What Can You Do:A Book About D (Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood Library) [Library Binding]

Shelly Rotner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2001 | Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood Library

Photographs and simple text show the many ways in which work can be accomplished.

--This text refers to an alternate Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

reS-Gr 2-Close-up, quality, color photographs of children excelling at activities-physical, mental, musical, and artistic-show that everyone can do something well, that individuals have different strengths and abilities. The brief text suggests that being good at something takes time and work. An endnote for adults acknowledges Howard Gardner's Frames of Mind (HarperCollins, 1993), which considers his theories about independent kinds of intelligence and was the authors' inspiration for What Can You Do? While many of the youngsters in the photographs are of school age, the title may serve as inspiration and impetus for discussion with those as young as preschool. A book for sharing with children by caring adults.

Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA

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From Booklist

Ages 3-6. The team that created the A. D. D. Book for Kids [BKL Ap 15 00] offers another title to help young children understand themselves and their abilities. Using Dr. Howard Gardner's work about multiple intelligence as a framework for the text, Rotner and Kelly portray young children with linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, and interpersonal talents. Clear, full-color photographs depict children in a variety of activities--swimming, spelling, playing the violin, etc.--as simple text lets children know whether the activity is something the pictured child does well, has trouble with, or is in the process of learning. The message (everyone is good at something) comes through strongly, as does the authors' encouragement to continue working toward mastery of more difficult skills. This will be useful in preschool and kindergarten classrooms that focus on celebrating students' strengths and learning styles. Buy a second copy for the parenting shelf. Kay Weisman
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Library Binding: 24 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761321195
• ISBN-13: 978-0761321194
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,616,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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