This is another classic for children starring the lovable character, Curious George the monkey. Despite the old-fashioned references (like pipe smoking), this is still a tale that captures the interest of children. This was the first book published and, if your child likes this book, there are many Curious George books that follow the little monkey through various adventures. Curious George encounters many challenges but always learns a valuable lesson at the end of the story.
This is a very clever book. The premise is that there is a make-believe world where when a character reads a book about a particular subject, pictures of that subject appear all over the character. For example, when a man read a book about flowers, he became flowers. When a mouse read a book about elephants, pictures of elephants were all over him. The collage-style illustrations are fascinating, with levels of detail that will have you finding something new every time you look at them. I like to talk to the students about how when a reader reads a book the information gets inside them and in this story, the information inside can actually be seen. A lovely, visual treat.
This is a multi-level book that is, on the surface a counting book. On the first reading that is the emphasis. However, it is also about growing vegetables and fruit and also about how one seed can produce multiple fruit and vegetables that, in turn, produce many seeds.
At the end of the book, it talks about how 10 seeds grew 10 corn plants with 100 ears of corn and 1000's of kernels. These kernels in turn, can make delicious popcorn. This is the type of book that will be referred to throughout the school year. It's also a good link to having a "popcorn" party for your class.
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