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Publication
Viking Books for Young Readers (2004), 12 pages
Description
The reader is asked to guess who the parent is for nine baby animals, and includes pictures of each of their parents.
User reviews
LibraryThing member barnes08
Whose Baby Am I? is nonfiction book by John Butler. The book has simple phases and pictures. The first page has a picture of a baby owl. When you turn the page, you will see the mother owl and the baby owl. The pages say “Whose baby am I?” then the next pages says “I am a _____ baby.” Each
I think this book is great for kindergarten and first grade. I was not big into nonfiction but after reading this book, I love them now. The book is very simple great for younger children. I love at the end how is tell the name of the baby animal.
I would use this book in shared reading. I would tell how this book is nonfiction. I could use this book in the first grade as a small group guided reading. I have a power point game made for this book. I could use this book in an instructional conversation. As a class we could make a word wall or poster of the baby animals.
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page is set up in this fashion but with different animals. The different animals are an elephant, koala, giraffe, seal, panda, zebra, penguin and polar bear. The next to last pages have you guess whose baby is whose? The last page tells the name of the baby animals; for example a baby seal is called a pup.I think this book is great for kindergarten and first grade. I was not big into nonfiction but after reading this book, I love them now. The book is very simple great for younger children. I love at the end how is tell the name of the baby animal.
I would use this book in shared reading. I would tell how this book is nonfiction. I could use this book in the first grade as a small group guided reading. I have a power point game made for this book. I could use this book in an instructional conversation. As a class we could make a word wall or poster of the baby animals.
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LibraryThing member Kcarline143
Great way of showing baby animals to adult animals.
LibraryThing member margo05
This in a book of repetition paring mother animals with their babies. Children will be able to see how animals look as babies in comparison to being full grown. The book also give the correct name for the animals as babies.
Personal Reaction
I love this book. I reas it to a class of 4 year olds and
Extension Ideas
1. Set up a center showing mommie animals with their babies including the name for the babies.
Children bring pictures of their mommies in for display.
Personal Reaction
I love this book. I reas it to a class of 4 year olds and
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they enjoyed it also. The children were any dicussing the babies and their mothers among themselves. Children also compare the animals saying I look like my mommie and she looks like her mommie. Extension Ideas
1. Set up a center showing mommie animals with their babies including the name for the babies.
Children bring pictures of their mommies in for display.
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LibraryThing member reader1009
baby/toddler storytime staple.
**The hardcover edition (around 9" square) is larger than the board book edition (around 7" square).
I have a super wiggly baby/toddler group, so the simple text and pictures is perfect. Plus we get to make animal noises that are not farm animal noises (of which I have
**The hardcover edition (around 9" square) is larger than the board book edition (around 7" square).
I have a super wiggly baby/toddler group, so the simple text and pictures is perfect. Plus we get to make animal noises that are not farm animal noises (of which I have
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Language
Original language
English
ISBN
067003696X / 9780670036967