A review by rachelkril
In the Small, Small Pond, by Denise Fleming
4.0
In Denise Fleming's, "In the Small, Small Pond," readers follow a curious frog through the pond to learn about different animals living there. With bright and interesting illustrations, readers learn about tadpoles, dragonflies, herons, muskrats, and more. This is a rhyming books that doubles as a fun informational books about different animals found in ponds.
I remember looking through this book in my classroom as a child and how much I loved the pictures - this still holds true. The illustrations make me want to stare at the book forever and the fun rhyming words introduce new vocabulary to readers. It was also a fun game of "hide and go seek" with the frog.
I would connect this to other books about animals and their habitats, as well as rhyming books.
This is a great mentor text for writing poetry - I would use to give examples about writing about nature, animals, or what we see. I would also use this as a way to show different ways to align text on a page, since words are found sideways, diagonal, or up in the air. This is great for showing students how to use their words in an interesting way, especially when pairing it with illustrations.
I remember looking through this book in my classroom as a child and how much I loved the pictures - this still holds true. The illustrations make me want to stare at the book forever and the fun rhyming words introduce new vocabulary to readers. It was also a fun game of "hide and go seek" with the frog.
I would connect this to other books about animals and their habitats, as well as rhyming books.
This is a great mentor text for writing poetry - I would use to give examples about writing about nature, animals, or what we see. I would also use this as a way to show different ways to align text on a page, since words are found sideways, diagonal, or up in the air. This is great for showing students how to use their words in an interesting way, especially when pairing it with illustrations.