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Title: Big Al by Andrew Clements ISBN: 0-689-81722-3 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The illustrations give life to an important lesson...
Comment: Big Al is truly the scariest-looking fish, but - like all of us - he just wants to be accepted by his peers. In fact, he does everything to be accepted: Wraps himself up in seaweed, puffs himself up, hides in the sand so others will come close, changes color to match a passing school of fish, but to no avail. Then comes Al's chance to save the day and make some friends.
Yoshi's illustrations are rich and give life to Al's world underwater.
I've used this book in my classroom for kids to understand how we are all unique in our own way, but we each have a strength to offer others.
Rating: 4
Summary: Lesson: Be yourself!
Comment: This has a charming story, and wonderful illustrations. Kids can learn about being themselves and being a good friend by Big Al's example. It has a heroic main character who saves the fish who had refused his friendship. What I think could have been done better/differently is to play up the ideas that no matter what you look like, you can be a good friend, and that it's important to be yourself. Clements ends the story a little too suddenly to explore that idea, in my opinion. It does, however, leave room for classroom or parental discussion once the story has been read. This is a sweet book, with a nice message, even if it's not terribly obvious.
Rating: 5
Summary: Perfect story!
Comment: So many kids books that deal with real life issues often cop out by having the character solve the problem in a way that kids couldn't possibly apply to their own life. This book is a shining example of how to achieve what so many authors cannot: solving a real problem in a real way that can be applied to real life. Beyond the beauty of the lesson, "Don't judge by appearance", is the beauty in the way the story is told. The artwork is a superb extension of the text. Buy this for every child you care about.
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Title: Big Al and Shrimpy by Andrew Clements, Yoshi Kogo ISBN: 0689842473 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Juv) Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Don't Need Friends by Carolyn Crimi ISBN: 0440415322 Publisher: Dragonfly Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Can You See the Wind? (Rookie Read-About Science) by Allan Fowler ISBN: 0516264796 Publisher: Children's Press Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: What Makes a Shadow? by Clyde Robert Bulla, June Otani ISBN: 0060229160 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 30 January, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.89 |
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Title: A Flag for Our Country (Stories of America) by Eve Spencer, Mike Eagle ISBN: 0811480518 Publisher: Steck-Vaughn Company Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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