Reviews for Swimming Salmon (Pull Ahead Books)

The average rating for Swimming Salmon (Pull Ahead Books) based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-04-15 00:00:00 Haydn Washington While the some of the terminology is a bit difficult for the intended audience, "Northwest Animal Babies" is still an attractive introduction to the subject, especially when read-aloud and discussed by an adult. This book covers animals in the region ranging from Oregon in the south to Alaska in the north; and from Montana in the east to Washington in the west. Since our school is in a rural area northeast of Seattle, our first graders immediately identified with cougar pups, bobcat kittens, and Canada Geese goslings, among others. In most cases, one animal is featured per page, with clear, attractive photos of young animals, sometimes with a parent, and a few sentences about each animal. A few animals are featured in a two-page spread. Using this book would be a good way to learn the correct terms for specific animal babies, as well as proper names for a few animal body parts. While reading this book to a first grade class in my library, each page caused the children to raise their hands wanting to tell their own animal stories. This read-aloud session could have easily stretched into a half-hour, much longer than reading the text straight through requires. Despite a few "big words," young students are attracted to this book. Recommended. (Written April 18, 2001.)

Review # 2 was written on 2015-09-28 00:00:00 Tommie Campbell I enjoyed everything about this book. From the impressive and cute baby animal photography throughout to the information filled text. It would be very useful for research in younger elementary. Six +1: Sentence Fluency Guided Reading: I Lexile: 500