In Centipede's 100 Shoes, also known as One Hundred Shoes, written and illustrated by Tony Ross, a young centipede decides he needs new shoes to protect his little bug feet.
As the story progresses the little centipede purchases 100 shoes, because as he states “I'm a centipede, which means a hundred feet.” Once home, however, he discovers that most centipede's don't have 100 feet. Though still excited about finally having shoes, the little bug finds that his new shoes hurt his feet, and so is given socks to wear as well. By the end of the story the little centipede is tired of putting on and taking off 42 socks and shoes everyday. But, what is a centipede to do with 100 extra shoes?
The illustrations by Ross in this picture book are cute and created mainly through water colors. The expressions on the little centipede's face do well at conveying his excitement and frustration, and great care was taken in creating both the background and centipede. There was even a cute little love story going on in the back ground for the alert reader to watch unfold.
This book would make a great introduction to a math or science unit involving bugs for younger children, as it does include a bug fact and number counting at the very end. A reader could extend this idea in math by coming up with different bug combinations that could use up all of the socks and shoes with no cold feet left out. So what are you waiting for? Slip on your socks, tie up your shoes and head out to your local library! You don't have 42 feet!
Kerry, I can really hear your voice in your blogs! That's great! And again, I like how you make connections with ways you could incorporate the books with lessons.
ReplyDeleteI like how you make all these connections as well. Have I mentioned how glad I am to have you two in my book club? I really am. Anyway, I know you said you weren't a big fan of this book yesterday, but I think it looks kind of cute. :)
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