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The Why Bird

出版	New Age World Pub, 2004-11
主題	Juvenile Fiction / Animals / GeneralJuvenile Fiction / Animals / Birds
ISBN	15940505629781594050565
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=IzroAAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋A good book wants to be shared. The Why Bird by Paul Dunn is such a book. Reading times promote timeless bonding. A good children's book should appeal to adult and child alike, thereby providing shared entertainment while encouraging interactive involvement. This book does just that. By a look or a nudge a child can be prompted to say why before each turn of a page. Because rhymed phrases stick in the mind, this story can be progressively memorized and recited. Thus a young listener can later point to each verbalized word and learn to recognize it in print. Varied sound/spelling associations become apparent as well. The text hints at lessons of life: facing fearful challenges, dealing with discouragement, identifying one's own values and discovering self-worth. The text triggers meaningful questions that want an opportunity to be posed by either an adult or a child. It also builds vocabulary and emphasizes the value of words. Delightful pictures complement the text to convey ever-needed humor. This is a picture book that won't just perch on a shelf. It should well be a bird-in-the-hand.