Book Image:
Bibliographic
Citation:
Dear Zoo.
By Rod Campbell. Illus. by author.
1982. 16p. Little Simon, $12.95. (9780689877513)
By Rod Campbell. Illus. by author.
1982. 16p. Little Simon, $12.95. (9780689877513)
Age Group:
Baby to Preschool
Baby to Preschool
Genre:
Fiction
Fiction
Awards:
None listed.
None listed.
Topics/Issues:
Zoo, Pets
Zoo, Pets
ELS promoted:
Narrative skills, print awareness, print motivation, vocabulary
Narrative skills, print awareness, print motivation, vocabulary
Format:
Lift Flap Book
Lift Flap Book
Author/Illustrator
sites:
http://www.rodcampbell.co.uk/
http://www.rodcampbell.co.uk/
Categorization
Tags:
E Campbell
E Campbell
Annotation:
The reader writes the zoo for a pet, but every animal that arrives isn't a good fit for its prospective owner until the very last animal. Movable flaps reveal the animals in each package.
The reader writes the zoo for a pet, but every animal that arrives isn't a good fit for its prospective owner until the very last animal. Movable flaps reveal the animals in each package.
Reactions/Observations:
In Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell (1982), the reader writes to the zoo for a pet only to receive a variety of animals that are not a good match. Each time a package is received, the reader repeats the action introducing a rhythmic word to explain the reason why the animal is sent back. Dear Zoo is a great example for narrative skills because it develops prediction skills with the patterns in dialogue as well as introduces new vocabulary with each animal. Prediction, or knowing what happens next, helps develop narrative skills. By allowing a child to guess what is going to happen next, you are developing the skill to retell stories or events. In story time, children will often join in and say “I sent him back!” with me as if they were reading the story with me. Their enthusiasm and willingness to participate are important factors to become successful readers in the future. I have read this for different storytimes. All groups enjoy it, but the ideal age group would be toddler or preschool.
In Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell (1982), the reader writes to the zoo for a pet only to receive a variety of animals that are not a good match. Each time a package is received, the reader repeats the action introducing a rhythmic word to explain the reason why the animal is sent back. Dear Zoo is a great example for narrative skills because it develops prediction skills with the patterns in dialogue as well as introduces new vocabulary with each animal. Prediction, or knowing what happens next, helps develop narrative skills. By allowing a child to guess what is going to happen next, you are developing the skill to retell stories or events. In story time, children will often join in and say “I sent him back!” with me as if they were reading the story with me. Their enthusiasm and willingness to participate are important factors to become successful readers in the future. I have read this for different storytimes. All groups enjoy it, but the ideal age group would be toddler or preschool.
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