Title: Kitchen Dance
Author: Maurie J. Manning
Illustrator: Maurie J. Manning
Publisher: Clarion Books; October 6, 2008
Suitable for: 3 and up
Themes/Topics: Family life, Culture & Peoples:
Afro-Latino Americans, Bedtime, Dance & Movement
Opening:
I wake up and listen.
Through the walls and floor,
I hear kitchen sounds.
Book Summary:
Two sleepy children wake up to mysterious and
inviting noises from the kitchen. They sneak out to watch as their parents
break into a dance while washing the dishes. Soon, the whole family is swept up
into a magical and unexpected family gathering of singing, dancing, swaying and
love.
Links to resources:
Put on some samba music and encourage children to dance. Learn about sound words, onomatopoeia.
Examples of onomatopoeia words. Find all of the onomatopoeia in Kitchen Dance and try to
create those sounds with objects in your home or classroom.
Why I like this book:
Find a comprehensive list of picture books with resources at Susanna Hill's blog.
Sounds like a great book! I love picture books that are colourful and joyful!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds like a delight from start to finish! Great activities, too. Now I want to dance in the kitchen...
ReplyDeleteThe kitchen is where my mother introduced me to the YMCA dance! And what's not to like about onomatopoeia! Though, when first reading the opening I wanted to switch sounds with kitchen. to have it rhyme with listen. I must have a NEED to form rhymes!
ReplyDeleteI like how you detailed the book. It looks very interesting and my daughter would love this book because she loves to dance.
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