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臺北市, 聯經出版, 2012[民101]
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While Piggie is determined to fly, Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen.
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LibraryThing member conuly
Early readers can be such a pain. They have to be easy to read, so they include a lot of very short, repetitititive sentences. I bet you can quote Dick and Jane here: See Spot. See Spot run. Run, Spot, run! Run, run, run! Short, easy to read, lots of practice with those three words... and boring as
Or they do the same thing, but with rhyming: See the cat. The cat is fat. The fat cat sat. Sat on the mat. The fat cat sat on the mat. See the rat!
Ye gods. Now your kid will always be able to read -at words, but they'll read them all in a dreadful monotone, ill-suited for anything other than the phone book. Gotta indoctrinate them young to think reading is dull and boring!
Well, there is hope. Elephant and Piggie! This series does everything right.
First of all, the text is all dialog. Exciting, funny dialog with LOTS AND LOTS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!! Ever see a first grader write? EVERY! SENTENCE! NEEDS! AN! EXCLAMATION! POINT!!!! YES IT DOES! You can't help but ham it up when you read, no matter HOW much you hate reading.
And when there is repetition - as there needs to be, to help children practice - it's natural. Piggie will say something, and then Elephant will repeat it in a disbelieving way. Or Elephant will say something and Piggie will repeat it to agree with him. Elephant: You need help. Piggie: You are right. I do need help.
Secondly, the pictures are active and engaging and funny and dramatic. Not much distracting detail, either. But while the pictures are so active and engaging and funny and dramatic, they provide a LITTLE bit of help to the shaky reader... but not so much that they think they can look at the picture and not bother with those troublesome words.
Thirdly, the books are just interesting. When you're learning something now, you have to do it more than once. It's good for kids to re-read the same books over and over again... and I'm sure it saves the teacher money on stocking her classroom shelves! But what child, honestly, wants to read a beginning reader again? It's boring! They read it once, are you happy? Now they want to get to the good stuff!
I promise you, kids will want to read these books over and over again. I don't know through educational experience, no... but I know through watching my own two nieces. I know through looking at adults eagerly picking up these books to read. Adults! There's just something about them.
Mo Willems has the magic touch, I'll tell you that.
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HECK. Who wants to read that more than once?Or they do the same thing, but with rhyming: See the cat. The cat is fat. The fat cat sat. Sat on the mat. The fat cat sat on the mat. See the rat!
Ye gods. Now your kid will always be able to read -at words, but they'll read them all in a dreadful monotone, ill-suited for anything other than the phone book. Gotta indoctrinate them young to think reading is dull and boring!
Well, there is hope. Elephant and Piggie! This series does everything right.
First of all, the text is all dialog. Exciting, funny dialog with LOTS AND LOTS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!! Ever see a first grader write? EVERY! SENTENCE! NEEDS! AN! EXCLAMATION! POINT!!!! YES IT DOES! You can't help but ham it up when you read, no matter HOW much you hate reading.
And when there is repetition - as there needs to be, to help children practice - it's natural. Piggie will say something, and then Elephant will repeat it in a disbelieving way. Or Elephant will say something and Piggie will repeat it to agree with him. Elephant: You need help. Piggie: You are right. I do need help.
Secondly, the pictures are active and engaging and funny and dramatic. Not much distracting detail, either. But while the pictures are so active and engaging and funny and dramatic, they provide a LITTLE bit of help to the shaky reader... but not so much that they think they can look at the picture and not bother with those troublesome words.
Thirdly, the books are just interesting. When you're learning something now, you have to do it more than once. It's good for kids to re-read the same books over and over again... and I'm sure it saves the teacher money on stocking her classroom shelves! But what child, honestly, wants to read a beginning reader again? It's boring! They read it once, are you happy? Now they want to get to the good stuff!
I promise you, kids will want to read these books over and over again. I don't know through educational experience, no... but I know through watching my own two nieces. I know through looking at adults eagerly picking up these books to read. Adults! There's just something about them.
Mo Willems has the magic touch, I'll tell you that.
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LibraryThing member librarybrandy
I realize it hardly counts as a book (given that it's an easy-reader, and took me about 5 minutes), but I needed to put this and the companion book on my list to tell everyone about. Because, hey, it's Mo Willems, and it's pretty funny.
LibraryThing member macfly_17
I really enjoy these books because of the pictures - elephant and piggie have such great expressions. This story is extra funny because piggie wants to learn to fly, but elephant knows that is impossible.
LibraryThing member mdbstitch
Mo Willems is the reigning king of the genre. His stories are great humor for child and adult, alike, and his characters bring the reader back for episode after episode.
LibraryThing member ChelseaRose
I love this series! I love how Piggie's determination and Gerald's doubt swap at the end of the book, showing that reality is all in the perspective of the beholder. Piggie and Gerald always delight!
LibraryThing member arielaver
Never say never is a theme in this book. Also, be silly and witty and funny. Those are good themes, too. I love how fearless and committed Piggie is. Elephant acts in perfect opposition. This book lends itself to silly character voices.
LibraryThing member mbackes10
Fun read aloud for first graders. Most of my students read the book on their own when given free time.
LibraryThing member Chandra672
Great book to use for younger grades as it has very repetitive lyrics and early vocabulary. The book is quite cute! It could be used to get younger students also interested in graphic novels and how they are used.
