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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

Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do

AUTHOR: Stuart J. Murphy
ILLUSTRATOR: Kevin O’Malley
PUBLISHER: Harper Collins          PUBLICATION DATE: 1996
GENRE: Concept                            READING LEVEL:  Grades 1-2
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book is about a kangaroo who is asking his friends to play with him, but each time he asks, they give him a list of things that they have to do. He uses the list that they give him and does multiplication with it. For example:
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have the students role play the different scenarios in the book in groups. Have each student do a multiplication problem when they get to that part of the story.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Tori Meyers, Valdosta State University