Customer Reviews

Bat Jamboree (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

...and we're a childless family. We recommend you get this in hardcover, as it's a definate re-read (like, lots of times). We love the mix of vaudeville, bats, and the whimsical rhymes. If something "Wasn't quite as fun as 'The Corgiville Fair'" (see the book by Tasha Tudor), then it often was "As fun as 'The Bat Jamboree'"...only because the Bat Jamboree is only for several hours (vs. all day). We've bought several copies of BJ for diverse audiences. One copy we gave to an old vaudeville fan, and another to our governor's baby daughter (there were bats infesting the governors' mansion about the time the book came out). A third went to an employee of an old drive-in theatre. A joy for young and old. You'll be "batty" over it.

As a third grade teacher, I found this book useful on the 55th day of school. After reading the book, the children made a pyramid using manipulatives for the bats. We used 1" tiles. This demonstrates a growing pattern using +1 pattern to grow with. This is a nice lead-in to multiplication.

This book has a fun and exciting story line. Children will have fun reading about the 55 bats at the jamboree. The illustrations are colorful and eye-catching. Children can have fun counting, adding and subtracting the 55 bats at the Bat Jamboree. Watch out for the Bat Lady!

Excellent, colorful book that emphasis the friendliness of bats while also teaching counting through repetition in story and rhyme. The fun and funny illustrations make it a must for bat lovers of all ages.

Nice story with terrific water color illustrations! My 4 month old loves looking at the colorful pages. Good book to help little readers learn to count. (I liked it so much that I bought an extra copy, but I admit, I have a thing for bats....)

When I first saw this book, I was instantly drawn to it. I have a keen interest in bats, so I was thrilled to find a humorous book about the subject. I laughed out loud when I read the end of the book--something about "it ain't over til the bat lady sings!" That's great!!

I loved this story because it was funny, and original. The rhyming and counting were fun for my students and the ending was clever. I like it when I can include musical stories into my teaching.

This book was very cute which is why I gave it such a high rating. This book is a poor example of how to rhyme. There are several lines in this book that are close to rhyming but it isn't quite there in several instances. Good for teaching counting up and backwards from ten.