Product Description
While Little Skink hunts yummy ants for breakfast, she is suddenly attacked by a crow! But she has a trick to escape she snaps off her tail, and it keeps on wiggling! Little Skink is happy to be alive, but she misses her bright blue tail. Readers will enjoy pretending with her, trying on tail after tail. The first is too puffy-fluffy, and another too stinky! Then one day Little Skink gets a big surprise…and she doesn t have to dream of tails anymore. The For Creative Minds section has information on tail adaptations and communications and a mix-and-match tail activity.
My Review: This is such a cute book! The story itself is adorable, the illustrations are great, and included are a couple of extra activities for your child to do which encourage both science and math. My second graders loved this book! They were engaged throughout the reading. It is an Accelerated Reading book at reading level 2.6 (which means second grade sixth month). I would recommend this book for children pre-school through grade 2 or 3. Little Skink’s Tail would be a great addition to a young child’s library!
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February 12th, 2009 at 8:33 am
We really enjoyed this book too. The story was so imaginative and fun. And the illustrations were simply amazing!
February 17th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Sally, thanks so much for reviewing my book, Little Skink’s Tail. I’m so happy that your second graders enjoyed it so much. I hope you found the 25 more pages of free activities to go with this book at the publisher’s website: http://www.sylvandellpublishing.com/Skink.php
Thanks again!
February 21st, 2009 at 10:04 am
My daughter and I loved Little Skink’s Tail. I think we read it 6 times in two days. She really liked seeing her try on different tails and was fascinated with the map at the back of the book. If I didn’t already have the book – I would want to buy it.