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From: Steward, Celeste <csteward>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 12:28:44 -0700
I loved Are We There Yet?!
And that made me think of two other favorite picture books:
The Journey by Sarah Stewart--a young Amish girl tells her diary about her trip to the city.
And, Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney...these are both quiet books so they probably need caring adults to introduce and share them with...
Celeste Steward, Collection Development Librarian Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
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[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Schultz,Jennifer Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 12:21 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] On the Road: Books about Traveling
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/
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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 12:28:44 -0700
I loved Are We There Yet?!
And that made me think of two other favorite picture books:
The Journey by Sarah Stewart--a young Amish girl tells her diary about her trip to the city.
And, Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney...these are both quiet books so they probably need caring adults to introduce and share them with...
Celeste Steward, Collection Development Librarian Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Schultz,Jennifer Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 12:21 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] On the Road: Books about Traveling
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/
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