Extension:
1.) The teacher could have the students play a game where the students copy what a partner does. show less

Good for learning to read...and that's about it. The pictures are busy and way too much is going on in them, sometimes to the detrimit of finding the words to read. There really doesn't seem to be anything going on in the story either. Just words on a page to practice reading.

This is a great book for learning to read.
There are about 2 sentences per page and it rhymes.

The monkey copies everything the children do.

It's a cute book and the students love the pictures.