Tudley Didn't Know
(Part of the Physical & Behavioral Adaptation Series and Aquatic Animals & Habitats: Fresh Water Series)
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Book Overview
Tudley, a pond-living painted turtle, adopts other animals' behaviors--simply because he doesn't know he can't He flies like a bird, sings like a katydid, hops like a frog, and glows like a firefly. All the while, he uses his special behaviors to help other animals. But will Tudley's new friends help him when he needs help? The "For Creative Minds" education section includes fun facts about painted turtles, rubythroated hummingbirds, fireflies, leopard frogs, and true katydids. It also contains a "Make a Hopping Tudley" craft, a recipe for hummingbird sugar water, a "Creative Sparks" section, and a "Food for Thought" section. This fictional story includes a 3-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 27-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Tudley Didn't Know is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1934359041
ISBN13:9781934359044
Release Date:March 2007
Publisher:Arbordale Publishing, LLC
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 8.5" x 10.0"
Age Range:4 to 7 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 2
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Delightful story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Tudley is a painted turtle that lives with the other turtles in a pond. A hummingbird drops a piece of nesting material, so he flies up to return it to her. No one has told him he can't fly. When a firefly needs help, Tudley lights his own tail to draw the attention of the others. No one has told him his tail doesn't glow. Tudley does lots of things turtles can't do because no one has told him he can't. He does them all to help others, but when Tudley needs help, will his new friends be able to help him? Illustrations in this book are both beautiful and fun. The story will capture a child's creative side and should get them thinking outside the box of what they think they can do. There is also a section in the back with scientific information on the creatures in the book as well as directions for making a whimsical hopping turtle. Armchair Interviews says: Delightful and amusing, this book is sure to be enjoyed by early elementary children as they learn about tiny creatures of the forest.
Beautifully-Illustrated Book Features a Talented, Unforgettable Turtle!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This beautifully-illustrated 870-word picture book features a young painted turtle called Tudley. Tudley surprises his fellow turtles by adopting the behaviors of other wildlife in the meadow and pond. While he is singing like the katydids, he loses his balance and falls from the tree. He lands upside down and can't turn over. His new friends try to help, but they finally have to go get other turtles to coach Tudley back to an upright position. I liked all the opportunities for children to learn about the habits of turtle, hummingbird, katydid, tadpole, frog and firefly. The For Creative Minds pages include information about the various wildlife and gives related activities which will extend the learning for young readers. I question the suspension of belief required for a child to believe a turtle could fly, etc. But the humor is wonderful and I think most children will go with it and be delighted.
Life Unlimited: Tudley Didn't Know
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
A completely entertaining, modern fable about the power of believing we can.
Tudley Scared?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
My son loved this book! All he would talk about at the dinner table was that Tudley was scared of being all by himself. Now that we have returned the book to the library where I work he still askes if Tudley is scared and if we can read the "turtle book." I think this is so awesome. You see, he is 2, and the mind of a 2 year old is fasinating!
A supplementary section of fun facts
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Written and illustrated by John Himmelman, Tudley Didn't Know is a charming picturebook about a painted turtle who, in seeming defiance of the laws of physics, adopts the behaviors of other animals simply because he doesn't know that he can't. He hovers like a hummingbird and hops like a frog. But when he gets into trouble, trapped on his back atop a tall pile of rocks, only his special abilities as a turtle can help him - abilities that he doesn't know about either, until his new friends explain! A supplementary section of fun facts about the animals featured in Tudley Didn't Know and a simple craft project for creating a Tudley of one's own round out this happy-go-lucky story.
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