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Theme 3: Incredible Stories!
Selection 1.The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Bonus: Have your child invent a mysterious garden and draw a map of it. What
features would it include? Have your child label each feature on the map and
draw accompanying illustrations if he or she wishes. Like this story??? Then
read Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg or Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by
Judy Barrett.
Theme 4: Animal Habits
Selection 1: Nights of the Pufflings
List it: Puffin parents are pretty busy once the pufflings have hatched.
With your child, list as many things as you can think of that human parents
do before their children learn to walk. Like this story??? Then read Wild
Flamingos by Bruce McMillan or Turtle Bay by Saviour Pirotta.
Theme 4: Animal Habits
Selection 2: Seal Surfer
Talk About It: Talk with your child about a favorite thing that he or she
does with a grandparent or another older person. Which parts of the activity
do both of them enjoy? What differences are there in what each likes best
and least? Like this story??? Then read Octopus by Rebecca Stefoff or Safari
by Robert Bateman.
Theme 4: Animal Habits
Selection 3: Two Days in May
List It: What wild animals live in the same areas as people? Have your
child try to name as many as he or she can in three minutes. Like this
story???? Then read.. Baby Whale Rescue by Carloine Arnold or Swift as the
Wind by Barbara Juster Esbensen
