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 Can I play too? (Elephant & Piggie book)
 Author: Willems, Mo

 Publisher:  Hyperion Books for Children (2010)

 Classification: Easy
 Physical Description: 57 p., col. ill., 23 cm.

 BTSB No: 949574 ISBN: 9781423119913
 Ages: 4-8 Grades: K-3

 Subjects:
 Pigs -- Fiction
 Elephants -- Fiction
 Snakes -- Fiction
 Play -- Fiction
 Friendship -- Fiction

Price: $16.79

Summary:
Elephant and Piggie learn to play catch with their new friend Snake.

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Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: LG
   Reading Level: .60
   Points: .5   Quiz: 138380
Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: K-2
   Reading Level: 1.40
   Points: 1.0   Quiz: 53028

Common Core Standards 
   Grade K → Reading → RL Literature → K.RL Key Ideas & Details
   Grade K → Reading → RL Literature → K.RL Craft & Structure
   Grade K → Reading → RL Literature → K.RL Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
   Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Key Ideas & Details
   Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity
   Grade K → Reading → RF Foundational Skills → K.RF Fluency
   Grade 2 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 2.RL Key Ideas & Details
   Grade 2 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 2.RL Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity
   Grade 2 → Reading → CCR College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards fo

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (05/15/10)
   School Library Journal (08/01/10)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 08/01/2010 K-Gr 2—This beginning reader focuses on differently abled animals as Elephant and Piggy get ready for a game of catch. Before they begin, Snake asks to join them. Simple gestures and facial expressions convey Elephant's embarrassment at Snake's inability to catch a ball. Piggy breaks the silence stating, "You don't have arms!" and Snake dejectedly slithers away. On the next page, Snake diffuses his rejection by saying, "Hee-hee! Ha-ha! Hee-hee! Ha-ha! Hee-hee! I know I do not have arms./I am a snake." Elephant asks, "But can a snake play catch?" The story moves from clever to cruel as Elephant throws the ball and hits Snake on the head, and the reptile's expressions indicate distress. Piggy follows suit, with the same result. Then Elephant decides, "Maybe we need more balls," and the next spread shows Elephant and Piggy bombarding Snake with balls, each one hitting him with a "BONK!" and Snake upside down in anguish. Then Piggy gets the idea to use Snake as the ball. Snake happily says, "Whee!" to which Piggy replies, "I love playing catch with my friends!" While all ends on a positive note, Jeanne Willis's Susan Laughs (Holt, 2000) and Grace Maccarone's The Gym Day Winner (Scholastic, 1996) offer more respectful treatments of inclusion.—Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI - Copyright 2010 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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