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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/21/13

In the Small, Small Pond

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Denise Fleming
PUBLISHER:  Henry Holt and Co.         PUBLICATION DATE:  1993
AWARDS: 1994 Caldecott Honor Book   
GENRE:  Nonfiction/Informational          
READING LEVEL:  5 years of age
BRIEF OVERVIEW:  This book is about giving children the view of living in a pond from a frog’s eye view.  The seasons change and the children can see that from the frog’s view.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:  Each child would dress up as a frog and come to school.  The classroom would be transformed into a pond with each quarter of the room being a different season.  Then the children could understand how big a pond is and how small they are as the frog.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION:  Jocelyn Williams, Valdosta State University