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4.02 AVERAGE
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Yucky Worms is about a little boy being disgusted when he finds a worm in his grandmother's garden. Grandma teaches him all about worms and how they help keep a garden healthy he decides the worms are his friends, too.
This was a great read for us as we've recently begun gardening and my boys like to "help" as much as they can. Yucky Worms was an informative sciency kind of book so a little bit over my littles' heads but still it was well illustrated and interesting.
This was a great read for us as we've recently begun gardening and my boys like to "help" as much as they can. Yucky Worms was an informative sciency kind of book so a little bit over my littles' heads but still it was well illustrated and interesting.
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Who knew a book about worms could be so darned cute and interesting? Readable text and adorable illustrations (complete with wormy commentary) are combined very successfully to make a great book for kids who like bugs or families starting a garden together.
More on the blog: http://www.abbythelibrarian.com/2010/12/yucky-worms.html
More on the blog: http://www.abbythelibrarian.com/2010/12/yucky-worms.html
informative
medium-paced
If Sean is really into gardening and/or worms, this would be a good book to use!
Sweet story about how worms are useful. Uses sidebars with worms with personality.
Very fun book on worms. Learned a lot from this one. Great to share with early primary kids.
A young boy was in his grandmother’s garden when she found a worm. He is disgusted by it, but his grandmother insists that he should be friends with worms. She then returned the worm to the ground to demonstrate which end of the worm was which. The book goes on to discuss in the grandmother’s voice different aspects of worms, what they eat, how they survive the winter, what worm castings are, and how they help the plants in the garden. The illustrations are light-hearted but can quickly become scientific when called for. This is a great blend of picture book and nonfiction facts presented in a winning way.
French’s use of a grandmother narrator works well here, framing the nonfiction in a story that makes it very approachable. It also allows the narrator to explain misconceptions that the young boy has about worms, like the widely held belief that worms can be cut in two and still survive. Not true! Ahlberg’s illustrations offer asides by the worms themselves, a mole carrying a grocery list, and wonderful views of below the ground.
A great book to share with children who want to know more about these wiggly creatures in the garden, this book reads like a picture book and offers facts for children who are looking for them. Readers of the book will quickly learn that worms are far from yucky. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
French’s use of a grandmother narrator works well here, framing the nonfiction in a story that makes it very approachable. It also allows the narrator to explain misconceptions that the young boy has about worms, like the widely held belief that worms can be cut in two and still survive. Not true! Ahlberg’s illustrations offer asides by the worms themselves, a mole carrying a grocery list, and wonderful views of below the ground.
A great book to share with children who want to know more about these wiggly creatures in the garden, this book reads like a picture book and offers facts for children who are looking for them. Readers of the book will quickly learn that worms are far from yucky. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
The Magic School Bus book was better. This tries to be similar with slightly younger kids, less fantasy, and a whole lot of worms.
I think I'd rather just introduce kids to the worms in my compost bin.
I think I'd rather just introduce kids to the worms in my compost bin.