Reviews
"If a child reads Ellen Fischer's new book If an Elephant Went to School , what will he learn? That child will learn lots of unusual and interesting things about animal behaviors. What a fun book to find at a zoo-or anywhere!" -Rod Hansen, Gift Shop Manager at the St. Louis Zoo Reviews for If an Armadillo Went to a Restaurant : "Factual and funny, it's a recipe for reading again and again." - Foreword Reviews "Wood's quirky creatures add to the humor, which might well spur listeners to make up some menus of their own." - Kirkus Reviews As a classroom teacher for over 30 years I am delighted to recommend this book with its endless possibilities for vocabulary development and use of descriptive language in addition to the factual knowledge presented. The clever ending offers a springboard for oral language development as well as writing." - Ricki Gray, Classroom teacher, Guilford County, NC "Yummy and yucky-the perfect formula for young readers to discover what animals eat. Ellen Fischer's imaginative and informative picture book encourages readers to make mealtime connections between humans and a delightful assortment of creatures craving their favorite foods. A masterful menu of humor, fun, and facts!" - Betty Hicks, author of The Worm Whisperer, "Children will have to be metacognitive throughout the whole reading of this book, constantly questioning and thinking about classroom and animal behaviors, and predicting what will come next in the story. ... If the gorgeous illustrations don't make you want to pick this book up, the undeniably witty and smart words will. Early childhood students will thoroughly enjoy this story and I think it will be a favorite read-aloud."--Laticia Overton, Examiner.com "If a child reads Ellen Fischer's new book If an Elephant Went to School , what will he learn? That child will learn lots of unusual and interesting things about animal behaviors. What a fun book to find at a zoo--or anywhere!" --Rod Hansen, Gift Shop Manager at the St. Louis Zoo "Instead of reading a dry text to your PreK-1st grade class, you can have a fun interactive read-aloud experience with adorable illustrations. ... Look at the cover above. It screams to librarians and teachers, 'Put me on display and many kids will grab me!' If you listen carefully, that's exactly what you will hear."--NC Teacher's Stuff "I love the repetitive text this book has, lends not only to a wonderful read aloud experience for children but additionally a mentor text that has writing extension opportunities. Also, there could be a fun research writing extension for younger classes, for example: children could choose another animal to ask a question about and do a little research to share an unique feature of the animal in a rhyming way."--The Styling Librarian "I was immediately charmed and dismayed as I read it. Charmed because the illustration and story are so much fun. Dismayed because I wished I had a copy when my almost three-year-old niece was at my home a few days before. This book is made for three-year-olds. ... The book beautiful captures the similarities and differences we all have and how school could best be structured to suit each person or animal. I think any child would be delighted to read it."--Read, Write, Reflect "This is another super sweet, quirky, silly but FUN installment from Ellen Fischer's series of books. ... If an Elephant went to School is best suited for beginning readers and can be used in lessons for Cause and Effect. It also makes for a perfect read aloud for younger audiences. ... With gentle pacing and simple language, little readers will be thrilled to learn how different animals require different skills for survival."--Stacking Books Reviews for If an Armadillo Went to a Restaurant : "Factual and funny, it's a recipe for reading again and again." -- Foreword Reviews "Wood's quirky creatures add to the humor, which might well spur listeners to make up some menus of their own." -- Kirkus Reviews As a classroom teacher for over 30 years I am delighted to recommend this book with its endless possibilities for vocabulary development and use of descriptive language in addition to the factual knowledge presented. The clever ending offers a springboard for oral language development as well as writing." -- Ricki Gray, Classroom teacher, Guilford County, NC "Yummy and yucky--the perfect formula for young readers to discover what animals eat. Ellen Fischer's imaginative and informative picture book encourages readers to make mealtime connections between humans and a delightful assortment of creatures craving their favorite foods. A masterful menu of humor, fun, and facts!" -- Betty Hicks, author of The Worm Whisperer, "If a child reads Ellen Fischer's new book If an Elephant Went to School , what will he learn? That child will learn lots of unusual and interesting things about animal behaviors. What a fun book to find at a zoo--or anywhere!" --Rod Hansen, Gift Shop Manager at the St. Louis Zoo "Instead of reading a dry text to your PreK-1st grade class, you can have a fun interactive read-aloud experience with adorable illustrations. ... Look at the cover above. It screams to librarians and teachers, 'Put me on display and many kids will grab me!' If you listen carefully, that's exactly what you will hear."--NC Teacher's Stuff "I love the repetitive text this book has, lends not only to a wonderful read aloud experience for children but additionally a mentor text that has writing extension opportunities. Also, there could be a fun research writing extension for younger classes, for example: children could choose another animal to ask a question about and do a little research to share an unique feature of the animal in a rhyming way."--The Styling Librarian "I was immediately charmed and dismayed as I read it. Charmed because the illustration and story are so much fun. Dismayed because I wished I had a copy when my almost three-year-old niece was at my home a few days before. This book is made for three-year-olds. ... The book beautiful captures the similarities and differences we all have and how school could best be structured to suit each person or animal. I think any child would be delighted to read it."