Customer Reviews

The Armadillo from Amarillo

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I checked out this book from our local library because of the colorful illustrations, but as soon as I got it home I knew I had discovered a treasure. My children loved the rolling, tumbling word play and I loved the fact that they were learning as I was reading. Ms Cherry does a wonderful job of drawing you into the story and her illustrations are delightful. I have added this book to our home library and look forward to seeing new stories from this wonderful authoress. I highly recommed it to any one with children or a love for Texas. A must to own.

My daughter loves armadillos, so when I saw this book at the library, I had to bring it home. It is great. It took her interest in armadillos and combined it with geography. The author did a great job of intertwining the fact that there are 50 states and linking that with the continents and our place on earth and the planets in the solar system. For us, this is definately worth purchasing!!

This is a book about an armadillo who wants to travel outside his small world - the
desert area of Amarillo. As he goes along, he sends back postcards of what he sees.
He is very ingenious in getting farther and farther away from Amarillo. He eventually
makes it to outer space. Cumulatively, the reader ends up with a sense of where we
are in the universe. It is a simpler book version of the Powers of Ten movie from many
years ago.

Granted the Lone Star State is a large one - many miles and every sort of terrain imaginable from plains to lakes to hills to cavernous waste. And, this is where Sasparillo has lost his way.

How in the world will a tiny, friendly armadillo find his way home in this vast area? Never fear, there are those who help and in this case it's a strong eagle.

Yes, a magnificent eagle befriends Sasparillo and carries him across the sky as the little armadillo searches for his home.

Youngsters love a happy ending, and Sasparillo finds one.

it's a very good book but it needs more details about other places. I really liked the postcards because they looked so real. If I was going to places, I would write postcards to my friends.

Signed, E.J.W.

I love this book. I found it many yrs ago and read it to second graders when I volunteered in the classroom. Now I read it to my grandkids. It is wonderful. When I finish reading it I ask the kids what they learned. My answer is "if you read books you can go anywhere and do anything." Great book for all ages.

This book is great. It is a great adventure for young readers. Books are a great way to discover far off places and this one takes the readers to many places in the United States. I highly recommend this book.

Lynne Cherry once again writes a story that is cute, fun, and contributes to childhood development. By using characters that are far from ordinary and very likeable she creates an enjoyable story that gives children an idea of where they are in the universe.