Cristina Ong

ALL ABOARD! This book is a bout a blue engine train, that takes an alphabet train trip through all the letters from A to Z. As the train travels through the countryside readers will guess what letters they will see on the ride. There are colorful illustrations to go along the ABC journey. The train travels through real life places, such as a circus, a zoo and a farm. Young children will enjoy the ryhming as well as the ride! Can be used in the class room to spark imangination, linking letter to letter /sound connections.… (más)

This is a part of a series, called 'the Best Me I can be!' It has drawings of children illustrating the polite way to do things, mostly in a school setting. The children look like 2nd or 3rd graders, so that would appeal to pre-k through first grade students.

I like this series for its simplicity. The drawings are concise and to the point, modeling good behavior. I like books that show what is right to do, with the children looking happy with their choices.

This book would be good to use in a theme about manners. It would also be good for the first week of school as an introduction to the school rules. For older children, it could be a model for a writing class of how to make a book to teach a new skill.… (más)