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Benda Apa Ini? (2008)

by Il Sung Na(Favorite Author)
3.8 of 5 Votes: 4
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Erlangga for Kids
review 1: What with elephants and umbrellas and lots of guessing opportunities, I thought this was going to be a really popular story to read aloud, but I'm sorry to say that the group were too young to appreciate it. If I read it to a group this age again, I'll take an umbrella along and make SURE they know what it is before I start the story. The illustrations and colours are lovely. Read to Rising 3's. 19.08.2012
review 2: One day, elephant finds something he doesn't know and neither do his friends. The thingamabob isn't good for much until it starts raining. Do you know what elephant's thingamabob is?What I thought: What a great idea for a book. I can just hear my story time kids shouting "umbrella" at poor elephant. The illustrations are great. I've liked Na's styl
... moree since I read A Book of Sleep. I think kids will really like identifying all of elephant's animals friends.Story Time Themes: Rain/Umbrellas (Pair with Prelutsky's Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and The Umbrella Queen by Bridges.) less
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jay525
An elephant finds a "thingamabob" and experiments until he discovers what to do with it.
florlinson
umbrellas, rain, elephants, imagination
Alicia
great for toddler time at the library!
anita
Cute but underwhelming.
Megen
rainy day, umbrellas
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