Some dots are big.
Some dots are small.
Some dots float
and some dots fall.
Which make Lots of Dots, lots of fun!
I have to say that I really like this book and it's great fun to read to kids. The simple drawings and bright colors are really eye-catching and the text makes for a good read-aloud.
The basic concept, I think, is to draw children's attention to the shapes around them. How, for example, a dot can be HUGE, like a drum, or small, like the tiny spots on a ladybug. Craig Fraizier shows them that plus more, like how snacks can be dots (peas), and how "There are dots on shirts" and "dots for the sun"!
I have to say that I really like this book and it's great fun to read to kids. The simple drawings and bright colors are really eye-catching and the text makes for a good read-aloud.
The basic concept, I think, is to draw children's attention to the shapes around them. How, for example, a dot can be HUGE, like a drum, or small, like the tiny spots on a ladybug. Craig Fraizier shows them that plus more, like how snacks can be dots (peas), and how "There are dots on shirts" and "dots for the sun"!
THE SKINNY:::
I love books like Lots of Dots because I love to share books with children that I feel don't just have one thing to offer. In the case of Lots of Dots it has great rhyming text and artwork that is humorous as well as thought provoking.
I don't often suggest purchasing books for babies and toddlers because they outgrow concepts books so quickly, but I'm going to suggest you consider this one for your home shelves. The reason is that there is some versatility here. You can read the story and ask older babies and toddlers where the dots are -- most are obvious, some are not -- and you can use the book to teach both colors and the names of objects, as well as simple counting.
Remember too to ask older children to fill-in-the-blank in the rhymes. This is both a good memory exercise and pre-reading practice.
I don't often suggest purchasing books for babies and toddlers because they outgrow concepts books so quickly, but I'm going to suggest you consider this one for your home shelves. The reason is that there is some versatility here. You can read the story and ask older babies and toddlers where the dots are -- most are obvious, some are not -- and you can use the book to teach both colors and the names of objects, as well as simple counting.
Remember too to ask older children to fill-in-the-blank in the rhymes. This is both a good memory exercise and pre-reading practice.
- Accelerated Reading level : generic 1
- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 22, 2010)
- ISBN-10: 0811877159
- amazon
THE TECHNICAL BITS:::
Reading Level: generic 1
Interest Level: Baby thru Preschooler
2 comments :
how do I purchase this book and you get credit for it?
Hi Pris,
All you have to do is click-thru on the picture-or-text link. Amazon will know it's us.
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