avg_rating: 4.01
name: Laura Hulbert
about: In kindergarten, I sat at a table working on my 5's with a chubby pencil on cardboard. I had trouble getting the pencil to go out for the pot belly of the 5, so the shapes I kept forming looked more like J's. In my determination to get the 5 figured out, I worked over the entire piece of cardboard. Finally, when I was just about to run out of space, I made a shape that actually looked like a 5. In my memory, I shouted gleefully, "I did it!"In my work with youngsters, I have witnessed the euphoria that comes with mastering something. Making a correct guess or figuring something out for oneself is inherently gratifying. There is no need for an electronic bell or whistle to signify that this is a job well done. Even in the technological age of In kindergarten, I sat at a table working on my 5's with a chubby pencil on cardboard. I had trouble getting the pencil to go out for the pot belly of the 5, so the shapes I kept forming looked more like J's. In my determination to get the 5 figured out, I worked over the entire piece of cardboard. Finally, when I was just about to run out of space, I made a shape that actually looked like a 5. In my memory, I shouted gleefully, "I did it!"In my work with youngsters, I have witnessed the euphoria that comes with mastering something. Making a correct guess or figuring something out for oneself is inherently gratifying. There is no need for an electronic bell or whistle to signify that this is a job well done. Even in the technological age of the 21st century, young children still enjoy the simple pleasure of mastery if given the opportunity.Who Has These Feet? is intended to be a book that delivers interesting information in a compelling fashion. At a young age, my son was fascinated by a pop-up book about animals and their habitats. I noticed that his delight intensified once he knew what would be revealed under the flaps. That observation led me to use a guessing game format in my book about animal adaptations. I think Erik Brooks' illustrations do a wonderful job of illuminating the connection between the form of the animal's feet and their function in each particular habitat. ...more