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Shawn Loves Sharks
Shawn Loves Sharks | Curtis Manley
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Shawn loves sharks. He loves their dark, blank eyes. He loves their big mouths full of sharp teeth. And he loves pretending to be a shark and chasing Stacy around the playground. Shawn loves sharks more than anything else in the world. But Predator Day at school is on Monday and Great White Shark isn't assigned to Shawn. It's assigned to...Stacy.
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mandarchy
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This book was in my Scholastic book fair so I read it to the kinders and 1st graders: we did the math problem, when I got to the first number, I wrote it on the board (turns out Kindergarten is working on 100th place this week). When we got to the end and worked the story problem, I asked the students how they got their answer. 3 ways to one - including, “I looked at the picture“. The students are always amazed when I can make library about math.

mandarchy I really love this book because it features Asian characters, the author and illustrator are from my region of the world. This is one of those picture books that is meant to be shared with kids. It has a lot to teach. 1st it's really about how our behavior affects others and kindness. Kids and parents can relate to the shark obsession and I always pause at the start when Shawn is pretending to swim like a shark, because the illustration depicts ⬇ 2y
mandarchy how effectively imagination can get us into character.
I have read this book about 30 times #outloud over the course of 3 years and it never fails to impress students. They love seeing how Shawn behaves while waiting to pick his predator or how Stacy stands on the table and boasts (we talk about how when people hurt they act-out).
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More about kindness than sharks, but also an opportunity to compare sea predators. Teachers and parents may find many uses for this book and kids will easily relate to it.