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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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10/19/14

On My Own

TITLE:  On My Own
AUTHOR:  Jillian Harker
ILLUSTRATOR:  Louise Gardner   
PUBLISHER:  PARRAGON    PUBLICATION DATE:  2001
GENRE:  Fiction Picture Book                                   READING LEVEL:  Four Year Old
BRIEF OVERVIEW:  A baby monkey named Mungo believes he is ready to try things on his own; that is until bedtime.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:  After reading the story, reinforce to children that not everything at their age should be done on their own.  Have students play the listening and safety game “rabbits in the hole”.  Students will pretend to be rabbits as the teacher calls out directions and they run safely back to their hole.     
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION:  (Kimberly Hansen,  Valdosta State University ECSE)
LABELS: ( picture book, safety, listening, animals )