CONNECTING YOU AND THE CLASSROOM! 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