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| *Starred Review* A fun read-aloud grounded by great informational back matter, Sayre’s latest is one of the few picture books that give a nod to Father Goose. The book begins with him flapping his wings, calling out his distinctive “Honk, hee-honk, honk!” and chasing away squirrels, ducks, and all the geese except for one female. Sayre shows their mating rituals and their nest making with appealing concision: “Dabble, dip, they paddled in the pond. Pluck, pull, they fed on plants.” Once the nest is made, lined with soft feathers from the female goose, the male goose again calls out, “Honk, hee-honk, honk!” and chases away any danger to their eggs, like muskrats and opossums, although one raccoon does succeed in disturbing the nest and breaking an egg. Lee’s cut-paper collage illustrations wonderfully complement the text—they’re simple yet expressive, and the tangible textures of nest and trees are set off by the expanses of solid-color sky and shoreline. She nicely captures the geese in motion as well as at rest in their nest. On the last spread, the male goose is still not resting, though; eyes staring out at the reader, wings extended out to the length of the two pages, he calls out (and many children will join in): “Honk, hee-honk, honk! Hisssssssss!” Grades K-3. --Abby Nolan |
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| It was mid-March and the male goose didn't have much patience with other critters around. "Honk, he-honk, honk!" Those darned old squirrels and ducks better get out of his way because when those wings are flapping like that it can only mean trouble. He was into chasing everything away, except one beautiful thing. It was a beautiful female goose. Now he was content to spend all his time with her swimming around the pond and "pluck, pull" eating plants. "Stretch, curve, their necks danced. Then they mated." He soon got back into chasing other critters with a vengeance!
"Honk, he-honk." He chased away the likes of a muskrat, a snapping turtle and an opossum because "eggs began to form" inside the female goose and they would have to make a nest. "Honk, he-honk." It was a special time. She made her nest and began to lay eggs, but one day a raccoon reached in and got one. Now that meant BIG trouble. "Honk, he-honk, honk! Hisssssssssssss!" The male goose kept up his vigil, but when those chicks hatched there was something else to do. "Honk, he-honk, honk! Hisssssssss!" Now don't you try to go near those chicks!
This is an awesome book about the family life of the Canada Goose. The artwork is very appealing and vibrant and I was especially charmed by the last close up portrait of the male goose protecting his family. In the back of the book the reader can find more detailed two page spread with information about the Canada Goose. This would be a wonderful book to introduce during circle time. It would certainly be a lively choice if all the children chime in, "Honk, he-honk, honk!" |
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