Books by Tad Hills
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review 1: "Rocket loved books. He loved to read them to himself or to sit quietly by his teacher, the little yellow bird, as she read them aloud. Rocket even liked the way books smelled. When he opened a new book, it smelled like a place he'd never been to, like a friend he'd never met." B...
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review 1: Hill, T. (2012). Rocket Writes a Story. New York: Schwartz & Wade.Starred review School Library Journal 2012.Picture Book SoakThe book is about a little dog named Rocket who loves reading and finding new words. One day he decides to write a story and shares his interests with a l...
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review 1: "Rocket loved books."..."Rocket even liked the way books smelled. When he opened a new book, it smelled like a place he'd never been to, like a friend he'd never met."..."Rocket loved words, too."Rocket and I have a lot in common. :) This medium-length children's book was a fun...
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review 1: I was intrigued to see how everything would play out and I enjoyed the banter between the bird and the dog. I gave it three stars because my boy became very anxious about finishing the book. Looking back, the pace seemed rather slow and the words could have probably been cut in h...
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review 1: I borrowed this book for our local library for our before bedtime story.I figured she'd love it since she always grabbing the duck puppet at the library and going duck duck!I read this the night before to her and she didn't seem all that interested which surprised me.I thought it...
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review 1: Although Duck enjoys spending time in the meadow with his best friend Goose, he longs for adventure. Goose is content staying where he is, but he reluctantly agrees to accompany Duck. Although the journey is long and tiresome, Goose surprisingly loves everything about the ocean w...
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review 1: Hills, Tad. How Rocket Learned to Read. New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2010. Teacher's Choice 2011ChoiceHow Rocket Learned to Read is a wonderful book that shows the natural process of learning to read. Rocket the Dog is mesmerized by a story the Bird reads, and so joins her class. ...
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review 1: This was an adorable, yet simple book. My 16 month old loves it. His favorite part is pointing out Duck and Goose. He loves the pictures so much. He could sit and look at the artwork for hours. While this book was sent to us for Halloween, it's not holiday specific in any way. Th...
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review 1: When the original Duck & Goose book came out, I was working as a children's librarian. There were three of us in our department and we all did story times. I think we ended arm-wrestling to decide who would get to use the book first. I didn't win. Duck and Goose are irretrieva...
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review 1: Have you ever tried to explain the concept of hope? Or frustration? This book combines pictures with single abstract words and requires the reader to fill in the details. In other words, it's not a book to read when you're tired or not on your "A" Game. You also might want to...
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review 1: This is definitely a social emotional book. I would use this book with 2 to 4 years olds when discussing the importance of listening to one another. Or when discussing the importance of respecting one another's feelings. I would explain to them that sometimes their friend may not...