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43rd out of 114 books
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15 voters
Lines That Wiggle
The embossed line running through this picture book turns itself into all kinds of things: the waves above an octopus, the veins in a leaf, the wrappings curling around a mummy, and the trapping lines of a spider web. Catchy rhyming text is brought to life by a host of creepy critters.
Hardcover, 36 pages
Published
March 4th 2009
by Blue Apple Books
(first published February 1st 2009)
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Aug 18, 2009
Katrina
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
4-8 Year Olds and those that Just Wanna Have Fun
Shelves:
picture-books,
storytime
"Lines that wiggle, lines that bend, wavy lines from end to end. lines that tickle, lines that sprout, bugs have lines that stick right out." And so begins Candace Whitman's Lines that Wiggle, a rhyming picture-book with a sparkly blue thread running through it. Whether it's the curly line of a tail, or the zigzag lines of a lightning bolt, the line itself is the focus of both text and illustration.
A brightly colored little book, with a jaunty rhythm and quirky artwork, this is less of a story...more
A brightly colored little book, with a jaunty rhythm and quirky artwork, this is less of a story...more
YES, this was amazing for story time. It was great because we used our bodies to act out all the different ways lines can be. We wiggled when the lines wiggled, and made our arms wavey when the lines were wavey, and it was just lovely. Not very much text and no story to speak of, but it's PERFECT for preschool story time. I also loved at the end when it asks to find lines that AREN'T in the book, and the kids all looked around and pointed out lines around the library! So much fun! And the pictur...more
This book is filled with different types of lines: glitter, bumpy lines that students can touch and use their senses to follow the path that the line takes.
This book would be good to read to students when teaching the differences between straight and curved lines as well as parallel and perpendicular lines.
GEOMETRY, LINES
While this book really highlights on the drawings and pictures, students could be introduced to understand types of different ways to understand how to picture what the word is...more
This book would be good to read to students when teaching the differences between straight and curved lines as well as parallel and perpendicular lines.
GEOMETRY, LINES
While this book really highlights on the drawings and pictures, students could be introduced to understand types of different ways to understand how to picture what the word is...more
Aug 20, 2009
Abigail
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone with a Taste for Sparkly Picture-Books
Shelves:
picture-books,
childrens-poetry
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I really liked this book because of the raised, glittery line that you could follow from the cover to the inside and how it showed lines for so many different things throughout the book and they were still raised. You could actually feel them. It also was interesting in how it showed places you'd never think would have lines like bike riding.
Blue glittery lines illustrate all the things lines can do, from "lines that bend" (with an elephant standing on the line) to "zigzag lines light up the sky" (with lightening). There is fun rhyming text and it is impossible to read without tracing the raised lines! A terrific art lesson and a fun picture book.
Literacy skills:
Vocabulary-new words that describe lines are introduced in this book. The textured lines help to define the words.
Print motivation-wonderful illustration and a textured feel to the pages will foster a love of books
Vocabulary-new words that describe lines are introduced in this book. The textured lines help to define the words.
Print motivation-wonderful illustration and a textured feel to the pages will foster a love of books
This is a great book, especially for imaginative, art-loving kids. My son really liked the tactile quality of the book (the lines were raised and shiny). I thought the idea at the end of looking for lines, or making lines, on your own was a nice way to get a creative kid thinking.
Very little text in this rhyming book, but the raised, glittery lines are the stars of the illustrations. Accompanying monsters, the lines wiggle, curve, and tie things up all throughout the illustrations. Fun!
The raised lines in the illustrations form the word and thing they are talking about. I think it would have been better if the words weren't in cursive as it is difficult for children to understand.
This is a beautiful, colorful, engaging book for younger children. It shows all different types of lines that can be used in artwork. From spirals to zig zags, it has glittery examples for all lines!
Raised, glittery lines let children see as well as feel concepts like wiggly, bendy, wavy, etc. Quirky illustrations (monsters sitting on rainbows) make this an attractive book.
Not really a story but a book that shows lines in different ways, it was okay...not a readaloud really.
A cute concept book following lines as they take different shapes.
A fun, tactile way to learn about lines.
great touch n feel book on lines and curves
A fun rhyme, a nice concept,and wonderful art.
Sounds cute, thanks Abigail!
Pretty.
44 months - This is a great book, talks about different types and shapes of lines using rhyme, I wish I had discovered this about a year or so ago when O was a bit younger. She still greatly enjoyed it especially it's tactile quality of the embossed and glittered lines.
Totally awesome monsters for kids that are fans of Yo Gabba Gabba
Jun 01, 2013
Diane Sherman
marked it as to-read
Apr 01, 2013
Constance Chong
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