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"Supermoms are everywhere. They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and species. With powerful instincts and extraordinary skills, these moms do whatever it takes to protect and raise their young."

This concise intro leads into plenty of examples, including groundhogs, emperor penguins, strawberry poison dart frogs, red-knobbed hornbills, polar bears, bearded capuchins, wolf spiders, little brown bats, American alligators, and more. Funny speech bubbles from moms and offspring dot each page spread. Back matter incudes superlatives for each (e.g. "super generous," "super determined," "super tough"), along with where they live, what they eat, and a "guess what?" fact. There is also a page full of resources (books, online, and AV).

Marvelous!

The funny comic book format is delightful, and full of facts about ways that animal mothers care for their babies.

A story of having a brother or sister, and how learning from each other can be the best part of growing up.

Very simple text.

Miles is a preschooler who loves his car. He puts his seat belt on, cranks the key, and drives off on another adventure to school.

Miles to Go by Jamie Harper follows Miles, his mother and his friends as they make their way from their homes to preschool. Much of the book is filtered through Miles's imagination, transforming a simple walk down the street into a grueling commute across town.

Miles and his preschool friends ride a variety of toy push cars to school. Miles imitates stopping for gas, avoiding road flooding and waiting in traffic. The front and back of the book include a map of Miles's route to school.

My daughter loved this book when she was younger. While she didn't ride in a toy car to school, she did ride some at school.

Charming and cheerful.

I liked this story for a few reasons. I really liked the use of repetition in the writing and language. “Monkey See, Monkey do” was used many times throughout the story; as well the conversation with her parents was very similar. The illustrations were wonderful in this story. My favorite parts were when Lucy, the little sister, was actually drawn like a monkey whenever Grace, the big sister, was feeling like she was just being copied. I thought seeing Lucy actually illustrated as a monkey helped the reader to think back to the repeated line “Monkey see, monkey do” and helped them related with Grace. In addition the pictures were colorful, and fit the written text. Finally I really enjoyed the characters, I think that many readers can relate to either Grace or Lucy. I am an older sister and I know what it is like to not want your younger sister to crowd in on your play dates, or copy everything you do. However, younger sisters could relate to just want to be like their older sister and looking up to them. Overall this story depicts a wonderful big idea/message about the importance of family, no matter how annoying a younger sister can act.

I really liked this book because I could relate to it and the characters were portrayed very well. The characters were very relatable, it seemed like a story of my sister and I. I related to Grace because my little sister, like Lucy, always copied everything I did and I would get so sick of it. In the text, Lucy copied the way Grace dressed, she tried to go to school with her, and she always tried to play with her, and these are all things that any older sibling can relate to. I believe the book pushes readers to relate to the text, as well as help them realize that someone copying you is actually flattering, although it may not seem that way at the time. “She copies you because she loves you”, “She thinks you’re wonderful”, “She wants to be you”; these were all things that Grace’s parents told her and the reasons why Lucy kept copying her. To this day, my sister still copies me a little bit and I tend to still get annoyed. This book made me realize that she looks up to me, and it is a compliment that she is copying me. I believe the big idea in this book was “imitation is the biggest form of flattery”. In the end of the book, Grace finally realized that her sister just wanted to be like her, just like Grace wanted to be like her swim coach.

Miss Mingo and her colorful class of critters take an entertaining and informative field trip.

A group of animals in Miss Mingo's class spend a week learning the rules of fire safety. They are preparing for a fire drill at the end of the week and Miss Mingo , a pink flamingo, wants the students to master the drill. During their week of practice, each animal reacts differently to the situations. The animals are nervous and anxious about perfecting their skills. They learn to stop, drop and roll. They learn the primary route to exit the building, and they learned to line up and walk calmly outside.
Includes comical creatures, colorful illustrations, and creative concepts. This is a great way to intruduce fire safety to young children. It shows how everyone reacts differently in those types of situations. It also includes short bits of information on each page about how animals react when they fear the are in danger.
Recommended grades: K-3

nice weather factoids; cute story½

Like the Magic Tree House series with true facts and fiction

A delightful book about grown-ups through the eyes of a child. We need more fun in our lives!! I would use this book to hook a reluctant reader because it has silly pictures and minimum easy to read text, and of course the subject is close to every kids heart. I would use this book in classrooms >3. I would mainly use this book to expose kids to literature, just using a book and since its a fun book the kids will enjoy a trip through the pages. This book is super cute!! As a side note the Author/Illustrator Jamie Harper is new, so this is her first book. She may prove to be a good Author study as she does more books to teach writing and illustrating skills, we can also watch her progress as she grows in her skills.

My 2-year-old son picked this out at the library. I have no idea where he found it, I had lost track of him and he came up to me carrying this book. So we checked it out, and it turns out to be really cute. Each page has instructions on how to wash a baby, and shows a little girl taking a bath with a little baby and following the instructions in her own way. Mom is only some arms in legs here and there. It's fun to read and my 2 & 4-year-old both love it.

This is an interesting comparison from a child's perspective of the differences between adults and children.