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Can't get enough of Dr Seuss book
Advantages: fun,enjoying,creative Disadvantages: none
My three old daughter seem can’t get enough reading Dr Seuss’s books!!!
The rhyme, rhythm and repetition are catchy n wacky!!! For Dr Seuss’s books….READ THEM ALOUD to your child!!! (no screaming or shouting please…hehehe) .
My Little Missy enjoyed when someone read it aloud for her. As for this book, you may want to read the alphabet with a phonic sound. Since my daughter started to learnt phonic, she practiced it while reading this book. Both ...
ladysue77 20.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dr.Seuss's ABC - Dr. Seuss
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Aussie Rules!
Advantages: An endearing picture book Disadvantages: Absolutely nothing!
...have been introduced to The Diary of a Wombat. Diary of a Wombat is written by Jackie French; the Australian born author of books such as the evocative Hitler's Daughter. She has worked with the illustrator of Wombat on a few other picture books, my favourites being Pete the Sheep-sheep and Too Many Pears! The illustrator in question is the wonderful Bruce Whatley; born in the UK he moved to Australia when he was a child. As well as the books he ... ...The text contains a week's diary entries written from the point of view of a wombat. As the days pass we learn about the little creature's personality and a little of what life is like when a wombat comes into contact with a family of humans. Without giving too much away an example of the text is as follows:
"Morning - Slept; Afternoon - Slept; Evening - Ate Grass & Scratched; Night - Ate Grass".
~~~WHAT I THOUGHT
From the first page I found myself ...
tange 08.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Diary of a Wombat - Jackie French
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What bad luck for the Duck in the truck.
Advantages: Lovely easy reading book with, good size text and great illustrations. Disadvantages: It's part of a series so expect to be asked to buy the other stories :-)
DUCK in the TRUCK is a lovely children's story book hugely enjoyed by daughter we often share this book together at bedtimes. It takes about 3-4 minutes to read at a slow pace with your child with the adult reading. I have the book in paper back the cover is bright and colourful and it's glossy. ******* The Story ******* Duck sets of on a journey in his red truck, along his journey he gets stuck in the muck. Duck can't move the truck on his own so ... ...stuck and then each try to help. As the story goes on the number or animals, helping to push the truck, gets bigger and in the end it takes the duck, a frog, a sheep and a goat all to push to get Ducks truck unstuck!. Duck's truck is out of the muck off he drives leaving all the animals stuck! ******Its appeal****** This is a really fun book as the sentences rhyme so children who can't yet ready are still able to join in with story. The author Jez ...
cher1974 02.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Duck in the Truck - Jez Alborough
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Firedrake, Sorrel, Ben and Twigleg's Adventure
Advantages: A warm-hearted dream of a book Disadvantages: can be boring at times
...tale which belongs to this dragon called Firedrake!!! Seriously where do you see a dragon up in the sky on an adventure, but no this dragon is not alone, oh no he is with a courageous and very bossy also talk active cat called Sorrel who is a brownie? Not only is a cat flying on the back of a dragon, but there is 2 others on there, there is "the dragon rider" who is a human boy, called Ben, and there is also a bickering courageous Homunculi, who ... ...Shimmertail - The second dragon to be roused from stone.
Slatebeard - An old, wise dragon, living in the Valley of the Dragons
Gilbert Greytail - A white, former seasick ship's rat, now a mapmaker, lives in a human city.
Lola Greytail - fat grey rat; daredevil pilot, cartographer and tourist guide. Niece of Gilbert
Rosa Greytail - grey rat and cousin of Gilbert, who warns the dragons about humans
Sea Serpents - twin serpents who reign in the ...
Jonni_boi 08.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Dragon Rider - Cornelia Funke
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the oldens are goodens!
Advantages: very funny, a good introduction to poetry Disadvantages: you need to read it first, to save you looking like you can't read infront of your kids!
...the world as the beloved Dr. Seuss, was born in 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Ted's father, Theodor Robert, and grandfather were brewmasters in the city. His mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, often soothed her children to sleep by "chanting" rhymes remembered from her youth. Ted credited his mother with both his ability and desire to create the rhymes for which he became so well known. ...
antoniame 13.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Dr. Seuss: A Classic Treasury - Dr. Seuss
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Grado SR80
Good sound, long lead, mini-jack and 1/4 inch jack provided. (*)
Vidal Sassoon VS 033 UK
Hair Stylers, Hairstylers - Brush - with Different Temperature Settings, without Different Temperature Settings - Mains operated
BMW M3
excellent performance, comfortable (*)
InFocus X16
DLP projector - 800 x 600 - 2400 ANSI lumens
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