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Author: Marianne Berkes
Illustrator: Jeanette Canyon
Published: 2004 Dawn Publications (on JOMB)
ISBN: 1584690623

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Brilliantly peppy polymer clay sculpture and enticing, educational details transform the traditional “Over in the Meadow” toddlers’ tune into a celebration of sea life that has captivated our whole family.

Other books mentioned:

• Going Around The Sun: Some Planetary Fun
• books by Barbara Reid

You can learn more about 2008 International Year of the Reef here.

More singable books on JOMB:

• Sing, Sophie
• Sitting On the Farm
• The Eensy-Weensy Spider
• Wenceslas
• Monster Goose
• Science Verse

Be sure to pop over to Two Writing Teachers for today’s full menu of poetry offerings.

Poetry Fridays are brought to us by Kelly Herold of Big A, Little A.

 

 A Catchy Coral Chorus: Over in the Ocean (in a Coral Reef) [7:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Gloria Spielman
Illustrator: Matthew Archambault
Published: 2007 Kar-Ben Publishing (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0822570505

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Uncommonly rich illustrations and detailed, yet accessible, early reader text relay the haunting, true story of Janusz Korczak — doctor, writer, educator and champion of children’s rights.

You can read more about Janusz Korczak here.

 

 Matchless Compassion: Janusz Korczak's Children [9:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Dayle Ann Dodds (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Abby Carter (on JOMB)
Published: 2007 Candlewick Press (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0763624683

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Cheerfully wobbly illustrations combine with rhyme, repetition and a cast of colourful characters to make this sneaky introduction to fractions a read-aloud hit.

Other books mentioned:

• Minnie’s Diner: A Multiplying Menu
• Sleeping Dragons All Around

Poetry Fridays are brought to us by Kelly Herold of Big A, Little A.

 

 Sixths Sense: Full House (An Invitation to Fractions) [7:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Jon Scieszka
Illustrator: Lane Smith
Published: 2004 Penguin Young Reader (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0670062693

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Mother Goose, Longfellow and Edgar Allen Poe get a jolt of unshakable Scieszkan nonsense in this addictive collection of twisted belt-it-out classics.

Other books mentioned:

• Math Curse
• The Frog Prince, Continued
• The True Story of The Three Little Pigs

Check out 7-Imp’s interview with the amazing Jon Scieszka here.

 

 Infectious Burlesque: Science Verse [6:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Jack Prelutsky (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Arnold Lobel
Published: 1988 Harper Trophy (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0688115691

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Full of meaty words, infectious beats and fact*-based blackish humour, this invigorating feast of illustrated, dinosaur poems is permanently woven into the fabric of our family.

*The facts upon which the poems are based are twenty years out-of-date — but what’s twenty years between 225 million year old friends?

 

 A Reader's High: Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast [6:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Dianna Aston
Illustrator: Sylvia Long
Published: Chronicle Books (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0811844285

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Stunning in its sensational simplicity and resplendent with scientific details, this gorgeously illustrated and warmly worded masterpiece is a stirring introduction to the modest magnificence that is life.

Other books mentioned:

• A Seed is Sleepy

 

 Beautiful Beginnings: An Egg is Quiet [9:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Katherine Rawson
Illustrator: Sherry Rogers
Published: 2006 Sylvan Dell Publishing
ISBN: 0976494396

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How can I have lived this long and never noticed that two of a parrot’s toes are on backwards? This playful and original book about life as a parrot is as entertaining as it is educational. My view of parrots is forever changed!

 

 More than a Mimic: If You Were A Parrot [7:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Laurie Krasny Brown (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Marc Brown (on JOMB)
Published: 2000 Little, Brown and Company (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0316101834

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With its casual, fun storybook approach and its familiar Marc Brown illustrations, this book smoothly and effectively demystifies sexuality, privacy, gender stereotypes, and more, well before mystification has a chance to begin. Our girls think this book is a riot!

 

 What's the Big Secret [9:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Spencer Johnson
Illustrator: Stephen Pileggi
Published: 1977 Value Communications
ISBN: 0916392066

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With cartoony illustrations and stripped down stories the ValueTales Series of books use imaginitive devices to introduce young readers to historical figures and the personal attributes that helped them make a difference in their worlds.

If you are curious about the fate of the ValueTales, you can listen to an interesting interview about an attempt to revive these books on�Mark’s ElectricSky podcast.

 

 The Value of Believing In Yourself: The Story of Louis Pasteur: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download