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PreS-K—A child in a red-and-white striped shirt and a giraffe with red spots set off in a kayak. Their journey is presented in four-line verses that rhyme. The narration is generally third person ("Yellow kayak./Lightning streaks./Thunder roars./Sea wall leaks."), although Laden occasionally mixes voices midstream, presumably to preserve the iambic flow and brevity: "Rain stops./Be brave./Bail boat./Good save." The brave little sailor and his oarsman remain a calm comfort to one another. Their 48...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"Yellow kayak. Blue sky. Paddle swiftly. Wave good-bye." Clipped, hushed rhymes follow a child and his friend, who resemb...Log In or Sign Up to Read More