BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Turtle and a few other animals are on their way to Antarctica, despite the narrator’s frustrated warnings to stay back. There is some problem solving along the way to the coldest continent, but the animals quickly realize why they don’t live in Antarctica.
The students generally enjoyed this book, citing its humor and the anthropomorphism as their favorite parts. Even though I struggled to separate out the various voices on the page, the students immediately caught on to the implied warnings and frustration of the narrator. One student remarked, “It was really funny because the animals did the exact opposite of what the book said to do.” Their favorite phrase of the book was “This is ridiculous,” because it really was. Although one student stated that there were “too many facts,” the rest of the class stayed completely engrossed in reading the last pages of the book where a few facts about the animals and Antarctica were listed. I heard many of them say, “I didn’t know that;” they were quite happy to learn from this book.
Mrs. V, and her third grade class
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