![]() ![]() ![]() Color in a Styrofoam tray with waves on the bottom and add animals to the scene. Why do the other snails join the whale in the end?Ĭreate your own ocean scene. How does the snail end up helping the whale? What adjectives describe the snail? Where do the whale and snail go? Which place would you want to go? What does the whale offer the snail? Would you go with the whale? Why or why not? What does the snail want to do in her life? What kinds of animals do you see on the cover of this book?ĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: What kinds of nice things do you do for your friends? The flat, cartoonish look of Scheffler's multimedia illustrations perfectly complements the tone of the text.ĭo you have a best friend? Who is it and can you describe him/her? The message that even the smallest among us can help others will not be lost on children, and neither will the poetic language: "A humpback whale, immensely long,/Who sang to the snail a wonderful song/Of shimmering ice and coral caves/And shooting stars and enormous waves." Donaldson's smooth, sprightly rhyming scheme buoys the story and never falters. After seeing far-off islands, underwater caves, and storm-filled skies, the snail feels impossibly small-until the whale is beached in a harbor, and she saves the day by writing a note on the blackboard of a nearby school to summon help. Grade Level: 1st (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)Ī tiny mollusk that longs to see the world hitches a ride aboard a humpback whale in this charming picture book. ![]()
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