Additional information
by Gahmya Drummond-Bey (Author), Rustom Pujado (Illustrator), Sidney Lander (Illustrator)
My Favorite Pets is the first book in the "My Favorite Things: Paragraph Writing Series)
The recommended ages for this book are 6 - 9.
What's exciting about this book is that it highlights everyday animals that children often have an interest in.
The book also has an animated course that can be found on kidyouniversity.com.
Does your child hate writing?
Plot twist! sharpen lots of pencils and get ready to hear "Wow! Writing is so easy!" My Favorite Things not only explains the basics, but it also teaches children to write by combining things many children love- art, their favorite things, and clarity.
We both know that your child has an amazing imagination. A good learning experience will motivate your child to want to put those amazing thoughts on paper.
* This book is for children who may not enjoy writing or may have difficulty with writing long sentences or writing multiple sentences to explain one idea.
* It's great for students who are very talkative but may not quite know how to organize their ideas on paper.
* In South Korea and Japan, kids as young as 5 have used this book, and the animated course that comes with it, and learned to write on 2nd and 3rd-grade levels.
* 9 and 10 years old have also taken this course to relearn writing basics and to build confidence and an interest in writing.
What exactly do students learn?
* How do I organize a sentence?
* What is a paragraph?
* Why should I write?
* What are my favorite things?
* How can learning to write help me now? (Wow! Can I really write my own book?)
* Why should I learn to write a paragraph?
* Can I learn and play at the same time? Wow!!! I can!
