<i>Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners</i> (review)
2012; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 65; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2012.0234
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Lexicography and Language Studies
ResumoReviewed by: Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners Hope Morrison Sierra, Judy . Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners; illus. by Tim Bowers. Knopf, 2012. 32p. Library ed. ISBN 978-0-375-96720-7 $19.99 Trade ed. ISBN 978-0-375-86720-0 $16.99 R 4-7 yrs. Sierra's latest recounts, in playful rhymed verse, a chance meeting between a young girl and a dinosaur at the grocery store. Over the course of their shopping adventure, the two have many opportunities to display their good manners, from an "I'm pleased to meet you" in the beginning to a "Thank you" when the girl helps the dinosaur pick up the apples she accidentally knocked over. The format is designed for readaloud interaction, with the stanzas describing the situation, then asking the listeners to come up with the correct responses ("She asks you, 'Would you like some more?'/ How do you answer the dinosaur?" followed by "Yes, please"). While adult readers may have to provide a little additional prompting for the responses, this is overall an accessible and entertaining vehicle for talking about good manners. Bowers' amiably slick acrylic compositions focus primarily on the girl, a pig-tailed brunette, and the dinosaur, a purse-carrying, pink-horned-rimmed-glasses-wearing lady T-Rex. Extreme closeups employ playfully skewed angles, adding absurdity to an already comic situation. This first book of manners infuses a potentially boring topic with playful energy and opportunities for verbal practice, making it a useful book for classrooms, storytimes, and families. [End Page 371] Copyright © 2012 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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