Sort it Out!

by Barbara Mariconda

2008

Status

Available

Call number

Mar

Genres

Children's Books

Collection

E Picture Books

Publication

Arbordale Publishing (2008), 32 pages

Description

Juvenile Fiction. HTML: Packy the Packrat's mother has had enough! It's time that he sorts through his ever-growing collection of trinkets and puts them away. Told in rhyme, the text leads the reader to participate in the sorting process by categorizing Packy's piles of things according to like characteristics and attributes. The story promotes and reinforces analogous thinking�a critical thinking skill in math, science, and life. In the "For Creative Minds" education section at the back of the book, the reader can explore even more attributes and characteristics of objects, including color, size, texture, shape, and material..

User reviews

LibraryThing member cherochford

In "Sort it Out!" a fun children’s book by Barbara Mariconda, Packy the Packrat is a nice little mouse, but he has a problem. He has collected too much stuff! Packy’s Mother has had it with the clutter and asks him to sort through his collection and put it away. This colorful fiction is told in

rhyme and guides the reader to help sort Packy’s piles of things based on characteristics. The bright illustrations are symmetrical to the text, telling the same story. The vivid double page spreads of this concept book makes it fast paced for the reader. Help Packy sort his things, but watch out for his sneaky sister, she likes to borrow stuff from time to time without warning.
This book is perfect for introducing the science process skill of classification as early as preschool up to second grade. There are several fun activities located at the end of the book. There is also Packy’s sorting cards that can be photocopied and cut up for children to practice sorting, categorizing and classifying. This is a fun book and I recommend it.

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