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My Trip to the Zoo
Part of the Interactive Book about Me Series
By K.A. Bye, Ph.D., and Illustrated by Earl W. Ridgell, Jr.

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Winner of the National Parenting Center's 2008 Seal of Approval

Winner of the Learning Magazine 2008 Teachers' Choice Award for the Family

Mom's Choice Awards Honoring Excellence

Parents, Grandparents, Caregivers

My Trip to the Zoo stimulates your child's creativity and interest in reading and writing. After a trip to the zoo, you and your child can relive the fun by recording it in your child's own words, drawings, and photographs. The book provides sentence starters that children finish with words describing their personal experiences. The young authors then paste photos or draw pictures to illustrate their stories. Parents or grandparents can help children complete their one-of-a-kind book for a wonderful shared activity.

Working on this Interactive Book about Me helps young and beginning readers (ages 2-8) improve their vocabulary, reading, and writing skills. My Trip to the Zoo also helps children identify groups of animals, understand terms of measurement, and develops their compare-and-contrast skills as they identify zoo animals that are short or tall, noisy or quiet, friendly or scary.

This activity book will bring repeated enjoyment and skill development as your child shares reading the book aloud with you, family members, and friends. And, when your child's reading progresses beyond the level of this book, you will have a unique keepsake of a special event from his or her growing years!

Educators

One of the keys to learning to read is motivation. This interactive book, in which the child provides the text and the important images, creates that motivation. It also requires children to think critically, recall and reflect on their experiences, and then recount them in writing - all helpful in developing language skills. Great for all beginning readers and writers, including English language learners and students identified for Title I or special education programs.

Sample pages from inside the book

Sample of a completed page

Other books from the Interactive Book about Me Series include Visiting My Grandmother, I Like Birthdays, and I Like Holidays.

Buy the set of four books and save 20%.

K.A. BYE has taught reading to grades K-12 and college-level students. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in curriculum and instruction. Kathy and her husband, Bob, together have four children and seven grandchildren.

Earl Ridgell is an educator and illustrator who lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reviews:
"An 'interactive book' is one in which the young reader can customize and personalize for their own participatory enjoyment and sense of involvement. Imaginatively written by K. A. Bye and colorfully illustrated by Earl W Ridgell Jr., the new 'Interactive Book about Me' series newly published by the Boys Town Press offers four wonderfully delightful titles specifically designed for ages 2 to 8. Each title takes its young reader on a very personalized reading and writing adventure and can be utilized as a shared activity for parent and child together. The four books comprising this outstanding hardcover series include "My Trip To The Zoo" (978193449006, $13.95); "Visiting My Grandmother" (978193440013, $13.95); "I Like Birthdays!" (9781934490020, $13.95; and "I Like Holidays!" (9781934490037, $13.95). Ideal for playtime, rainy day, and family night activities, the entire series is enthusiastically recommended to the attention of grandparents, teachers, and care-givers too!!
~Children's Bookwatch, September 2009 ~Diane C. Donovan, Editor

"A marvelous idea, executed in superb fashion by the multiple Seal winning publishers at Boys Town Press. This interactive series of books are a wonderful way to reinforce various special times throughout the year including celebrations, holidays and other events that form so much of the important memories of childhood. Colorful and cute illustrations fill each book while the print is large and clear. Being able to personalize the book, with drawings or writing makes the books a keepsake and a real source of pride."
~The National Parenting Center, August 2008

"This unique approach to interacting with children is fun and compelling, meaningful and authentic for kids. The stories captured in these books transcend the giving of an ordinary gift. They share time, attention, and love - all gifts that will last."
~ Donna Flood, Ph.D., Education

"These books actively engage children in the reading process. Because the focus is on their experiences, children are very motivated and can relate in a meaningful way to text. These books are a major contribution to reading."
~Rachel Billmeyer, Ph.D., author of Literacy and Learning Trilogy

"She loved it! Because she helped complete it by drawing pictures and filling in the blanks, it was easy for her to read the pages without having to ask for help."
~Cassandra J., mother of 6-year-old

"We had a lot of fun doing this together. He really likes to share it with other people."
~Jennifer M., grandmother of 7 year-old

"This is an awsome idea. These books are a great tool for facilitating language development in young children. A finished book can also be used as a social story by parents to help a child on the autism spectrum know what to expect during an outing."
~Kendra Chesney, Development Therapist

"I love the fact that he takes the initiative in reading the book to himself, initiating spontaneous speech, and sitting down for extended periods of time to enjoy the book. He's a 'busy' kid, so these are all goals we work toward with him."
~Amy M., mother of 2 1/2 year-old

"She read it to everyone in our family including our dogs, guinea pig, and hamster! She was very proud of it. I saw her with it at least one to two times a day."
~Debby F., grandmother of 7 year-old

"I really liked working on this with David. He is very happy to have a book about himself, by himself. It was lots of fun and a lovely finished product."
~Debby A., mother of 6 year-old

Published by Boys Town Press
Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4: Hardcover with concealed spiral binding
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Pages: 30
ISBN 9781934490006
Copyright: 2008
Item Number: 55-001

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