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Wheels on the Bus
Illus. in full color. "With a jovial bus driver as host, readers have quite a ride ahead of them as the bus bounces through what appears to be a French town. In her first book the artist humorously injects the familiar song with cheerful new life."--Horn Book....more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
March 10th 1990
by Crown Books for Young Readers
(first published 1988)
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Oct 26, 2010
jacky
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
toddlers - K
Shelves:
board-books,
kids-own
This has been a favorite song to sing to Natalie, so its nice to have a book that goes along with it. I really liked how the pictures illustrate the words in a realistic way. I like how there are characters though they never say anything. For example, there is a snotty little girl. The only thing that bothered me was that the illustrations seem to be dated and foreigner (its labeled an "autobus" for example). There are women where handkerchiefs and carrying chickens. All the people are white. Th...more
Jun 18, 2012
Mandy Couch
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
music-and-movement
I loved this book!!! This book shows children how to read, sing, and it even displays onomatopoeia. You could use this book as such a teaching tool for the classroom. I like the way it has the words with the pictures and then at the end it has the song that you can sing along with. This book allows the children to interact while reading the book. You could incorporate music and movement while reading. Great book!!
Activity:
I would have the children move to the motions of the book. We would use th...more
Activity:
I would have the children move to the motions of the book. We would use th...more
The Wheels on the Bus is a classic chilren's book and ding along. I have known the Wheels on the Bus sicnce as long as I can rememeber. I think that most people can agree with me on this. If you haven't read or been read the actual book then someone has sang it to you or along with you. I think that due to its singsong nature it is a great book for little kids who are just learning how to read. They will easily be able to memorize the way the sing goes, then they will be able to look at the word...more
Jun 04, 2009
Shanna Gonzalez
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-00-04
This board book has quite a lot going for it: a lively scene of a bus driving around a French provincial town, amusing passengers on the bus acting the way people really act in public -- crying babies, a child licking a lollipop, another sticking out her tongue, a man with a newspaper. This is all set to a familiar, repetitive song, score included. If the parent can stand it, it makes for a lively introduction from lap games to reading for the musically-inclined toddler.
Read and sign this book REPEATEDLY with my 18 month old grandson by popular demand. He sings along with me and approximates some of the signs. Love the way this book can be expanded to include experiences from his life ie. The Puppy on the bus says, "Ruff ruff ruff..." Illustrations are clear and clever.
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Jan 27, 2012
Soliquius
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-s,
board-books
A perfect choice for a board book. It's a song, so you can keep singing while the kids keep turning the pages themselves. It has a lot of little details in the pictures so that even my preschooler likes to look at it (like finding the girl who sticks her tongue out, etc.).
We used to sing this song in every toddler time, I haven't used it in a while. I'll have to bring it out again. I like books that follow familiar songs because kids who know the words feel like they are "reading" as they can follow along.
A perfect toddler book. Interactive, simple, and repetitive song paired with charming illustrations. Love the details in the pictures that reveal the bus is in France (or maybe Montreal, Raffi is Canadian...).
We've been through a couple of editions of this book. The boys read the board book to rags, and now there gving the paperback version the once-over. They still won't let us sing the song, though.
the most addicting songs you will ever sing with your children...my children and I still burst into song to this day
infectious book and song. Kids love it, but you'll get tired of it, unfortunately a long time before they do.
We love this song and having pictures to go with it was a joy to my kids
Dec 23, 2008
Michelle
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books-music
Love the wheels on the bus...this is not my favorite version illustration wise.
Cute pictures that go nicely with the words for several verses of the song.
I like reading this to my little brother
Dec 06, 2012
Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2-012-in-2012,
picture-book
I know this song, the book was fun to read. J.F.
Oct 12, 2010
Bonnie Pohlig
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books,
song-books
Nice setting to go along with the song.
Cute book
This is a good book for the well known "wheels on the bus" song. By using this visual, the children will fall in love with this song.
A first favorite. Danny read the board book to shreds - it was in at least three pieces by the time we have to discard it. Now they're onto the paperback version, which is also looking pretty ratty.
this was my favoritest book in preschool! i uesed to sin"daadoo daadoo daadoo bampata tam, bampata tam, bampata tam, daado daadoo daado, bampata tam...in the wheels on the bus tune, for the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round, the wheels on the bus...
We own the book!
A great book for baby bedtime, especially if you know the song and hand motions. Our copy is well worn. We have been reading it every night. The kids love when the baby goes waa, waa, waa and the parents go shh, shh, shh.
I really do like this song/book but at the same time it sure can get tedious. Luckily, the little ones usually don't know when you're skipping pages. My family loves when the baby takes center stage: Wah, wah, wah!
This is pretty much Charlotte's favorite book - one of the most requested, most read since she was very tiny.
This book has so much detail on each page it is very fun to look for the small details with your child
We were sad to return this one to the library. Elliott learned a lot of new words from this book.
I read this book so often I can't even count how many times I read it per week.
Loved the fun illustrations of this Raffi favourite.
Apr 28, 2013
Robin
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
board-books,
2012-list
Always a favorite of mine for story time.
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