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Edward the Emu
Edward the emu was sick of the zoo,
There was nowhere to go, there was nothing to do,
And compared to the seals that lived right next door,
Well being an emu was frankly a bore.
Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals. He spends a day lounging with the lions. He even does a stint slithering with the...more
There was nowhere to go, there was nothing to do,
And compared to the seals that lived right next door,
Well being an emu was frankly a bore.
Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals. He spends a day lounging with the lions. He even does a stint slithering with the...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
April 4th 1998
by HarperCollins
(first published 1990)
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Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles was an absolutely incredible picture book presented in portrait format. The cover had the title “EDWARD THE EMU” in red writing at the center of the page in all caps. Underneath the title was an incredible colored pencil illustration of a depressed looking emu lying down across the page. Inside of the book, the illustrations reach the end of the page, and in most cases reach across to two pages. This changes the portrait format to a landscape presentation. The t...more
I love the fact that this book is a rhyming book and will keep the children paying attention and trying to rhyme with the words within the book. I also like how the book talks about being yourself and not trying to be like someone else becuase pretty much everyone else is taken. This book has a great ending as well.
Learning experiance:
After reading the story, I would have the children get into small groups and we would discuss things about each animal in the story. We would talk about what the a...more
Learning experiance:
After reading the story, I would have the children get into small groups and we would discuss things about each animal in the story. We would talk about what the a...more
favorite of mine, which is good since I read it so much!
By the cover and the title I did not think that I would interested in this at all. However, I love this book! This is great for introducing animals and what they do/say during the day at the zoo and of course getting to talk about a not-normally-famous animal the emu. I loved it and will have to look for a copy of our own. The cadence of the words was great and elegant to read aloud much as The Night Before Christmas is to me. Definitely recommended.
I haven't in the past reviewed children's books because I read thousands of them. But I recently saw a list on Pinterest of top 100 children's books and thought I could come up with a better list. So I decided to review and add only those children's books that are my absolute favorites. And this is one of them! I love the message of this book - to like who you are, the rhyming, and the artwork is outstanding!
The sad emu with the red eyes on the front cover draws you in - why is he so sad?
Apparently he's not convinced that being an emu is the best - and after trying to be everyone else, he finds his way home. To find he's been replaced! But emus are still the best - for some.
The rhyme is fun and the illustrations are funny and realistic. Just check out Edward being a lion in the tree!
Apparently he's not convinced that being an emu is the best - and after trying to be everyone else, he finds his way home. To find he's been replaced! But emus are still the best - for some.
The rhyme is fun and the illustrations are funny and realistic. Just check out Edward being a lion in the tree!
After having been very close to emu before I was amazed to see how lifelike the emu were in this book. The wraparound cover shows all of the hair fine feathers that cover an emus body from head to toe. The pictures are very simple, but still jump off the page by being cut off when the page ends. The text in this book rhymes on each page, from beginning to end.
Edward is an Emu. He's an Emu at the Zoo. And he's bored with being an Emu. (What do Emus do, anywho?) He overhears visitors at the Zoo extolling the merits of other animals and subsequently decides to become a Seal. Then a Lion. Then a Snake. And, finally, an Emu. And finds he's been replaced. Which is a bit disconcerting. Yet satisfying.
This is a fabulous book, excellent illustrations and great rhymes! You don't get to learn much about emu's, but that is not the purpose of the book. Edward, the emu, is bored at the zoo and decides to try living as a seal first, and then as a lion and then a snake. At the end he discovers it is not bad to be an emu and founds a surprise in his pen. Simple and wonderful!
Edward the Emu is a book that teaches kids to be comfortable with who they are.
It tells the story of an Emu named Edward who keeps wanting to be other animals, claiming they are the best. He goes and experiences life as all the different beasts, but eventually finds out being an emu is great too.
It tells the story of an Emu named Edward who keeps wanting to be other animals, claiming they are the best. He goes and experiences life as all the different beasts, but eventually finds out being an emu is great too.
We read this as part of our study of Australia. We didn't learn a whole lot about emus though. The boys thought it was funny, especially the 3-yr-old. It is very reminiscent of the Mixed Up Chameleon.
Excellent illustrations and fun rhyme. Not really scientific or geographical, but well worth reading.
Excellent illustrations and fun rhyme. Not really scientific or geographical, but well worth reading.
This is another book that has great rhythm and rhyme. The illustrations are very detailed with great expression. It is the story of an emu who thinks it would be better to be the other animals in the zoo. He tries being all the others but finally discovers it is best to be himself.
This was a really cute book about an emu who wants to be like all the other animals in the zoo. Every time he goes to a different animal, he hears the people talking about the animal they like best. Finally, he hears the people talking about the emu being their favorite. He decides to go back to his own habitat and makes a new emu friend. It is a great book to use to teach children the importance of self confidence.
I have so much fun reading this (or Edwina the Emu) to my son. My husband and I both like both books, but I love the illustrations in this one especially. The rhythm is fun as well. When we got it from my mom, we didn't have any idea how much we'd like it. Big fan!
This is a book about an Emu who thinks that other animals are better at the zoo so he goes and spends time with each animal but then hears that another animal is better. So he keeps moving on until he hears the EMUs are the best at the zoo.
This is another one of the delightful children's tale that sings to you as you read it out loud. If you have not yet read it, grab a copy...you will not be disappointed. Edwina the Emu is the other one of the set and is just a good.
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We read this at a friend's house and it is really fun! I like the simplicity of the realistic illustrations and how Edward tries so hard to fit in. The ending is great and shows how good it is to just be yourself.
We like reading this because we like the emus at Reptiland. But the story is the typical "animal learned to stop wishing he was other animals and to like himself" story. An important message, but not very original.
The BEST children's book!! The rhymes are totally addicting. When I worked at an elementary school- I painted murals of this book on my office walls. The kids loved it!
Jul 27, 2010
Susan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
animals,
grade-1,
grade-2,
grade-k,
humor,
life-lessons,
rhyme,
self-esteem,
emu,
seals,
lions,
snakes,
character-education
Wonderful illustrations highlight this book about being comfortable with who you are. The rhyming text and rhythmic cadence make this a humorous and great read aloud.
This was a very cute rhyming story about a bored emu who wants to be any other animal than himself. I used this to teach story elements.
Very cute, and quite a hit with kids 3-6--I read it four times today to different classes, and they all loved it!
Very fun book. Great message in telling kids that it's great to be themselves. Edward realizes that he is loved.
I loved reading this book to the preschoolers! So many teaching oppertunities about being happy with who you are.
This book has a good moral... once you finally figure yourself out, then someone comes along for you to mate with and several Emu eggs later, oh wait that's the sequel "Edwina the Emu" Throughout this book Edward wants to be like every other animal in the zoo and then he realizes that he too is important to the onlookers at the zoo. Edward has confidence issues that personally I haven't ever had to deal with, so therefore, I could empathize, but not sympathize. I tried to put myself in his bird...more
This was always the cutest book, even now it's the one I pick to read if I'm babysitting someones kid.
I read this to my 1st graders and the loved it! It is a very cute book with very cool illustrations.
A must read to youngsters to teach them the value of acceptance and embracing who they are.
If you know a kid, read them this story as well as Edwina the Emu- adorable books!
wonderful rhythm that can be read again and again; really detailed and appealing pictures
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