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School Specialty Publishing

8720 Orion Place, 2nd Floor, Columbus, OH 43240

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'Noodlebug' is a delightfully entertaining series of four 16-page, hardcover picturebooks specifically designed and imaginatively written for preschoolers ages 2 to 5. Co-authored by Pam Schiller and Richele Bartkowiak, and featuring lively, colorful illustrations by Michelle Ciappa, "Five Little Ladybugs" (0769642772, $12.95). The lyrical, simple and engaging text tells the story of five ladybugs who have fun together and then one by one fly home--and then have a little reunion together. "The 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  in Lavender Socks" (0769642756, $12.95) combines the storytelling Storytelling
Aesop

semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10]

Münchäusen

Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit.
 talent of Pam Schiller with the energetically colored artistry art·ist·ry  
n.
1. Artistic ability: a sculptor of great artistry.

2. Artistic quality or craft: the artistry of a poem.
 of Emil Nestor in fanciful and rhyming story about a little girl, an iguana, and a distinctive pair of socks. "My Doggie Brought to Me" is deftly deft  
adj. deft·er, deft·est
Quick and skillful; adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous.



[Middle English, gentle, humble, variant of dafte, foolish; see daft.
 authored by Pam Schiller, whose story of a little girl's account of playing with her do is beautifully enhanced with the talented and distinctive artistry of Robert Sanford. Co-authored by Pam Schiller and Richele Bartkowiak with a simply but entertaining storyline Noun 1. storyline - the plot of a book or play or film
plot line

plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
 that incorporates repetition, "This Little Train" (0769642780, $12.95) showcases the cartoon-style artwork of Joshua Janes and is an ideal picturebook entertainment. All four 'Noodlebug' titles are confidently recommended for preschoolers both as story-hour entertainment and parent/child shared reading Shared Reading as an instructional approach during which the teacher explicitly teaches the strategies and skills of proficient readers. Students have an opportunity to gradually assume more responsibility for the reading as their skill level and confidence increase.  and storytelling activities.
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Title Annotation:Five Little Ladybugs; The Iguana in Lavender Socks; My Doggie Brought to Me; This Little Train
Publication:Children's Bookwatch
Article Type:Book review
Date:Oct 1, 2006
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