The Aminal [Hardcover]

Lorna Balian (Author), Lecia Balian (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

Patrick finds an "aminal" and decides to take it home. He describes it to Molly, who tells Calvin, who tells Freddie, and the "aminal" becomes more frightening with each new description. Soon, Patrick's friends think they must save him from the giant green "aminal" monster!

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is a story that children can relate to because of the exaggerations added through each retelling of the story. The reader does not see a picture of the real creature until the end of the story, so this adds to the enjoyment of the tale. This is a delightful book for young children. --Children's Literature

From the Publisher

The Association of Booksellers for Children chose The Aminal one of the "Best Books for Children" in 2004.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Star Bright Books (February 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595720065
• ISBN-13: 978-1595720061
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,237,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful illustrations, December 16, 1999

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Amanda Grimes (Connersville, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aminal (Hardcover)

My children loved this book. Now I use it in my classroom when we do descriptive writing. I have a couple of Aminals of my own, half the class looks at them and describes them to a partner who draws what they must look like. Just like in the story, it's amazing to compare the imaginative concept to the real aminal. This story teaches so much about human nature in such a wonderful, imaginative way.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless - Wonderful "Read Aloud" for children 4-9yrs, October 14, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Aminal (Hardcover)

A great message that is wonderfully sritten. It must be read aloud - which is an absolute pleasure. The words flow. The ilustrations have a timeless quality and provoke appropriate questions at appropirate times during the story. This book was a favorite for my mother, a nursery school teacher 20 years ago. I am fortunate to have had a copy for my own children - which has spanned the last 8 yrs. I will keep this book in hopes of reading it to future generations

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your childs imagination soars on overtime!, June 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Aminal (Hardcover)

This is a great childrens book to inspire the young childs imagination. I have used this book many times in the classroom. The response on the childrens faces as they imagine what he (The Aminal) looks like, is wonderful. You can almost see their brains working on overtime in the imagination zone. One thing I usally do just before The Aminals looks are revealed is stop the story and have the children draw a picture of what they think The Aminal looks like. The response is great! They want to tell you why they think he looks like their drawing and usally about what they remember of the story. This is a great story for building comprehension skills and teaching children about rumors and gossip. An amazing surprise is awaiting you and your child at the end of The Aminal.