Saturday, June 12, 2010

LS 5653 Culture 1- HELLO BABY!


BIBLOGRAPHY
For, Mem and Jenkins, Steve. 2009.HELLO BABY!. New York: Beach Lane Books. ISBN: 978-1-4169-8513-6

PLOT SUMMARY
The book is for reading aloud to young children. It starts with a babies hand and then shows a part of an animal or shadow and on the following page it show the animals and gives a short sentence for the animal. The animals portrayed are not all from one area but from different continents. At the end of the story you see an adult and babies hands reaching for each other. On the previous page there is the endearing question “ Are you my treasure?”.

CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The book was short as it was meant to be read aloud to young children. The illustrator, Steve Jenkins, did a good job in rendering the illustrations using a collage technique. I think this lends depth to the animals using the different layers. The book introduces the listener to different animals that they may not have encountered before in life. This is a simple book that can be used in a variety of different ways.

REVIEW EXCERPTS


Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review :“In mellifluous motherese, the narrator poses a series of playful questions to a baby” from the Mem Fox website

Kirkus Reviews Starred Review: “This picture book brims with fascinating animals, brilliant words and engaging artwork; it begs for cozy nightly readings.” From the Mem Fox website

Booklist Review:” Here, her rhythmic, rhyming couplets take the form of queries inviting kids to compare themselves to a zoo full of animals.” From the Mem Fox website

School Library Journal: “This collaboration results in a lovely read-aloud for preschool storytimes or a perfect selection for one-on-one sharing.-Lisa Glasscock” from http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Hello-Baby/Mem-Fox/e/9781416985136/?itm=3&USRI=hello+baby!#TABS

CONNECTIONS
This is a great read aloud for younger children. This could easily be used in a unit study about families and/or animals and their young.

Mem Fox website: http://www.memfox.com/welcome.html
Growing up wild 1: amazing animal babies, DVD
Shaw, Marjorie Betts. ZOOBOOKS: ANIMAL BABIES. ISBN-13: 9781888153057
Martin, Jr, Bill. BABY BEAR, BABY BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?. ISBN-13: 9780805089905

Book cover image from Barnes and Noble website.

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