Helping Your Preschooler Prepare for Reading.Multiple Intelligence and Children’s Learning.The Value of Play Dough in Early Childhood.The Importance of Teaching Classroom Rules.The girl doesn't just "make" her magnificent thing - she "tinkers and hammers and measures," she "smoothes and wrenches and fiddles," she "twists and tweaks and fastens." These precise action words are likely to fire up the imaginations of youngsters eager to create their own inventions and is a great tie-in to learning about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought. The clever use of verbs in groups of threes is both fun and functional, offering opportunities for wonderful vocabulary enrichment. The girl's frustration and anger are vividly depicted in the detailed art, and the story offers good options for dealing honestly with these feelings, while at the same time reassuring children that it's okay to make mistakes. But after her dog convinces her to take a walk, she comes back to her project with renewed enthusiasm and manages to get it just right.For the early grades' exploration of character education, this funny book offers a perfect example of the rewards of perseverance and creativity. Eventually, the girl gets really, really mad. Easy-peasy!" But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly. All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time.
"She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5Īward-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog.
Hornbook Guide to Children - Below Average, With Minor Flaw Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.3" W x 9.1" (0.80 lbs) 32 pagesįeatures: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - CanadianĪwards: Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, Primary, 2016īlack-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2015Ĭapitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Up to Seven, 2015īuckaroo Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2014Ĭharlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, Recommended, Children's Fiction, 2015 Lexile Measure: 380 AD (Adult Directed Text) Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Contributor(s): Spires, Ashley (Author), Spires, Ashley (Illustrator)
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