LibraryThing member JoleneM
I love this series! Great for read alouds! Kids will think it's funny.
LibraryThing member MaryAnnBurton
Mo Willems is one of my favorite author/illustrators. In this elephant and piggie book, Piggie shows persistence and determination. He cannot do it on his own so he readily seeks help from his friends. This is a wonderful message for children and it is a common theme throughout his books, to
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LibraryThing member caitlinbennison
Piggy is determined to fly, and Elephant is certain that this won't happen. With a little help from a friend, Piggy succeeds.
LibraryThing member jlbenson
I love this early reader graphic novel! The story line is about a determined pig who wants to fly and an elephant who thinks the pig is crazy. However, when the pig encounters other animals who are willing to "help" him fly, the elephant has a change of heart. The book is simple, but yet I could
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see it being very intriguing to a early reader. The repetitive and simple sayings would be easy for a beginning reader to catch on to and read. The pictures are also simple, but fun and engaging. This would be a great book to help encourage struggling beginning readers with fluency. This would also be a great book to boost self confidence in a beginning reader. I love how the book is not threatening, but a fun way to approach reading. I want to find more books in this series! Show Less
LibraryThing member Schuman
A very cute graph book about a pig that wants to fly, he keeps trying over and over until finally duck asks him if he wants some help. He ties pig to a tree and "pig flies" Pig thanks duck and he goes off with elephant who now also want to try to fly. It would be a good book for kids to think about
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the things that they have tried to do and did they succeed? Did they have to try more than once? How long? etc... Show Less
LibraryThing member marissakb
I can't help but read more and more of these books. Elephant and Piggie are always full of exciting adventures that cause humorous situations along the way. This time, Piggie decides to fly and it causes all sorts of problems for the pair. Like mentioned before, the minimal writing allows for an
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LibraryThing member YMcMillion
I think that Mo willems is an excellent author and illustrator. His books that I have read have been simple reads but great stories. In this particular story the pig is trying to fly and the elephant does not believe that it will happen, and with help from a friendly duck, the pig gets her wish!
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LibraryThing member SJeanneM
Good example of determination for kids. The illustrations left a lot to be desired though. However, no one can pass up an Elephant and Piggie story to read to a toddler or preschool aged child so it is good enough for that, I suppose.
LibraryThing member JenJ.
Willems' very dry humor works perfectly in his Elephant and Piggie easy readers. Lots of white space makes these approachable for those learning to read and the format for each page is similar without being boring. Words are all in speech bubbles with the different colors indicating which character
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is speaking. The illustrations are very simple and yet emotions are clearly communicated to the reader. Today I Will Fly is not my favorite of the series as Gerald appears to be fairly dismissive in the first half before redeeming himself by the end of the book, but this is still miles better than most of the easy reader junk being published. Simply an excellent series of easy readers, here's hoping there will be more in the future! Show Less
LibraryThing member katrinafroelich
The humor and spirit of friendship between Piggie and Elephant is contagious. In this argument of optimism vs. pessimism, optimism wins.
LibraryThing member lianaanishchenko
This is such a fun book from Mo Willems as all of his books are. In this one Piggie get's an idea that she want's to fly but the Elephant does not think that she can do it. At the end the Elephant thinks that he will fly. It is a delight for little kids as an easy reader, as well as for anyone all
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LibraryThing member nataliaanishchenko
Piggy by all means wants to fly that day - that's her goal. But Elephant has doubts about Piggie's flying abilities. Piggie tries all kind of stunts and finally when her goal is accomplished with the help of a pelican, Elephant decides that he is going to fly tomorrow.
LibraryThing member lmeza
It's cute, easy read, love it!
LibraryThing member heyleigh
This book is about piggie and his friend Gerald an elephant. Gerald is more careful and
realistic than piggie. Piggie wants to have fun and dream big. Piggie decides he is going
to fly. Piggie is so clever he comes up with something. Willems is smart with how he had
the book protrudes. The short big
themselves if they want to. The pictures also tell the story and capture piggie's fun side
and Geralds serious side.
realistic than piggie. Piggie wants to have fun and dream big. Piggie decides he is going
to fly. Piggie is so clever he comes up with something. Willems is smart with how he had
the book protrudes. The short big
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font sentences are great for kids. They can read it by themselves if they want to. The pictures also tell the story and capture piggie's fun side
and Geralds serious side.
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LibraryThing member ashleykalar
Piggie wants to fly, but Gerald the elephant knows that she cannot. In this story we find out if Piggie can fly!
LibraryThing member bspelman
Another classic Elephant and Piggie story that kids are sure to enjoy. Piggie is certain that he will fly and Elephant doesn't believe it one bit. After Piggie's failed attempts and Elephant convincing Piggie that he needs help, Pigge finally "flies" with the help of a friend!
LibraryThing member herethere
I have come to adore this whole series, but this was the VERY first one I ever read and it had me rolling with laughter! And the message is so sweet and simple- the idea of perseverance and friendship. So lovely. I love the idea of reading this with very young children, but older kids too.
Awards
Monarch Award (Nominee — 2009)
Garden State Children's Book Award (Winner — 2010)
Language
Original publication date
2007
ISBN
9861893334 / 9789861893334
Local notes
大吉和小寶:我要飛起來!
E&P:I Want to Fly!
E&P:I Want to Fly!