In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming

Title: In the Tall, Tall Grass

Author: Denise Fleming

Illustrator: Denise Fleming

Publisher: Henry Holt

Year: 1991

Awards/Accolades: Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor

Summary:

"Rhymed text (crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch) presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants, and moles." - pub.

Use in Classroom/Library:

Read aloud with PreK; practice naming rhyming words; identify creatures found in grassy spaces (their yard); Big Backyard story time

Curriculum Connections:

Science: identify animals that live in the grass.

Language Arts: rhyme

This title is in the Saint Joseph School Library.