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great for teaching visualization
Favorite Children's Book
wonderful illustrations
Your childs imagination soars on overtime!
A great book that lets kids SEE the concept of imagination!

The Aminal
Lorna Balian , and Lecia Balian
Manufacturer: Star Bright Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1595720065

Book Description

When Patrick finds an "aminal" he decides to take it home and feed it. Along the way he meets Molly and describes to her the "aminal" he has put in his lunch bag: "It's round and green and blinky eyed with lots of pricky toenails...and I think it's going to be hungry when it wakes up." Molly tells Calvin who tells Freddie who tells Cookie and the "aminal" becomes more frightening and dangerous with each new description. Pretty soon all of Patrick's friends think they must save him from the giant green "aminal" monster that wants to eat him up! Lorna Balian, with her perfect sense for how children think, shows what each child imagines the "aminal" to look like. And of course, it turns out to be something perfectly wonderful.

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great for teaching visualization.......2006-12-19

I am a third grade teacher, and I use this book to teach about visualization while reading. I read the book, and have the students draw what they think the Aminal looks like at each stage of the book (they can't look at the pictures until after I've read the whole book). When they get to the end and realize what the aminial really is, they think it is amazing. This books also teaches about how people get facts mixed up and something small can turn into something way bigger than it really is. This is a great buy!

Favorite Children's Book.......2002-08-07

This was my favorite book growing up. I have bought numerous copies for all my friends children.

wonderful illustrations.......1999-12-16

My children loved this book. Now I use it in my classroom when we do descriptive writing. I have a couple of Aminals of my own, half the class looks at them and describes them to a partner who draws what they must look like. Just like in the story, it's amazing to compare the imaginative concept to the real aminal. This story teaches so much about human nature in such a wonderful, imaginative way.

Your childs imagination soars on overtime!.......1999-06-14

This is a great childrens book to inspire the young childs imagination. I have used this book many times in the classroom. The response on the childrens faces as they imagine what he (The Aminal) looks like, is wonderful. You can almost see their brains working on overtime in the imagination zone. One thing I usally do just before The Aminals looks are revealed is stop the story and have the children draw a picture of what they think The Aminal looks like. The response is great! They want to tell you why they think he looks like their drawing and usally about what they remember of the story. This is a great story for building comprehension skills and teaching children about rumors and gossip. An amazing surprise is awaiting you and your child at the end of The Aminal.

A great book that lets kids SEE the concept of imagination!.......1999-04-16

As a teacher I have used this book to develop skills of prediction, imagination, comparison, and just plain fun! The pictures are wonderful! As a matter of fact, I have a life size "aminal" that I introduced to the kids before reading the book to tickle their curiosity. As a teacher, I used the old copy we had at our old library. I no longer teach and have searched for a copy of the book for a very long time. It was out of print for many years. Thanks for the convenient conduit for finding and purchasing a copy!

Zoo: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Aminals and the People Who Care for Them

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Zoo: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Aminals and the People Who Care for Them
Don Gold
Manufacturer: Contemporary Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Rhythm and Aminals ("Abram's Treasures", Volume 2)

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Rhythm and Aminals ("Abram's Treasures", Volume 2)
Theresa Williams Abram
Manufacturer: Theresa Williams Abram
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NTDG0Y

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SparkNotes Guide for Animal Farm

Manufacturer: audible.com
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Download
ASIN: B000E6D1FG

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Watch Out for All Them Weird Aminals
Carole Warner
Manufacturer: Lochbur Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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True stories about the furry, hairy, wooly and feathered animals who lived at Lochbur, the home of the author, a sequel somewhat to A Horse in Your House. Some are happy, others sad, other educational or surprising - all worth reading about.

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Baby Aminals
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Manufacturer: Wonder Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound
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Aminal Behavior
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Manufacturer: The University of Chicago Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JUFVLO

Small Animal Anaesthesia Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by The British Small Animals Veterinary Association The Universities Federation For Aminal Welfare London, July 1963

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Small Animal Anaesthesia Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by The British Small Animals Veterinary Association The Universities Federation For Aminal Welfare London, July 1963
Oliver Graham-Jones
Manufacturer: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1964
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LVLGB0

Majestic Elk: The Ultimate Tribute to North America's Greatest Game Aminal (Majestic Wildlife Library)

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Majestic Elk: The Ultimate Tribute to North America's Greatest Game Aminal (Majestic Wildlife Library)

Manufacturer: Voyageur Press (MN)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0896585417

Infectious Diseases (Contemporary Issues in Small Aminal Practice, Vol 3)

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Infectious Diseases (Contemporary Issues in Small Aminal Practice, Vol 3)

Manufacturer: Churchill Livingstone
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Binding: Hardcover

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