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Cruz the Crocodile and His Dental Dilemma
Seeking the perfect book to teach young kids healthy hygiene and reinforce good dental routines?
Need a great read before a nap, a comic classroom story read aloud, or a fun family picture book with culture and cuteness?
Well, open your mouth wide, grab a toothbrush, and squirt some toothpaste for this engaging, sweet, colorful, and clever book, Cruz the Crocodile & His Dental Dilemma. Kids and adults will interact with Cruz, a hilarious, sassy, strong-willed, and cultured crocodile, who discovers proper dental practices in the Dominican Republic.
Written by a parent of two sassy siblings, ages 3 and 6, Stacy Shaneyfelt is also an experienced secondary teacher, art lover, and world traveler. In sum, themes of active listening, character education, following instructions, friendship, and family are heartwarming and inspiring. The book also offers practical, socioemotional, and educational merits.
As a result, you'll gain the following from this bubbly
10 free, bonus gift post-reading activities, extensions, and family enrichments, perfect for rainy days, vacations, commutes, and virtual learning.New vocabulary words to expand kids' reading, spelling, writing, speaking, and listening skills.Geographical, animal, natural, and scientific insights about the Dominican Republic.Practice with rhyme, similes, metaphors, and other literacy devices.Loads of laughs and memorable lines about kids' dental care.Buy it now to introduce or reiterate dental habits and bedtime routines in such a kid- friendly, creative, and musical manner. Let your little ones bask in some Caribbean island sun with Cruz while acquiring cool lessons about literacy, science, nature, emergent reading, oral speaking skills, and hygiene. The artwork is also special and innovative.
Fall in love with the cute cast of silly characters in this empowering and humorous book, perfect for any home, school, or church library, holiday or birthday gift, etc.
Need a great read before a nap, a comic classroom story read aloud, or a fun family picture book with culture and cuteness?
Well, open your mouth wide, grab a toothbrush, and squirt some toothpaste for this engaging, sweet, colorful, and clever book, Cruz the Crocodile & His Dental Dilemma. Kids and adults will interact with Cruz, a hilarious, sassy, strong-willed, and cultured crocodile, who discovers proper dental practices in the Dominican Republic.
Written by a parent of two sassy siblings, ages 3 and 6, Stacy Shaneyfelt is also an experienced secondary teacher, art lover, and world traveler. In sum, themes of active listening, character education, following instructions, friendship, and family are heartwarming and inspiring. The book also offers practical, socioemotional, and educational merits.
As a result, you'll gain the following from this bubbly
10 free, bonus gift post-reading activities, extensions, and family enrichments, perfect for rainy days, vacations, commutes, and virtual learning.New vocabulary words to expand kids' reading, spelling, writing, speaking, and listening skills.Geographical, animal, natural, and scientific insights about the Dominican Republic.Practice with rhyme, similes, metaphors, and other literacy devices.Loads of laughs and memorable lines about kids' dental care.Buy it now to introduce or reiterate dental habits and bedtime routines in such a kid- friendly, creative, and musical manner. Let your little ones bask in some Caribbean island sun with Cruz while acquiring cool lessons about literacy, science, nature, emergent reading, oral speaking skills, and hygiene. The artwork is also special and innovative.
Fall in love with the cute cast of silly characters in this empowering and humorous book, perfect for any home, school, or church library, holiday or birthday gift, etc.
15 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 2, 2021
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February 10, 2021
I really liked the fun illustrations in this book. It makes it so much easier to engage my son with the story since he loved the pictures. This is a great book about dental hygiene. I like any kind of book like this that has an animal character teaching about oral hygiene. I think kids are more responsive to characters than they are other kids. There is even a great section at the end of this book titled Post Reading Discussions, Questions, Activities and Boredom Busters: Family Literacy Fun. I think this makes a great book for the classroom as there are several discussion topics for learning in the back of the book.
June 5, 2021
Amazing Cruz!
A Review of
Title:Cruz the Crocodile & His Dental Dilemma
By Stacey Shaneyfelt
Love, love, love this book!My 6 year old is currently going through a phase where he is getting his adult teeth.This amazing book teaches your child what can happen if they don't keep their teeth clean and how important it is to clean their teeth but in a fun, smart and creative way.My son loved the rhyming words used in the book. He also enjoyed the little introduction at the beginning and positive message at the end of the book.The illustrations are captivating and very attractive.The book has a beautiful style to it, the language used is very educational and understandable.The book is very easy to remember and interesting that it would keep you reading.If you want a book that would make you learn, laugh, smile and want to read again then this is the book for you.I would definitely be getting another book for his cousin.Amazing😍
By Erica Asare
A Review of
Title:Cruz the Crocodile & His Dental Dilemma
By Stacey Shaneyfelt
Love, love, love this book!My 6 year old is currently going through a phase where he is getting his adult teeth.This amazing book teaches your child what can happen if they don't keep their teeth clean and how important it is to clean their teeth but in a fun, smart and creative way.My son loved the rhyming words used in the book. He also enjoyed the little introduction at the beginning and positive message at the end of the book.The illustrations are captivating and very attractive.The book has a beautiful style to it, the language used is very educational and understandable.The book is very easy to remember and interesting that it would keep you reading.If you want a book that would make you learn, laugh, smile and want to read again then this is the book for you.I would definitely be getting another book for his cousin.Amazing😍
By Erica Asare
July 3, 2021
Hey kids, are you tired, scared or bummed about night-time rituals?
Well, we're here to give you some relief for your bedtime routines and teeth.
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Cruz the Crocodile and his Dental Dilemma is a children's illustrated book by Stacey Shaneyfelt and Ksenija Kukule was created with the intention of teaching young children the importance of dental hygiene first of its a fun way of making children think that brushing their teeth is more fun than a chore so in that way brushing your teeth twice a day become an activity that look forward to the rather than dread. It also does instead a little bit of your into children as to how their teeth may turn out if you do not take care of it just like the way it ended up for Cruz the Crocodile. The fun little jingle that can be recited by parents is the essence of this book as it is something that children will grasp onto. Overall, a great book that can be added to a child's collection.
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Rated 9/10
Melina L.
Well, we're here to give you some relief for your bedtime routines and teeth.
🦄🦄🦄
Cruz the Crocodile and his Dental Dilemma is a children's illustrated book by Stacey Shaneyfelt and Ksenija Kukule was created with the intention of teaching young children the importance of dental hygiene first of its a fun way of making children think that brushing their teeth is more fun than a chore so in that way brushing your teeth twice a day become an activity that look forward to the rather than dread. It also does instead a little bit of your into children as to how their teeth may turn out if you do not take care of it just like the way it ended up for Cruz the Crocodile. The fun little jingle that can be recited by parents is the essence of this book as it is something that children will grasp onto. Overall, a great book that can be added to a child's collection.
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Rated 9/10
Melina L.
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