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Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK!
Review: My grandmother first read this book to me when I was four years old. It is wonderful, funny, and teaches a valuable lesson that every child should learn. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: I Wish That I Had Duck Feet
Review: One of my children's all-time favorites. I first read it to my daughter when she was 2 and she insisted I read it to her several times a day. This went on for months. I then began leaving off the last word of every other sentence and as I pointed to it, she "read" it from memory. I credit this book with helping to give her a love for reading. By the time she was 4 she could read it on her own (not just memorized). I recently asked my 10-year-old son to list his favorite books from his early childhood and this one was at the top of the list. I think the zaniness of imagining having duck feet or antlers really appeals to a child. As a teacher, I also use this book with older children who are having trouble with reading.
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Summary: I wish that I had Duck Feet
Review: The book "I Wish that I had Duck Feet" was a good book because of several reasons. The Three reasons are it's short, it's easy to read, and it's got good pictures. The first reason why "I Wish that I had Duck Feet" was a good book is because it is easy to read. It is easy to read because it's a little kids book and the words are big and easy to see. It is also easy to read because it doesn't have very many words on one page. The second reason why this book it good is because it's short. I like short books because they don't look very small letters like big novels have. It is also a small page book, because there are not very many words on the page. The last reason why I liked the book"I Wish that I had Duck Feet" is because it had good pictures. There wasn't a page on the book that didn't have a picture; The book showed all kinds of different pictures because it had stuff like deer antlers on the kid and a well spout, and a long tail for jump-rope. In conclusion there is no way a person can have Duck Feet, or deer antlers, or a long tail becasue every human is normal and it doesn't talk about realistic people, that is why little kids like the book.
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Summary: I wish that I had Duck Feet
Review: The book "I Wish that I had Duck Feet" was a good book because of several reasons. The Three reasons are it's short, it's easy to read, and it's got good pictures. The first reason why "I Wish that I had Duck Feet" was a good book is because it is easy to read. It is easy to read because it's a little kids book and the words are big and easy to see. It is also easy to read because it doesn't have very many words on one page. The second reason why this book it good is because it's short. I like short books because they don't look very small letters like big novels have. It is also a small page book, because there are not very many words on the page. The last reason why I liked the book"I Wish that I had Duck Feet" is because it had good pictures. There wasn't a page on the book that didn't have a picture; The book showed all kinds of different pictures because it had stuff like deer antlers on the kid and a well spout, and a long tail for jump-rope. In conclusion there is no way a person can have Duck Feet, or deer antlers, or a long tail becasue every human is normal and it doesn't talk about realistic people, that is why little kids like the book.
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Summary: What If?
Review: This book clearly deserves more than five stars for being one of the most helpful and interesting children's books of all time!Children have powerful imaginations, and this book provides an outstanding model for helping them to learn how to use their imaginations in more useful ways. In addition, the story is so interesting and compelling that they will be drawn into wanting to reread it often. As a result, they will begin to memorize the sentences . . . and thus have the foundation for identifying the words that go along with their recollections. Unlike many children's books, this one would also be appealing to adult literacy students. The illustrations are particularly good for making the boy's (and your child's) imagination come to life. The book begins with the boy waddling around on duck feet. "You can splash around in duck feet. You don't have to keep them dry. No more shoes!" ". . . very good to have them when I play." This is illustrated with the boy getting thules in a pond while ducks swim by. "BUT . . . My mother would not like them." She would not like the wet mess in her clean house. From this sequence, you can see how the book is structured. The child imagines some new feature attached to his body. He then thinks about the advantages of that new feature. Next, he considers the drawbacks. Having looked at both, he goes on to decide whether to keep the feature or not. This is a method that many geniuses have used throughout history to make their great breakthroughs. Sharing this method is a wonderful gift to give your child! Then, the boy goes on to repeat the process. "SO . . . If I can't have duck feet, I'll have something else instead . . . . . . two horns up on my head." He tries on "a long, long tail," "a nose just like an elephant's," and "ALL THOSE THINGS!" The last he calls a "Which-What-Who." Then the story teaches its final lesson: "AND SO . . . I think there are some things I do not wish to be." "And that is why I think that I just wish to be like ME." The final illustration shows all of the appendages discussed in the book in a garbage can. An obvious application of the book is to encourage your child to come up with her or his own ideas for changing the body, discussing benefits and drawbacks, and deciding whether the change would be a beneficial one over all. You can have tremendous fun with that one, while teaching Benjamin Franklin's favorite method for making decisions. He would list all of the pros and cons of something on a piece of paper, and then decide what do do. Millions still use this process. I especially like the way the book helps the child come to appreciate what he or she already has. Few books of imagination leave a child feeling more satisfied with herself or himself. That's a very nice touch. If you find that your child is sensitive about some feature (glasses, being diminutive, a large nose, or whatever), you can use this book's structure in a different way. You can encourage your child to find as many advantages as possible to overbalance the disadvantages that have already been noticed, and to be glad about that feature. That perspective would be a great gift to your child! See potential all around you . . . then seize the opportunities that truly make sense!
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Summary: A favorite
Review: This was my book when I was a kid (many years ago). My child has loved this book since age 2, and still loves it at age 4, and he knows every word by heart.
The story is all about applying one's imagination.
However, at a deeper level it stimulates critical thinking. First, the main character imagines a scenario and all of the benefits (say, having deer horns on his head). Next, he goes on to consider all of the pitfalls. Good life skills here!
There is some level of bullying from his antagonist. I'll confess to skipping some related sections when my boy was 2, since he had no concept of 'meaness', but at 4 he knows full well that not everyone plays nice in this world.
Another triumph for the good Mr. Geisel incognito.
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Summary: One of the Best Childrens Books Ever
Review: This was my favorite book when I was little. I made my parents read it to me every night. I found my copy in a box and the front and back covers were no long with it because it was read to me so much. Now that I am going to be a mother in March 2003 I am making sure this is one book I read my child.
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