Penguin Young Readers, Level 3: The Very Quiet Cricket (Hardcover)

from LauraMcQueen

I really like this story. The story is all about finding the little cricket finding his voice. I think this is a great story to read to students and to help them relate themselves to this little cricket who was just trying to find his voice. I think that students themselves would really relate wi...

from ht107821

This book was a really great way of starting out my reviews. You can do so much interaction with the childern in this book. Whether it is talking about the noise that a cricket or animals make or even a voice - response activity. The book repeats its words so that by just a few pages being read t...

from emleonard

This has been one of my all time favorite books as a child thats why I picked it out to read. I love how the publisher incorporated sound towards the end of the book so children can actually hear the song that a cricket makes while rubbing his wings together. This is a book that will teach childr...

from tlelm

This is a book about a young cricket and his struggles to be heard in society. He tries to talk to different creatures who say hello and good day, but when he rubs his legs together nothing happens. One night when he sees another cricket he is able to make a beautiful sound.

from MrsLee

Beautiful, rich colors and lovely paintings illustrate this book for children. Introducing many insects, the story has a surprise of cricket chirruping at the end; although since I purchased it used there isn't much noise. That doesn't matter, the book is delightful for its art.