One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

Title/Series:   One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Author: Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)

Pages: 63 pages

Copyright  Date: 1960

Reading Level:  1^st grade

Interest Level:  K – 2^nd grade

Summary:  This classic rhyming story tells about the activities of the characters in Seuss’s world.  Each few pages has a new character and what fun action it’s involved with.

Educational: Good– rhyming words (poem format), color words, counting, opposites, counting by 2’s, phonics

Content: Good – imaginative illustrations and ideas, short mini stories (poems)

Message: Poor– there are many funny things to enjoy

   

No T. Rex in the Library by Toni Buzzeo

Title/Series:   No T.Rex in the Library

Author: Toni Buzzeo

Pages: 32 pages

Copyright  Date: 2010

Reading Level:  3^rd grade

Interest Level:  Pre K– 2^nd grade

Summary:  Tess goes to the library with her mother on Tuesday morning and displays beastie behavior.  While in time-out, Tess goes on an adventure with a T. Rex from a book.  The T. Rex shows Tess how out of control her beastie behavior has been.

Educational: Average– vocabulary words (orcas, synchronized, stampede)

Content: Average – colorful illustrations with details, varied sentence and word placement on each page

Message: Average– respect books and do not use beastie behavior