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My Five Senses Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Aliki (Author), Aliki (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0060200502     ISBN-13: 9780060200503
Publisher: HarperFestival
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 1991
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Annotation: "(Aliki presents) information so clearly and concisely that young readers will know what their senses are and how to use them. (She explains) what the senses are, shows what each does, and how several senses are usually used together. The illustrations are highly captivating and are sure to keep the very young reader interested".--AP. Full color.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Senses & Sensation
Dewey: 612.8
LCCN: 88035350
Lexile Measure: 590
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 1
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 18.2" W x 14.8" (1.10 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 16750
Reading Level: 2.0   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

Read and find out about your five senses in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

This oversize edition--perfect for sharing in a library or classroom--invites young readers to use each of their five senses to explore the world around them.

Sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch--our five senses teach us about our world. Beloved author-illustrator Aliki's simple, engaging text and colorful artwork show young readers how they use their senses to smell a rose or play with a puppy.

This is a clear and appealing book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom.

As Children's Books and Their Creators put it: Aliki treats complex topics clearly and succinctly while providing lively pictures, with informative details and humorous elements often appearing in 'balloons.' Aliki's books continue to speak to today's young readers.

This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

    hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

    Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Book in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Contributor Bio(s): Aliki: -

With more than 60 fiction and nonfiction titles for children to her credit, Aliki has been delighting her many fans since her first book was published in 1960. Born in New Jersey, she now lives in New York City.

Aliki's books for young readers include the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out titles Digging Up Dinosaurs, Fossils Tell of Long Ago, My Feet, and My Hands. Other nonfiction books by Aliki include How a Book Is Made, Mummies Made in Egypt, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Dinosaurs, My Visit to the Zoo, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and William Shakespeare & the Globe.