Thursday, September 8, 2011

Sensational Sunflowers!

Openers:
The More We Get Together
Opener Cube ???

Sunflower House (Eve Bunting/Kathryn Hewitt)
Follow the cycle of a sunflower's life as children enjoy a sunflower house through the seasons.  (3+)
Wiggler:  Oh Mr. Sun
Wiggler:  I'm a Little Sunflower



Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? (Susan Shea/Tom Slaughter)
What grows and what doesn't?  This book answers an important question with fun, rhyming text and bold, lift-the-flap illustrations. (3+)
Story Glove:  Ten Sunflowers
Wiggler: Now I'm Growing Very Tall




Sunflower (Miela Ford/Sally Noll)
With big, bold illustration and simple text, younger readers will appreciate the comparison of a growing sunflower to their own growth. (2+)
Wiggler 1:  Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes



Felt Board:  I'm a Little Sunflower
Closer:  Wave Goodbye (Rob Reid)

More Books!
Toddler
Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry  
Can I Help? by Marilyn Janovitz
Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
Fran's Flower by Lisa Bruce
How Does A Seed Grow?  by Sue Kim 
Jasper's Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth
Lenny in the Garden by Ken Wilson-Max -- great interactive text
My Day in the Garden by Meila Ford
Sunflower by Meila Ford
Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown
What Color is Your Apple?  by Jerry Pallotta 
Who's in the Garden?  by Phillis Gershator 

Preschool 
Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry - too bad the title gives the surprise away
Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow?  by Tom Slaughter 
-CROWD PLEASER
Handful of Sunshine by Melanie Eclare
In the Garden, Who's Been Here? by Lindsay Barret George
Jack and the Beanstalk by Nina Crews
Just Teenie by Susan Meddaugh
My Garden by Kevin Henkes 
One Two Three Jump! by Penelope LivelyOver In the Garden by Jennifer WardRound the Gardenby Omri Glaser
Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin, Jr.

School Ages
And the Good Brown Earth by Kathy Henderson 
Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Farm Fresh Cats by  Scott Santoro
Garden of Opposites by Nancy Davis
Gardener  by Sarah Stewart
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
Holly Bloom's Garden by Sarah Ashman
Huck Runs Amuck by Sean Taylor 
Our Tree Named Steve by Alex Zweibel

Next Week:  Beautiful Butterflies!