What Bear is Reading

Two stories set in Africa that we enjoyed this week were

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

and

Honey, Honey....Lion by Jan Brett

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (Reading Rainbow Book) mirrors The House that Jack Built in its style.  The verse builds on itself and repeats.  I like this kind of book because it lends itself well to memorization and allows the child to recall the story more easily.

Honey... Honey... Lion! is yet another wonderful Jann Brett book.  This one reminds me of We're Going on a Bear Hunt.  The honeyguide bird leads the badger through different sections of the African plain with wonderful sound effects.  Makes reading aloud a lot of fun.

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