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Topsy-turvydom is a picture book that takes a lighthearted approach to one of the most serious concerns the world has had to wrestle with for more than half a century. The drama is unfolded through the eyes of animals so humans can enjoy a hearty chuckle during a stressful period. This book is limitless! Toddlers will benefit from the rich illustrations and everyone can delight in the humor. The book is truly a concoction of several figures of speech: onomatopoeia, alliteration, synesthesia, synecdoche, and more. This is an understated text which is loaded with synonyms and other literary elements that transport the reader to deeper levels of thought.

Latty the Platypus and the Woodwind Orchestra takes readers through a journey with a platypus, Latty, who suffers the loss of her mother, and the arrival of her own chicks. In order to deal with her loss, Latty memorializes her mother''s musical talent by teaching the chicks to play several instruments in a woodwind orchestra.A humorous story that addresses difficult issues in a lighthearted manner, it highlights determination in the face of adversity and even tragedy. This is a wonderful story for teaching life lessons, vocabulary, and other reading strategies.

The book Patchy and His Emu Chicks highlights patterns, as well as diversity. The author cleverly juxtaposes similarities and differences of four flightless exotic birds and several pattern fabrics. Central to the story is the importance of accepting individuals regardless of their uniqueness because each one is special. This is an enjoyable children's story with numerous teaching points, including word families, comparing and contrasting, homonyms, affixes, and fresh vocabulary.

My First Hurricane centers around two happy children who wanted to experience the excitement of a storm. Eventually, a hurricane hits their tropical island, but the horror and devastation of the horrific winds blew the children's smiles away. The parents, who are philanthropists, made provisions for the victims, and the entire family joined other neighbors as they turned the chaos into a channel of service to others.This is a moving story that legitimizes the virtues of a selfless life and loving one's neighbor. It is a great source for story elements, figures of speech, homonyms, affixes, and fresh vocabulary.

How Loney the Honey Badger Got Its Name shows how a ferocious badger, Loney, intimidates the animals of two forests; this causes Loney to be led to a beehive where he plunders the honeycombs, devours the royal jelly, and endangers the life of the queen, along with the entire forests. The badger's behavior is repudiated by all the animals and the environment; this causes the badger to ultimately retreat to its sett in shame. The account contains excellent story elements-a great setting and an exciting plot, combined with examples of affixes, figures of speech, homographs, homophones, and homonyms. The story provides an avenue for a compare/contrast activity of the badger with other animals. This is a compelling story for young readers!