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Jul 13, 2011
Ramon
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Suspenseful thriller. I love a good mystery and I didn't figure this one out until the end of the book. I won't spoil it for you but lets just say in the end you'll kick yourself at how obvious it was.
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Jan 16, 2008
Ann
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I absolutely love this book!!!! This book never gets old and never stops being fun to read or hear. We LOVE this book!
For years Thea pretended to "pop!" from the egg. She still does sometimes. And this book is how she first learned that animals EAT other animals..
She knew birds caught worms. But it wasn't until I asked her what the baby bird was going to DO with the worm that I realized she didn't know. She said the worm was going to live in the nest with the More...
For years Thea pretended to "pop!" from the egg. She still does sometimes. And this book is how she first learned that animals EAT other animals..
She knew birds caught worms. But it wasn't until I asked her what the baby bird was going to DO with the worm that I realized she didn't know. She said the worm was going to live in the nest with the More...
Nov 26, 2011
Cher
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Grades: pre-k to 2nd
When I was in first grade, my sister and I found out we were adopted. I instantly sought comfort in this book. We were told we were adopted because in class we had to write down where we inherited our facial features and hair from. I couldn't say where I got my curly hair from and when my teacher told me I had to get curly hair from someone in my family, I came home from school on a mission to discover where it came from knowing that I was the only one with curls. The i More...
When I was in first grade, my sister and I found out we were adopted. I instantly sought comfort in this book. We were told we were adopted because in class we had to write down where we inherited our facial features and hair from. I couldn't say where I got my curly hair from and when my teacher told me I had to get curly hair from someone in my family, I came home from school on a mission to discover where it came from knowing that I was the only one with curls. The i More...
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Jun 23, 2008
Eddie
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I loved this book as a kid and recently reread it because I bought it for our daughter. The only part I liked this time was when the baby bird fell out of the tree. It's a mystery what I saw in it as a kid, so I'm hoping when I can read it to my daughter she'll find it as fascinating as I once did and will be able to explain it to me. I really am curious to get some insight into the little kid mind, not that I've lost my little kid mind because I still love P. D. Eastman's Go Dog Go! which I've
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Jan 29, 2012
Jazzmarie
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This books is an easy to read book for children ages 3 to 5 years of age to learn to start reading. A 3 year old may not know the words in the book but recognize the animals in the pictures and grasp the concept of mommy and baby bird from their own personal experience. Even though the words may be much for a 3 year old, the story is quick and it is fun to read to children, because of the with a plot of the baby bird trying to find his mother. This book introduces the concept of pairing same-l
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Sep 19, 2011
This book is based on a baby bird’s struggle to distinguish who his mother is. His mother flew off to find food for her baby before he hatched. She wanted to be prepared for his arrival and it was her maternal instinct to do so. “He will want to eat”. When the baby bird hatches he automatically thinks he is alone and sets out to find his mother. He is quite advanced for such a new baby bird as he has the awareness that he should have a mother. He has no idea who his mother is or what she physica
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Nov 28, 2009
Nathaniel
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Grades: 1st - Early 2nd
This is a classic tale of mother to sibling relationship, and makes for a quality read a loud to beginning readers. Each of the characters in the story are enjoyable, and the tale itself is very easy to follow along for a few reasons. First, the text is bold and easy to see. Second, there is a rhythm and pacing to the story which makes it easy for listeners to keep track of the action. Thirdly, there is plenty of repetition in the story, so listeners will not b More...
This is a classic tale of mother to sibling relationship, and makes for a quality read a loud to beginning readers. Each of the characters in the story are enjoyable, and the tale itself is very easy to follow along for a few reasons. First, the text is bold and easy to see. Second, there is a rhythm and pacing to the story which makes it easy for listeners to keep track of the action. Thirdly, there is plenty of repetition in the story, so listeners will not b More...
Oct 06, 2011
Clara
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I think this makes a good book for early readers, just as it is suggested. It has a lot of words that students will learn as sight words (basic verbs like went and said, other words like up, down, stop) and many other common words that students learn early on (bird, kitten, dog, plane). This book was repetitive, but I think that would be helpful for early readers to see the same words over and over. There was an illustration for each part of the text, which would help a young reader in figuring
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Dec 25, 2011
Keamy
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Strange story, the main character was VERY dim which did not suit the story.
It at first seemed as though it would be a breath taking story started with the age old question. "Are you my mother?" But his repeated asking of this question (To other animals and inanimate objects that could not possibly be his mother.)I found slightly disturbing. It also contributed to my fear that this newly hatched bird, had mental retardation brought on by his fall from the nest.
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It at first seemed as though it would be a breath taking story started with the age old question. "Are you my mother?" But his repeated asking of this question (To other animals and inanimate objects that could not possibly be his mother.)I found slightly disturbing. It also contributed to my fear that this newly hatched bird, had mental retardation brought on by his fall from the nest.