--Read, Write, Reflect "This is another super sweet, quirky, silly but FUN installment from Ellen Fischer's series of books. ... If an Elephant went to School is best suited for beginning readers and can be used in lessons for Cause and Effect. It also makes for a perfect read aloud for younger audiences. ... With gentle pacing and simple language, little readers will be thrilled to learn how different animals require different skills for survival."--Stacking Books Reviews for If an Armadillo Went to a Restaurant : "Factual and funny, it's a recipe for reading again and again." -- Foreword Reviews "Wood's quirky creatures add to the humor, which might well spur listeners to make up some menus of their own." -- Kirkus Reviews As a classroom teacher for over 30 years I am delighted to recommend this book with its endless possibilities for vocabulary development and use of descriptive language in addition to the factual knowledge presented. The clever ending offers a springboard for oral language development as well as writing." -- Ricki Gray, Classroom teacher, Guilford County, NC "Yummy and yucky--the perfect formula for young readers to discover what animals eat. Ellen Fischer's imaginative and informative picture book encourages readers to make mealtime connections between humans and a delightful assortment of creatures craving their favorite foods. A masterful menu of humor, fun, and facts!" -- Betty Hicks, author of The Worm Whisperer, "If a child reads Ellen Fischer's new book If an Elephant Went to School , what will he learn? That child will learn lots of unusual and interesting things about animal behaviors. What a fun book to find at a zoo—or anywhere!" —Rod Hansen, Gift Shop Manager at the St. Louis Zoo Reviews for If an Armadillo Went to a Restaurant : "Factual and funny, it's a recipe for reading again and again." — Foreword Reviews "Wood's quirky creatures add to the humor, which might well spur listeners to make up some menus of their own." — Kirkus Reviews As a classroom teacher for over 30 years I am delighted to recommend this book with its endless possibilities for vocabulary development and use of descriptive language in addition to the factual knowledge presented. The clever ending offers a springboard for oral language development as well as writing." — Ricki Gray, Classroom teacher, Guilford County, NC Yummy and yucky—the perfect formula for young readers to discover what animals eat. Ellen Fischer's imaginative and informative picture book encourages readers to make mealtime connections between humans and a delightful assortment of creatures craving their favorite foods. A masterful menu of humor, fun, and facts!" — Betty Hicks, author of The Worm Whisperer, "Children will have to be metacognitive throughout the whole reading of this book, constantly questioning and thinking about classroom and animal behaviors, and predicting what will come next in the story. ... If the gorgeous illustrations don''t make you want to pick this book up, the undeniably witty and smart words will. Early childhood students will thoroughly enjoy this story and I think it will be a favorite read-aloud."--Laticia Overton, Examiner.com "This is a really cute picture book! ... I also like how the reader learns synonyms for ''no way'' throughout the book. Ms. Wood's illustrations are funny, and you seem to catch the enthusiasm that her drawings embody. They go great with Ms. Fischer's writing style, which is of a nice, ''imagine that!'' kind of attitude. I love the scenarios the animals find themselves in, and the very last pages are totally awesome! I give this book five out of five bookworms!"--This Kid Reviews Books "If a child reads Ellen Fischer's new book If an Elephant Went to School , what will he learn? That child will learn lots of unusual and interesting things about animal behaviors. What a fun book to find at a zoo--or anywhere!" --Rod Hansen, Gift Shop Manager at the St. Louis Zoo "Instead of reading a dry text to your PreK-1st grade class, you can have a fun interactive read-aloud experience with adorable illustrations. ... Look at the cover above. It screams to librarians and teachers, ''Put me on display and many kids will grab me!'' If you listen carefully, that''s exactly what you will hear."--NC Teacher''s Stuff "I love the repetitive text this book has, lends not only to a wonderful read aloud experience for children but additionally a mentor text that has writing extension opportunities. Also, there could be a fun research writing extension for younger classes, for example: children could choose another animal to ask a question about and do a little research to share an unique feature of the animal in a rhyming way."--The Styling Librarian "I was immediately charmed and dismayed as I read it. Charmed because the illustration and story are so much fun. Dismayed because I wished I had a copy when my almost three-year-old niece was at my home a few days before. This book is made for three-year-olds. ... The book beautiful captures the similarities and differences we all have and how school could best be structured to suit each person or animal. I think any child would be delighted to read it."--Read, Write, Reflect "This is another super sweet, quirky, silly but FUN installment from Ellen Fischer's series of books. ... If an Elephant went to School is best suited for beginning readers and can be used in lessons for Cause and Effect. It also makes for a perfect read aloud for younger audiences. ... With gentle pacing and simple language, little readers will be thrilled to learn how different animals require different skills for survival."--Stacking Books Reviews for If an Armadillo Went to a Restaurant : "Factual and funny, it''s a recipe for reading again and again." -- Foreword Reviews "Wood''s quirky creatures add to the humor, which might well spur listeners to make up some menus of their own." -- Kirkus Reviews As a classroom teacher for over 30 years I am delighted to recommend this book with its endless possibilities for vocabulary development and use of descriptive language in addition to the factual knowledge presented. The clever ending offers a springboard for oral language development as well as writing." -- Ricki Gray, Classroom teacher, Guilford County, NC "Yummy and yucky--the perfect formula for young readers to discover what animals eat. Ellen Fischer's imaginative and informative picture book encourages readers to make mealtime connections between humans and a delightful assortment of creatures craving their favorite foods. A masterful menu of humor, fun, and facts!" -- Betty Hicks, author of The Worm Whisperer
