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Roly Poly Pangolin
by
Anna Dewdney
Roly Poly, very small, doesn?t like new things at all. Meet Roly Poly Pangolin?a little pangolin who?d rather stick close to his mama instead of facing anything unfamiliar. Whether it?s a line of ants, a friendly monkey, or a loud noise, Roly Poly runs the other way. Then he hears something that really scares him. So he does what all pangolins do when they?re frightened?he...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
March 9th 2010
by Viking Juvenile
(first published 2010)
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This new book by Dewdney has the same cadence as her Llama Llama books. Roly Poly is a very small, young pangolin who doesn’t like new things. Even friendly faces scare him and have him running away. When he hears frightening noises, he runs, falls and then rolls tightly into a ball. It takes a lot of courage for him to eventually uncurl and see exactly what frightened him so badly. But when he does, he finds that it just might be easier to make friends than keep on fleeing in fear.
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Roly Poly is a shy Pangolin who “doesn’t like new things at all.” Over the course of the story told in perfect rhyme, the timid Pangolin comes to discover he is “not so frightened, after all.” After rolling into a ball, riding on the tail of his mama, running away and covering his eyes at the sound of a snap, Roly Poly finds a friend and decides that “new things can be fun when you’re not the only one.” The cadence of the rhyme is similar to Dewdney’s Llama Llama books and it works just as well...more
Told in rhyme, the reader meets Roly Poly, a very small pangolin that is not very adventurous and each sound and specie scares him very much.
One day when he is frightened, Roly Poly stumbles and curls up into a tight ball so he can hide from the world. What was that sound? When Roly Poly has the courage to open his eyes, just a little bit, he sees something looking back at him.
Do you have a shy young one? This book might just be the right icebreaker to let your child know that if you try just a...more
One day when he is frightened, Roly Poly stumbles and curls up into a tight ball so he can hide from the world. What was that sound? When Roly Poly has the courage to open his eyes, just a little bit, he sees something looking back at him.
Do you have a shy young one? This book might just be the right icebreaker to let your child know that if you try just a...more
Roly Poly, a sweet little pangolin, is afraid of trying new things. After rolling into a ball and tumbling down a hill, Roly Poly meets a new friend and discovers that exploring the world is "so much nicer when it's two!" Dewdney's bouncing rhymes are fun and make a great read aloud for the preschool set. The message about trying new things with a friend is one that many shy or timid young listeners will relate to.
It's a bit young for an elementary school collection but totally recommended for...more
It's a bit young for an elementary school collection but totally recommended for...more
We keep some books at the table to read when my dad is cleaning up from dinner and this is one of them. I got this from the Imagination Library. My parents had no idea what a pangolin was, can you imagine? We had to look it up on the internet to prove it was a real animal. My favorite parts are when Roly runs away and it says GO GO GO and then he stubs his toe and also when Roly finds another pangolin to play with. This isn't a board book, so I don't get to play with it by myself yet.
Roly Poly the Pangolin doesn't like new things. In fact, they frighten him easily. However, once he has a friend, Roly Poly finds that the world is not so scary, after all.
What I thought: What a cute book. The illustrations are wonderful--soft and so realistic. My favorite is of the two pangolins and the monkey dancing. The story is a good one for small children (who can also be timid). The rhyme and rhythm of the words will enchant and engage all listeners. I enjoyed meeting a new animal I'd ne...more
What I thought: What a cute book. The illustrations are wonderful--soft and so realistic. My favorite is of the two pangolins and the monkey dancing. The story is a good one for small children (who can also be timid). The rhyme and rhythm of the words will enchant and engage all listeners. I enjoyed meeting a new animal I'd ne...more
This book explains the importance of the friendship. The very small Roly poly does not like new things at all. However, when the small Roly poly met a friend, it all changed. the Roly poly was not frightened at all and found out how much it is fun when he/she is not alone. Therefore, this book can be a nice book to read at the first day of the school from pre-k to 1st grade.
I'm a fan of the Llama Llama Red Pajama books, so I'm not sure how I managed to miss this one, but it's very similar. Adorable illustrations and simple rhyme, and how many kids know what a pangolin is? Very cute, and it would be fun to read to younger elementary kids, then show them a video about pangolins so they can see what a real one looks like.
