#ji lee

Publisher's Summary: Meet four-legged, two-finned, and webbed-toe friends in this word-as-image introduction to the animal world, chock-full of interesting facts. In what looks like a simple image, there lies a fully formed word (and vice versa) for kids to read! As they giggle and make their best guess, tiny readers will discover new favorite creatures in this delightful interaction between image, shape, and letters.

This book helps build:

Vocabulary and Background knowledge: Children who already know the animal will find it easier to “read” the word-image and understand new facts.

Letter Knowledge: readers can pick out the letters they know from the images.

This book helps kids practice:

Reading: Readers can more easily sound out the letters when they already know the word they are reading.

Writing: Drawing animal pictures builds finger dexterity which helps with writing.

Talking: Ask questions about the animals listed and discuss the facts.

Extend the book by:

Making art out of words, just like the illustrations.

Compare the different ways the same letter can be drawn.

Name a letter and see if they can find it within the illustration.

Try to find letter shapes in everyday objects.