Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones [Hardcover]

Gene Barretta (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2007 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Clever Aunt Ant has just moved to the zoo. Speaking in homophones, she describes the quirky animal behavior she sees. There's the MOOSE who loved MOUSSE and ATE EIGHT bowls, and the WHALE who was ALLOWED to WAIL ALOUD--and that's just for starters.

This playful picture book introduces children to the richness of language through the concept of homophones. A romp through the zoo has never been so eye-opening.

A Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Selection

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Youngsters will be tickled by the homophones and the brightly colored, appealing illustrations. Beware: Children will gain not only prowess in recognizing homophones but also the ability to produce bad puns!”—Kirkus Reviews

 

A Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club Selection

A Parenting Magazine Mom-Tested Book of the Year

A Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Gene Barretta is the author and illustrator of Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin and Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci. He holds a B.F.A. in Film Studies from New York University, and has worked for many years in film and television production. He lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, with his wife and son.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First Edition edition (September 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805081046
• ISBN-13: 978-0805081046
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Zoos

More About the Author

Gene Barretta is an award-winning author and illustrator of several children's books. His awards include The 2007 Carolyn W. Field Award and the 2009-2010 Tennessee Volunteer Book Award.
Gene began his career as an illustrator for other authors before releasing his first manuscript in 2006, "Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin."
Before he entered the publishing world, Gene completed several animated films for Sesame Street and illustrated for the show Between The Lions.
More recently, he has designed characters for The Jim Henson Company.
He currently resides outside of Philadelphia, PA with his wife, Leslie and son, Benjamin.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, silly and educational!, December 28, 2009

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P. Smith (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones (Hardcover)

The first time I read this one to my four-year-old we both ended up laughing so hard we could hardly breathe. It's a cool concept, teaching kids about homophones.... words that are spelled differently, have different meanings, but sound the same. The premise of the story is that Aunt Ant is writing to her nephew, Dear Deer, and giving him an update on all her neighbors and friends. Some of the words I had to explain to my son but by and large he got it. It was almost at the end when we got to the gnus that it turned so funny. Jack pointed to the picture of the gnu on the page and asked what that was. I said a gnu. He pointed to the other one and asked what that was. I said a gnu. He said "Well, what about them?" And I read from the page, "There is no news about the gnus. They keep to themselves." Well, that just put both of us in stitches. We laughed so hard we couldn't stop. Ok, maybe you had to be there. But, it's just a plain fun, silly, and yes, educational book. Buy it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best, November 27, 2010

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This review is from: Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones (Paperback)

One of the best books to teach homophones- fun and inspiring. Your children will be creating their own pages to add.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gene won us over again with this one!!!, September 9, 2007

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Diane Marie Kelly "Kelly Kids" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones (Hardcover)

My children absolutely love Gene's latest creation. It was great to see their little minds work to figure out the meaning of the homophones. Great job Gene. Can't wait till your next book so that we can add another one of your works to our collection.