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Bats Around the Clock
by
Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author),
Melissa Sweet
It's fun to tell time as you dance around the clock!
Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to boogie! It's American Batstand - a twelve-hour rock and roll extravaganza with Click Dark as your host. Decked in go-go boots and bobby sox, the buoyant bats bebop their way around the clock. And there's a special guest appearance at the end!
With their swinging text and groovy il...more
Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to boogie! It's American Batstand - a twelve-hour rock and roll extravaganza with Click Dark as your host. Decked in go-go boots and bobby sox, the buoyant bats bebop their way around the clock. And there's a special guest appearance at the end!
With their swinging text and groovy il...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 5th 2000
by HarperCollins
(first published 2000)
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Nov 01, 2008
Amanda
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
moms of toddlers who love numbers, bats, or clocks
Shelves:
kid-s-books
I got this initially as a forerunner to Halloween, thinking that the bats would be right in season. We must have had out a lot of interesting books at the same time, because my 2 1/2 y.o never wanted me to read this one. When I finally did, he was in love with it! The bats do a different kind of dance at each hour (and if I were my mom's age I probably could have shown them what they were, but I've only heard of them, never seen any except maybe the swim). There is a nice little clock face on ea...more
llustrated by Melissa Sweet
I will be using this book in large group creative movement activity. This book is so much fun, add a little music and we can dance the night away. There is lots of movement described in this book, such as, shrugging shoulders, jitterbug, roll, spin, swim, etc. The book can also be used when learning about rhyming.
I will be using this book in large group creative movement activity. This book is so much fun, add a little music and we can dance the night away. There is lots of movement described in this book, such as, shrugging shoulders, jitterbug, roll, spin, swim, etc. The book can also be used when learning about rhyming.
At one o'clock the bats shrug. At two o'clock the host said stop. It's time to jitterbug. The bats spun at three o'clock. The bats bopped. All around the clock the bats danced and did funny things. And every single bat in the world was at the party. Every single one. -by Felicity
There's a 12-hour dance marathon happening on TV, and who's dancin'? Bats! This story in rhyme is a fine idea but its rhythm is uneven. Watercolor illustrations are cute and the telling-time element makes it useful for primary grades.
I thought that this was a very imaginative book that really engaged its readers. I would use this book to either introduce or reinforce telling time. This would be good for grades K-2.
Thought this would be a fun book to reinforce telling time--but it really has nothing of substance to offer. . .
I love the play on names in this one. The illustrations are great. And the bats just dance away the day.
A fun musical picture book with rhythm, counting,and BATS!
The illustrations are cute, too.
The illustrations are cute, too.
Click Dark?! American Batstand?! Somewhere between corny and cute, this book is!
Clocks & Time
Super cute
This book is ideal for Kindergarten to 2nd grade. It teaches students how to tell time by incorporating song and dance into the book. It's engaging and entertaining, as well as informative. However, the amount of time that is reviewed in the book is 12 hours vs. the 24 hours in a day, so I'd have to elaborate on that (AM and PM).
This book can also be used as a science book. This book can be used to teach students about nocturnal animals. Bats come out at night. I would use this to engage studen...more
This book can also be used as a science book. This book can be used to teach students about nocturnal animals. Bats come out at night. I would use this to engage studen...more
This book is about a television show marathon for duration of 12 hours. It has features a segment each hour which is when the bats performs something. It teaches about time.
This book could be incorporated into a math lesson about time. By providing the students with a book that emphasizes on time, students will be able to see how we use time throughout our day.
This book could be incorporated into a math lesson about time. By providing the students with a book that emphasizes on time, students will be able to see how we use time throughout our day.
Nov 05, 2007
Hilarie
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
3-4 yr olds
Shelves:
childrens_lit,
picture_books
Cute rhyming book that helps with time recognition.
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Lives in College Station, TX with husband Ken and four adorable cats.
Two sons, both musicians.
Serves on the faculty at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults Program.
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Two sons, both musicians.
Serves on the faculty at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults Program.
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