Independent Reading Level: Grades: K-2
Award: Best Preschool Book (2004), the Blue Peter Award for best book to read aloud (2005), and the Giverny Award for best science picture book (2007).

I'm really growing to enjoy Julia Donaldson's books. The rhymes engage the kiddos and the message of working together to keep the environment safe (without being preachy) is excellent. ( )

This one is probably my kids' favourite one of the beloved Donaldson-Scheffler collection. ( )

Interesting story and nice art. ( )

A charming tale of a snail that hitches a ride on a humpback whale, and gets a round-the-world tour of natural wonders. Toward the end of the tale, the whale gets beached, and the snail helps rescue the whale by calling in the local community to help. Told as a poem-story that is really fun to read aloud. ( )