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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780140565331
ISBN number: 0140565337
Label: Puffin
Manufacturer: Puffin
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 32
Printing Date: October 01, 2000
Publishing house: Puffin
Age index: Ages 4-8
Sale Popularity Level: 19091
Studio: Puffin
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First, his hair started falling out. Then skin started peeling from his toes. Some stuffing came out of his belly button, and a piece of something gray and wet-his brain?-fell out of his nose. Is this normal? Or is this boy coming unglued? With a perfect combination of humour and grossness, this look at one boy's farfetched fears will have readers laughing their heads off!
'A zany, ultimately reassuring take on something that may indeed be a child's bugaboo.' -Booklist
Awards:
( 1999 Colorado Children's Book Award
( Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Masterlist
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In this book, a boy is confused about his body. He finds belly button lint, sees a grey mass fall out of his nose, and his tooth was loose. The boy began to panic thinking that is body was falling apart. His parents reassured him that it was all normal.
Parts is a great book because it has the "gross factor." My children are fascinated by boogers and "raisin toes" so I believe this book will intrigue almost every young child.
In the classroom, I would use this book as an opener for a human body unit. Encouraging children to research fascinating human body facts would be a great activity after reading this book. In addition, a KWL chart, gathering information children know, want to know, and learned from the experience would be a great extension idea.
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You can always spot a Tedd Arnold book. His pictures have such a uniqueness to them and his words are simple and cute. He really makes you think. When I read this book to my boys they laugh and then wonder themselves why they have lint in their belly buttons or gray things falling out of their noses.
Wonderfully drawn and filled with exceptional humor. It's almost as though a child wrote it, it's so believable!
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Told from the perspective of a terrified five-year-old, Parts is the story of a boy discovering the wonders (and grossness) of the human body. When he notices his hair is falling out, fuzz is popping out of his belly button, and he's losing skin, he begins to panic, thinking the glue that holds his body together is failing and he's falling apart.
He imagines scenarios where his body finally fails altogether and he uses his father's masking tape to hold himself together. Probably the most amusing part of the book is the boy's parents looking on helplessly as he asks why they didn't tell him about these things. His mother is cradling a "Parenting for Beginners" book under her arm, reminding us that parents truly learn as we go and don't always have all the answers.
The illustrations are colorful and fun, with characters with exaggerated features. They're very fitting, since to the young boy, everything is exaggerated. It's a cute introduction to the more disgusting topics of human anatomy, including boogers and ear wax. Of course, my two boys love it and want to make it part of our permanent collection. More squeamish kids will probably enjoy the "gross out" factor.
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This book could not be more perfect for little boys (heck, my middle and high school sons loved it, too)! They think it's absolutely hilarious! Warning: be prepared to read it over and over and over and...
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My son absoutely loves this book. It's very rhythmical and silly. He usually wants me to read it twice!
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