Lauren Geiger

EDRL 524

October 16, 2016

Young Reader Book Review

Book: Miles and Miles of Reptiles by: Dr. Seuss

Annotation: The book, “Miles and Miles of Reptiles,” is a fun, wordy book that exposes children to the many different reptiles of the world. The reptiles that are talked about are both illustrated and talked about through written language. As most Dr. Seuss’ books do, the words tend to be both informative, and playful. This book provides children with many different reptiles and their most important attributes. This fun and light hearted book allows exposure to a worldwide variety of reptiles with illustrations to back it all up. As a teacher of an infant/toddler classroom environment, I am intrigued by this book, along with most Dr. Seuss books due to their ability to educate through a playful manner.

Illustrator Information: Aristides Ruiz- Has illustrated many Dr. Seuss books such as, Thump the Lost Egg, Why or why are deserts dry, Ice is Nice, I Can See Fifty Trees Today, and many more.

Opinion: Through my own experiences, this book has proven itself to be popular among all of my classes and groups of children. This book is fun to read out loud, and makes for a perfect community story time. Children remain engaged, and there are endless opportunities in actively engaging the children while talking about reptiles. For example, when reading this book to my class at circle time, I was able to incorporate reptile finger puppets that the children used to engage in social interactions with one another. As we read the book, the children raised their animals as the page was describing the one they had chosen. They talked about their reptiles with one another, and some even traded. This book has provided my class with information and academic knowledge of reptiles that they previously knew, and ones they weren’t so familiar with. I love reading this book to my class, and they all seem to love it as well!

Questions for future readers: How can you engage students using active learning tactics while incorporating your immediate environment to reiterate the academic information that is provided throughout the book?