Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee.Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee by Rita Williams-Garcia illustrated by Mike Reed Professor G. Mike Reed is an American computer scientist and Director of UNU/IIST, Macau, part of the United Nations University since 2005. Previously he was at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory where he was also a Fellow in Computation of St Edmund Hall, Oxford Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. Books for Young Children October 2000, $16.00 ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-689-82601-X Preschool Ages This wonderfully written book will entertain preschoolers with a dose of imagination combined with fun and adventure. Young audiences will find themselves drawn in immediately, from the first page of the book, as the wild Waiyuuzee runs deep into the mango mango (măng`gō), evergreen tree of the Anacardiaceae (sumac family), native to tropical E Asia and now grown in both hemispheres. The chief species, Mangifera indica, is believed to have been cultivated for about 6,000 years. grove. As the story unfolds, readers learn that the Waiyuuzee is on the run from the Shemama. The chase begins--through a jungle and an iguana iguana (ĭgwä`nə), name for several large lizards of the family Iguanidae, found in tropical America and the Galapagos. The common iguana (Iguana iguana cave--until finally the Shemama finally catches our hero. This quick-paced story is appropriate for storytime (older preschoolers) as it presents a textthat is lyrical and descriptive. You will sound like a storyteller whether you realize it or not. Bold colors of green, yellow and red compliment the text, and illustrator Mike Reed does a delightful job of depicting images of jungle lifeon a level that children will enjoy. He uses challenging images, which encourage children to stretch their imaginations. Garcia-Williams tells a simple story while successfully giving audiences a balance of suspense and surprise. If you have a child who has ever tried to avoid taking a bath, or having their hair combed or braided braid·ed adj. 1. a. Produced by or as if by braiding. b. Having braids. 2. Decorated with braid. 3. this title will entertain, and intrigue--and you and your child will want to read it over and over again. Yolanda Bolden is a freelance writer in Winston-Salem, NC. |
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