This cute story about Roly Poly has a rhyme scheme throughout the book. It also talks about how Roly Poly is scared of new things. This would be a great book to use for k-2 to talk about trying new things. It also has a repeating sentence throughout the first half of the book. Teachers can use this text to show students another possibility in writing!
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Oct 17, 2012
Megan
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Megan by:
Scholastic Book Fair
Shelves:
childrens,
lachlan-s-finds
This book really reminds me of the Llama Llama books--the art work, the rhyming. Same author and illustrator. The story is about a baby pangolin who is cautious and shy, but along the way, you can't help but find out a few interesting details about pangolins. We enjoyed this book and read it a few times.
I'm just not a fan of the tone of Dewdney's newest. Yes, it's a great idea to introduce kids to the pangolin, an endangered species, but I feel like her books are getting preachier and preachier. This one is about overcoming shyness and making friends, but others have just been done much better.
This book, like Dewdney's llama books, gets 5 stars for illustration. I could look at her pictures all day. The story is neither terribly interesting nor clever, but it's good enough for the tiny ones. It does get bonus points, however, for being about a really cool, rare animal.
I think this simple book is perfect for the first days of school for Pre-K! Teachers will love the bright pictures, the rhyming text, and the message that new things can be scary but also fun. A great intro into an inquiry project as well about pangolins as an endangered species.
This is another super cute kids book by the author of "Llama Llama Red Pajama". The little Pangolin is scared of the world and new things...so scared it ends up rolling into a ball. Only when it dares to crack open his eyes does it realize that the world is also full of fun!
I would read this book to my class on the first day of school. I think the grade level that is most appropriate is pre-k. The book talks about Roly Poly who is scared of new things. I think for pre-k students most are also scared to go to school for the first time.
Not quite as charming as the Llama Llama books, but still I love her rhymes and her beautiful paintings. The pangolin is a real (and very weird) animal, and there is info about them at the back. Boy liked it as well. (He's five.)
I really enjoy Dewdneys books and so does my son. I enjoy the rhyme in them and I have fun reading them to my children. Now that we have two of her books and we enjoy them so much, I think I will look into more of her books.
Beautifully illustrated! I'd never heard of Pangolins before. A cute book that young children will enjoy for the rhyming and everyone can enjoy for the lovely images and interesting introduction to an endangered species.
This is a great book for the younger set. The verse is written well and makes the story very readable. The story about a fearful pangolin will connect with many young children...just one to borrow maybe...not own?
Dewdney really has a knack for writing in a great cadence that is fun to read aloud. A nice story of friendship and of an animal that many kids will never have heard of, which is always fun.
In a word? Adorable.
I'd never heard of Pangolins before and it's great to teach kids about foreign or lesser known animals as a way to increase their awareness of the world.
I'd never heard of Pangolins before and it's great to teach kids about foreign or lesser known animals as a way to increase their awareness of the world.
Nice rhyming book for children. Roly Poly is a Pangolin and is very timid and scared of everything. When he finds a friend that's just like him he becomes less timid and explore together.
Rhyming stories are the best for story time - little ones love the rhythm even when they don't get the story. This is about being different, and scared - a very fun book.
My 3 year old loves this book and we read it several times a day. Excellent cadence to the writing, cute illustrations, and a good chance to discuss facing fears etc.
Apr 13, 2011
Matthew Mealer
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
texture,
text-to-self-connection,
friendship,
animals,
fear,
repetition,
rhyming,
shape,
worry,
pre-k,
kindergarten,
first-day-of-school,
first-grade
This book is great for teaching about friendships and a good book for the first day of school or something new. I love the textures that are used in this book.
This is one of Dylan's favorites right now. The trying new things concept is alluding Dylan because he seems to always want to try everything.
This is Kaylin's favorite book we had borrowed from the library for so long that we finally had to go get our own copy from the bookstore.
A good choice for all our little friends who don't like to try new things. Almost as good as Dewdney's Llama Llama books.
I learned about Pangolin's. Wonderful book for storytime. Being scared, making friends. Phonological awareness.
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