The Bargain Nexus - How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Dragonfly Books)

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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780517885567 ISBN: 0517885565 Label: Dragonfly Books Manufacturer: Dragonfly Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: 1997-07-08 Publisher: Dragonfly Books Reading Level: Baby-Preschool Release Date: 1997-07-08 Studio: Dragonfly Books
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Great lead in for writing. Comment: I used this book with my first graders as a lead in to a writing activity at the beginning of the school year. They loved it! Customer Rating: Summary: Fantastic! Comment: My 2 year old son loves this book! The rhymes on each page are very soothing and the pictures are detailed and engaging. I thought it would be too old for him, but he likes it more every time we read it to him. We also pick out unexpected things in the pictures -- the bunny rabbit here, the slice of watermellon at the BBQ, etc. I highly recommend it! Customer Rating: Summary: Great "back to school" book! Comment: This is a fun "back to school" book with a twist. The main character is asked to write about his summer vacation and he chooses to write something that is obviously fiction. He tells about being kidnapped by cowboys and spends the summer with them instead of with his aunt. I read this book to my second graders on the first day of school and they love it.Part of the way through the book I start hearing comments from them such as "he's not telling the truth", and "he's just kidding". There are many fun activities that can be done using this book as a springboard. I usually have my students write about their summer vacation and it can be the truth or it can be fiction. After their writing is complete they share it with the class and we guess whether it is the truth, or like the boy in the book, fiction. Customer Rating: Summary: Good starting school book Comment: I really enjoyed the book. I look forward to sharing this book with my students to start off our school year together. I'm going to use the book to help them get an idea to be creative about his or her own summer vacation to write a great story. Customer Rating: Summary: Great fun for back to school Comment: I'm a teacher and like to read this book to my students in the first week of school. Then I pose a challenge to them. I challenge them to tell me about their own summer vacation, but like Wallace, start out with the truth, and then let their imagination take over. I get completely ridiculous and fun stories about trips to the lake that end up as coronations as supreme master of planet zoorg. I highly recommend it. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Some kids spend their summer vacation at camp. Some kids spend it at Grandma's house. Wallace Bleff spent his out west...on a ride, a rope, and a roundup he'll never forget.