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Jan 10, 2009
Kristie
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What was the Snort's motivation for placing the baby bird back in the nest? That just came too fast for me. Maybe because the version I own is a board book--I think the story may have been abridged to fit within a board book's formatting guidelines. I chuckle each time I read this book because I wonder about the complex this poor baby bird will have when it hatches to find itself alone. And then when the mother returns, there is no remorse for her absence when her child enters the world! And the
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Jun 03, 2009
Jennifer
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I picked this book up at a flea market for just a $1 and it has been the best dollar I ever spent :-p This book is a favorite in our house... in fact, my daughter Josie has become so attached to it, she takes it everywhere, even to bed at night. While there's no deep moral to the story or overtly educational value, it is in an entertaining and very cute story that is great for introducing children to reading... even before they can actually read. Although my girls are just starting to be able to
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Oct 28, 2011
Megan
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Are You My Mother? is a picture book that is intended for nursery or primary readers. A baby bird has seemed to have lost his mother and needs help finding her. The baby bird does not know who his mother is, so he searches high and low to find her. The baby bird asks different animals if they are his mother, in which they all reply "no". Eventually the baby bird is pointed in the right direction where he is reunited with his mother.
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Feb 10, 2012
Madeline
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Are you my mother?
I have a heart for Dr. Seuss books; especially this one. A little newborn bird goes on a hunt to find out where is mother is. He asks other animals such as a cat, hen, dog, and cow if they are his mother. He even asks a plane and a boat if they are too. He finally reaches him mom and understands why his mother is his mother. It’s a great book to talk about family or differences. It’s also a great first read for a child.
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I have a heart for Dr. Seuss books; especially this one. A little newborn bird goes on a hunt to find out where is mother is. He asks other animals such as a cat, hen, dog, and cow if they are his mother. He even asks a plane and a boat if they are too. He finally reaches him mom and understands why his mother is his mother. It’s a great book to talk about family or differences. It’s also a great first read for a child.
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Sep 24, 2009
Ashley
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The pictures in this book are very simple. It bugged me that the majority of the pictures are brown, with a little bit of red and yellow. The fewer colors of the book remind me of older books that my grandma and grandpa used to read to me when I was little.
I enjoyed the concept of the book, and I know that about every child has felt like the little birdy searching for their mother. I remember many times I could not find my mother, and when I was about to give up she would return.
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I enjoyed the concept of the book, and I know that about every child has felt like the little birdy searching for their mother. I remember many times I could not find my mother, and when I was about to give up she would return.
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Mar 01, 2009
Krystal
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Author: P.D. Eastman
Genre: Fiction Picture Book
Publication Info:Random House Books for Young Readers: 1960
Reading Level: Early; Ages 4-8
Topic/Theme: Mother & Child Relationship/ Exploration/ Belongingness/ Child Neglect
Issues Addressed: Baby bird goes out and explores. He gets to socialize with the world while trying to find his mother.
Classroom Uses: Read Aloud, Individual Reading
Summary: A bird hatches from More...
Genre: Fiction Picture Book
Publication Info:Random House Books for Young Readers: 1960
Reading Level: Early; Ages 4-8
Topic/Theme: Mother & Child Relationship/ Exploration/ Belongingness/ Child Neglect
Issues Addressed: Baby bird goes out and explores. He gets to socialize with the world while trying to find his mother.
Classroom Uses: Read Aloud, Individual Reading
Summary: A bird hatches from More...
Oct 10, 2008
Dioscita
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Definitely a highlight of my childhood bookshelf, this is probably one of the books that most got me to love reading (and, yes, I voted as such on the listopia site).
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Apr 09, 2011
Laura
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This classic children's book written by P.D. Eastman is a GREAT book for Kindergarten students who are just learning to read. Are You My Mother? tells the story of a little bird whose mother went out to find food. While she's gone, the little bird wakes up and thinks he is an abandoned orphan. Thus, the bird asks all kinds of animals the same question: "Are You My Mother?" In the end, the little bird and his momma bird are finally reunited. Young children will love to read this bo
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Jun 04, 2008
Heather
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Another favorite here. We've read it many a time and it's a great book for my beginning readers.
It's a classic and everyone should read it.
It's a classic and everyone should read it.
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Oct 11, 2011
Kelcie
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I really enjoyed this book, because it was about a baby bird that was discovering who his mother was. This is a classic book for children because of all the questioning involved. Children always ask questions, and this baby bird asked everyone and everything if it was it's mother. This book shows a classic trial and error. The baby bird asked all these creatures if they were his mother, and they all said no. The repetition was very good for a beginning reader and I personally like how every new
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Jun 17, 2010
Sabrina
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This story is a very simple one which can be read aloud to young children as well as some may read it for themselves. It is about a baby bird who was hatched and couldn't find his mother. He went to different animals and asked them if they were his mother. After not finding her, he went to a red boat and became comfortable, thinking it was his mother.
This book is humorous and is fun to be read to young children. It has repetition and a little rhyme to aid young More...
