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From: Schultz,Jennifer <Jennifer.Schultz>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 15:21:04 -0400
Three picture books come to mind:
Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia by Alison Lester is a fun one. It features a young girl and her family as they travel around Australia. It showcases the geographical diversity of the continent in a great way-from urban Sydney to more rural areas. There's a lot of information and text (although presented in a casual way), and it would be appealing up to 2nd grade, I'm sure.
An old favorite is Cynthia Rylant's The Relatives Came. It's not told from the perspective of a traveler, but rather from someone expecting company. It's a great story of family life in the country-everyone kissing, a full house, etc. I love it.
This may be stretching it, but I'll throw it in anyway-Sam Swope's Gotta Go! Gotta Go! The hero of the story is a little caterpillar. He has an urge in his heart to keep truckin' on to Mexico, but he has no idea why. It's a fun read aloud as well (the only probblem is is that it's on the small-ish size, so may not be best for a large group.).
Jennifer Schultz Youth Services Librarian Fauquier County Public Library-Warrenton branch 11 Winchester St Warrenton, VA 20186 http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/Government/departments/library/
(540) 347-8750, ext. 1128 http://kiddosphere.blogspot.com/
Received on Thu 05 Jul 2007 02:21:04 PM CDT
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 15:21:04 -0400
Three picture books come to mind:
Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia by Alison Lester is a fun one. It features a young girl and her family as they travel around Australia. It showcases the geographical diversity of the continent in a great way-from urban Sydney to more rural areas. There's a lot of information and text (although presented in a casual way), and it would be appealing up to 2nd grade, I'm sure.
An old favorite is Cynthia Rylant's The Relatives Came. It's not told from the perspective of a traveler, but rather from someone expecting company. It's a great story of family life in the country-everyone kissing, a full house, etc. I love it.
This may be stretching it, but I'll throw it in anyway-Sam Swope's Gotta Go! Gotta Go! The hero of the story is a little caterpillar. He has an urge in his heart to keep truckin' on to Mexico, but he has no idea why. It's a fun read aloud as well (the only probblem is is that it's on the small-ish size, so may not be best for a large group.).
Jennifer Schultz Youth Services Librarian Fauquier County Public Library-Warrenton branch 11 Winchester St Warrenton, VA 20186 http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/Government/departments/library/
(540) 347-8750, ext. 1128 http://kiddosphere.blogspot.com/
Received on Thu 05 Jul 2007 02:21:04 PM CDT
