ZONDERKIDS, August, 2018 |
The point of view and illustrations allow Cowdrey to assign words and thoughts to little Fiona and her zoo-mates. His effective use of Fiona's repetitive mantra is one that her zoo-keeping caregivers recognized and reported from her earliest hours:
"She was ready! She let out a snort, wiggled her ears, and said, 'I've got this!'"
HMH Books for Young Readers. June, 2018 |
by Jan Sherbin. Using photographs from zoo personnel, this last title was actually the first, documenting the resilient spirit of the zookeepers as well as Fiona's will to survive, and thrive. A portion of the proceeds from this last book goes to the Cincinnati Zoo to support their work.
Insights Productions. October, 201 |
These three titles disprove the common warning in publishing that a specific subject/topic shouldn't be "overdone". In this case, each of the three titles offers a distinctly different take on sharing a remarkable story even though all are shaped around the early months of little Fiona's life.
Reading and exploring these three titles with young audiences (and older ones) provide perfect opportunities to:
1) honor each book for its own distinct strengths and appeal,
2) compare the similarities and differences in points of view,
3) analyze narrative text types, and
4) consider ways to approach writing non-fiction text in various ways.
You can't go wrong with these picture books. They are all fun-filled and smile-inducing, offer inspiring text and images, provide STEM-focused content, and are thoroughly irresistible.
Hurry.
Fiona's waiting for you.
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