Verdi
Author: Janell Cannon
Illustrator: Janell Cannon
Harcourt Bradce & Co 1997
44 Pages
Fantasy
Once I discovered Janell Cannon's books, I kept looking for more by her. These are great educational tools for students who want a plot while learning about animals.
Not wanting to grow up and be boring like the other snakes in the jungle, Verdi does everything he can to stay yellow with stripes, to no avail. Once he does get older, he encounters more young snakes. They think he is to old to be fun, but he shows them different.
The medium used in these pictures are liquitex acrylics and prismacolor on bristol board. The colors of the snakes are very true to life. The shadowing is great for the detail of the jungle.
I would read this book aloud to first and second graders and would recommend it for independent reading for third and fourth graders.
This would also be an excellent book to pull out during a science unit on snakes. The information in the back gives details like life cycles, the regions in which most snakes live, and the names and characteristics of species.
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