This book is humorous and is fun to be read to young children. It has repetition and a little rhyme to aid young More...
Oct 01, 2011
I remember readin this story when i was a little kid so naturally when i saw it in the library i had to pick it up. First graders could probably read this book because it is rather simple. The pictures in the book seem to be in colored pencil and they follow the story decently well. It is about a little bird who hatches while its mother is out gathering food. Because it is all alone it decides to go on a journey to find its mother. As it ventures out into the world it runs into many different an
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Oct 21, 2009
Angel
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I am definitely too old for this now and maybe I was too old when I read it as a kid, but I found this book to be incredibly boring. It is a Dr. Seuss wannabe without the creativity. A bird pops out of an egg and then proceeds to ask everything it sees if it is its mother. Utterly repetitive. Even when Dr. Seuss was repetitive, there was was a moral to the story and fun rhyming (at least I don't remember Are You My Mother rhyming). Granted a toddler could probably appreciate this more than I eve
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Oct 11, 2011
Kara
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This ‘I Can Read’ book by P.D. Eastman is a wonderful story that will be something a child can soon read on their own. A bird hatches from his egg while his mother is away, and sets out to find her. In his search he comes upon a dog, a cow, and even a plane, and asks each one, “Are you my mother?”. When he finally finds his real mother, he instantly recognizes her and the reunion is a very happy one. Educational, entertaining and one of the most beloved stories for all ages, this is a great one
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Nov 20, 2009
Heather
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Maybe I'm just too sensitive, but this book rubs me the wrong way. Having an adopted sister and knowing many adoptive families, the emphasis that you should look like your parents for them to be your parents is a little much. The cow tells the bird, "How could I be your mother?" Well, why can't you be his mother? I have a friend whose father is black and mother is white and when her parents split, she spent the rest of her childhood listening to people question whether or not she was
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Jan 10, 2012
Finn
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This is one of my Dad's favorite books. His mom used to read it to him all the time when he was little.
I liked this book. It had some humor, nice pictures, and a sweet story.
I didn't like, however, that PD Eastman chose to refer to the steam shovel/excavator as a Snort. Everything else got a real name. The steam shovel was most fascinating to me, and yet, this book did not let me know what it was really called, so that I could learn and ask to go to Diggerland in England in More...
I liked this book. It had some humor, nice pictures, and a sweet story.
I didn't like, however, that PD Eastman chose to refer to the steam shovel/excavator as a Snort. Everything else got a real name. The steam shovel was most fascinating to me, and yet, this book did not let me know what it was really called, so that I could learn and ask to go to Diggerland in England in More...
Mar 11, 2011
Heather
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Are You My Mother is another wonderful story for beginning readers. Not only do we follow a baby bird trying to find his mom (which is also teaching us about parent/baby animal relationships), we also read a story about determination. Though this story has simple words, there is great meaning behind them, and this story always becomes an instant favorite with children. Also, this is a great story to be used when teaching about pronouns since there is a a lot if use with the words she, he, and I.
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Oct 15, 2010
Are you my mother is a very good book. It is about this little bird whose mother is like out to get food and when the litte bird wakes up its mom is not there so it sets off in an adventure to go find its mother. On the way it asks all these wery weird animals if they are his mother and every time they say no im not your mother and then they name all the traits they have that he doesnt.
I think it is a very good bedtime book and i enjoyed it very very much. I hope you can go out and More...
I think it is a very good bedtime book and i enjoyed it very very much. I hope you can go out and More...
Oct 18, 2011
Slayermel
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Cute story of a little bird that falls out of his nest while his mother is off getting him food. The little bird wonders around meeting all sorts of animals in hopes of finding his mother, he also stumbles across some construction equipment. Now of course the story has a happy ending but it was sweet to see all the animals that the little bird approaches.
It is an older story so the pictures are all in black and white, but this in no way takes away from the story or the pictures :0)
It is an older story so the pictures are all in black and white, but this in no way takes away from the story or the pictures :0)
Feb 07, 2009
Angeline
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I don't like how dramatic this book gets. I just read different words and make it less traumatizing. Another thing that bothers me is that the Mommy bird doesn't seem to notice her baby falling out of the tree or a BIG SNORT driving right up to her nest. A mom would definitely know that something was wrong!
But it's so cute when my little girl reads it with me! I say "Are you my mother?" and she says "No ruff ruff ruff!". (It changes depending on the animal)
But it's so cute when my little girl reads it with me! I say "Are you my mother?" and she says "No ruff ruff ruff!". (It changes depending on the animal)
Jan 11, 2012
Samantha
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The book are you my mother presents a question, a journey and a discovery about a baby bird and his search for his biological mother. The idea is that the animal that looked like his had to be his mother, because they looked the same. The problem I have with that is that I dont want children, adopted or fostered and anything of the like to think that they have to "look" like their mother. But all in all I would describe this book as cute and enjoyable to read aloud.
