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You read to me, I'll read to you : very short stories to read together
Hoberman, Mary Ann.
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Little, Brown, |
| Pub date: |
2001. |
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1 v. (unpaged) : |
| ISBN: |
0316363502 |
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45 copies available at Aspen Hill Library, Bethesda Library, Chevy Chase Library, Damascus Library, Davis Library, Marilyn J. Praisner Library, Gaithersburg Library, Germantown Library, Kensington Park Library, Little Falls Library, Noyes Children's Library, Olney Library, Poolesville Library, Potomac Library, Rockville Library, Silver Spring Library, Twinbrook Library, Wheaton Library, White Oak Library, and Longbranch Library.
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Introducing a unique book every one should have to help him or her learn to love reading.With type set in three columns and three colors for easy readability, each short, rhymed story in this collection is like a little play for two voices.They are about all kinds of thing: bears, birthdays, puppies, snowmen, friendships, and more.But no matter what their subject, they all feature traditional reading techniques-rhyme, rhythm, and repetition-and finishing with a satisfying refrain.
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John Ciardi's collection of 35 poems with drawings by Edward Gorey is perhaps the best known book with this title (published in 1962); it, too, used the concept of dividing a poem on the page, designed for a more experienced reader to read with a child. Hoberman (One of Each) here creates a collection of 12 rhyming and heavily repetitious dialogues, each one ending with the emphasis on reading together (e.g., "I'll read to you. You'll read to me"; "We'll read together,/ You and I"). In "The Dime," a pig discovers that the coin he found may actually be the lost money of his rabbit friend. A discussion ensues: "Shall we divide the dime in two?"/ "A nickel each? It's up to you."/ Or shall we buy/ One thing to share?"/ "That would be fun, that would fair." Another playful poem, "The Bear," takes on an incredulous tone; when a boy's little brother tells a bear he can spend the night as long as he does not snore, the boy's friend replies, "Your little brother/ Sounds quite brave/ To tell a bear/ How to behave." But while the mood is light, the text never really takes flight. In addition to similar phrases, the rhyme scan is nearly identical in all of the poems; the tone becomes monotonous. However, each of Emberley's (Happy Birth Day!) spot illustrations is unique and, in total, the artwork creates relationships among the characters. Working in watercolor, pen and pastel, he endows his characters with an edgy expressiveness that leaps off the page. Ages 4-up. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
From: Reed Elsevier Inc.
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