| Title | : | Raccoon on His Own |
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| ISBN | : | 0142500712 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780142500712 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 |
| Publication | : | First published May 21, 2001 |
Raccoon on His Own Reviews
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Almost as precious as the little child you would want to read this to! Or anyway, the one I am imagining reading this to. It is a sweet story, uncomplicated, with few words on a page and big pictures of a doleful little raccoon who gets separated from his family by accident. He is never in any real danger but he might be and that is the point. It can be played up or down depending on the reader's knowledge of the child to whom the book is being read to.
I definitely want to read more by this author! -
A beautiful, quiet book with a peaceful feeling despite stressful happenings. There's something magical about this book.
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A gentle introduction to swamp wildlife, perfect for my preschooler.
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illustrations are very dazzling and cute!
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Cute story, beautiful illustrations.
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This was my daughter’s February Imagination Library book. Little raccoon gets separated from its mother and siblings in a boat that takes a little trip downstream.
My daughter enjoyed this book, but it made her a little sad for raccoon since he was all alone. She couldn’t really understand why he was by himself, even though I kept explaining it to her.
This was an easy story to follow, and my daughter is starting to understand situations more and more, so she enjoyed this story okay.
This would be a cute story you pre-k and kindergarten kiddos. -
One of the raccoons got stuck in a boat and separated from his family. He tried to make it so he could get off the boat. The raccoon saw his reflection in the water as he went along. The raccoon was sad when he saw the other animals with their family. He eventually got to see family down far of the stream. This would be a good relationship book to have people see the value of family.
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Beautiful illustrations
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Art in this book is fantastic
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A sweet read with a bit of thrill. Baby raccoon takes a trip down the swampy river without his family beside him. The art is gorgeous!
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Nice little unexpected adventurous story!!
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Wonderful story and illustrations. Relatable for kids
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Jim Arnosky's books are just simply beautiful and great gentle reads for new readers. The illustrations are amongst my favorites.
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A wonderful book about observing ones surroundings.
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A young raccoon takes an unintentional ride in a drifting canoe.
This story reassures young readers that when something unexpected happens, their family will be there afterwards to support them. It also demonstrates how new experiences can be both exciting and frightening.
Disclosure: Dolly Parton was kind enough to send our family this book through her Imagination Library Foundation. -
AR 2.7
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The multitude of shades of green in these double pages spreads evoke the humid swamp background to this tale. Sentences are short. Text is simple. Effect is lyrical. Arnosky opens with:
“In the dark swamp, a new day dawned like a sleepy eye, opening slowly.”
Hah, knew it, you’re suckered in aren’t you? With cranes and dragonflies and snakes as company a family or raccoons sets off to search food. Baby raccoon, less interested in food than in exploration, finds himself cast afloat, alone in a canoe headed downstream.
This first journey alone is fraught with danger, fear, discovery and adventure. To reassure very young readers, Arnosky has kept raccoon’s family melted into the background of each illustration as they accompany him from the river bank. The boat eventually collides with the bank and he is reunited with his mother and siblings.
Young readers will be on the edge of the seats following this trajectory and solution.
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This is on the lower end of 3 stars in my opinion. Julia and I both liked the story of the young raccoon who accidentily floats away in a boat from his Mother and siblings.
The raccoon tries a couple of times, a couple of different things to make his situation better but none seem to work. Eventually the boat comes to a stop downstream and his family meets him on the shore having apparently walked down to meet him. Hmmmm.
Julia's favorite part was the illautration with the red-eared sliders. She has two herself and this was the first time she'd seen them star in a book. Jim Arnosky's illustrations are always on point - the look on the baby raccoons face when he glides away from his Mom is just heartbreaking.... -
Raccoon on his own is a beautiful story about a raccoon who accidentally sails off in a canoe. It is such a cute story with great scenes of interesting characters and objects along the route. There is little dialogue which lends itself to the magic and style of the book. I would love to write something like this one day.
The illustrations are spectacular, which makes me crave to be an author/illustrator. You know exactly how you want the pictures to look and the words are a perfect compliment to them. My mum is a painter, it's about time she passed some artistic genes on to me. Can you imagine a more perfect day writing a story and painting it too. -
This is a sweet story about a raccoon who has a bit of an adventure when the canoe he is exploring sets off on a journey down the stream. The narrative is informative, but also exciting, as raccoon discovers new creatures and places he has not seen. The story is fun to read aloud and has a happy ending; the illustrations are just as good as we've come to expect from
Jim Arnosky. We enjoyed reading this book together. -
I really enjoyed reading this book and plan on using it when I babysit. The illustrations are wonderful and there is a lot to look at and get the kids to notice. The story is also something that I think could be discussed with young children: getting lost and what to do - that kind of situation should be discussed.
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This book is a great book to read to children when talking about bodies of water because as Raccoon adventures downstream, he comes across some water animals, insects and plants that can be introduced to students. It also can be used to talk about reflections because when Raccoon looks in the water he can see his reflection and that can lead into some science activities.
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My daughter really likes this book though she kept calling the raccoon a skunk for days!
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A new favorite by a favorite author!
