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Great Read Aloud Books
Looking for suggestions for books to read aloud to children? Try my Read Aloud Ideas newsletter
April 2009
I'm working on my new book on mothering, so I've put creating new issues of Read Aloud Ideas on hold. You can download the ones I've published. They are all in PDF format.
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Feb. 2008 Read Aloud Ideas - weather and winter
Aug. 2008 Read Aloud Ideas - recorded stories, summer reading
Feb. 2009 Read Aloud Ideas - Birds, bird watching
Excerpt from Feb. 2009
As the days lengthen - the cold strengthens. It is staying lighter later and later each day. I can notice the difference. February is a month that celebrates a number of things - black history, heart health, cherries, friendship, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthday( Feb. 7, 1867 - Feb. 10, 1957), and bird feeding.
I’m going to focus on books about birds and animals in this edition of Read Aloud Ideas,
We had a barred owl in the oak tree in our backyard in November of 2008. As I was looking around online to find photos of owls and to find out what they sounded like, I came across the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This site is a rich source of all sorts of information, including the sounds and calls of many birds. The barred owl makes an incredible variety of hoots and clacks!
It was on that site that I found out about the Great Backyard Birdcount that happens every February all over North America. You’ll find information on this site about how to take part in the birdcount, why to do it, fun quizzes and links to the database of birds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. |
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We’ll start with books where owls are one of the main characters.
Owl At Home by Arnold Lobel - these 5 stories about Owl are fun to read aloud as well as an easy to read book. Owl is a bit confused about how things work. What seems to delight young children as one reads these stories to them is that they know things that Owl does not. In particular the Strange Bumps story brings giggles as Owl tries to determine what the two strange bumps are that he sees under the covers in his bed. Whenever he moves his feet, the bumps move. |
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Can a toad and an owl be friends? A Toad For Tuesday by Russell E. Erickson is a 64 page delightful, engaging, exciting story. Warton decides to go visit his Aunt Toolia using his new skiis. On his way, he is caught by George the owl. Warton manages to talk George into waiting until Tuesday to eat him. As the days go by, the suspense builds. This book goes in and out of print. It is available second hand - look for it at various resellers online. It’s worth the hunt or try your library.
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