One Odd Old Owl (Child's Play Library)
Use as many of the special features of One Odd Old Owl as seem appropriate for the reader's age.  Children under three will love the pictures, the musical quality of the text and the dramatic play.  At four they will find the hidden birds and many of the hidden letters.  At six, they will enjoy the idea of secret codes with a patient adult who can help them in their discoveries.  At seven to nine, an interested adult should be available for questioning and at ten and over, it's a challenging and amusing solitary or social activity.The cumulative nature of the story (each new page of text repeats and adds to the previous text), the rhymes and rhythm, the predictable pattern, the high interest vocabulary and the rollicking good time to be had in the reading and in discovering all the hidden 'treasures' combine to make One Odd Old Owl an unbeatable reading development tool.Are there really fifty-six birds?  Count 'em.  Or count only 10 toucans, 9 cockatoos, 8 parrots and add them up.  You really should do it.  You can never be sure with Paul Adshead!  Be active, especially with eight year olds and under - Snore, flap your wings every time new birds fly in and make each one's noise.  Hammer with your beak.  Let's see those knees knocking.  Stick your arms out in front  of your body and clitter-clatter them together like a giant toucan's beak.  There now.  Doesn't that feel better?--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.