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Little Nelly's Big Book
When Nelly reads a description of mice in a book, she is convinced that she is a mouse. After all, she is gray, has big ears, and a thin tail. But then she meets some other mice, and her confusion only grows. Why are they smaller than she is? And why can't she do the same things the other mice do? Only a trip to the zoo will set this mixed up animal tale straight ... or wi...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
July 17th 2012
by Bloomsbury USA Childrens
(first published January 1st 2012)
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Little Nelly reads in the big book of knowledge that she is a mouse. Well, she reads that mice can be gray, have big ears, and skinny tails. So, she joins a mice family who welcome her despite her being a rather large mouse. Grandma mouse does some looking on the web and discovers that there are more large mice (elephants) at the zoo and they visit their local zoo. They decide to stay at the zoo so Little Nelly can get enough food, but while there, Micky (a young mouse) reads in the big book of...more
Little Nelly reads a description of a mouse in her book and decides that is what she is. She is gray, has big ears and a tail so she must be a mouse right? It says so right there in her book. So she goes to live with the mouse family. They think she is a little big but take her in. Then they decide that she should be with the other "mice" at the zoo. Those "mice" think Nelly is a bit small but she will fit in nicely. I love the illustrations of Nelly and the mice and how the mice repaint the sig...more
Such a cute story about an elephant who thinks she is a mouse because of something she read in a book... love the conclusion "and that is why all books should have pictures"! :-)
Little Nelly reads a book that convinces her she is a mouse, so she finds a family of mice who take her in despite the enormous size difference.
This would be a good book when introducing descriptives and comparatives in writing.
Loved this one! Beginning, middle, end!
May 15, 2013
Laura Salas
marked it as to-read
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