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Zippy the Runner

Kim, JiYu

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Norwood House Press

Just the Series: MySELF Bookshelf: Social and Emotional Learning/Self-Wo

Series and Publisher: MySELF Bookshelf: Social and Emotional Learning/Self-Wo

Annotation: Zippy the runner loves to run, and although Zippy has a skinny body, short legs, and has never won a race, he never gives up.

Genre: [Animal fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #86738

Format: Publisher's Hardcover

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: Norwood House Press

Edition Date: 2015 Release Date: 07/01/14

Illustrator: Seon, JeongHyeon,

Pages: 29 pages

ISBN: 1-599-53647-1

ISBN 13: 978-1-599-53647-7

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2014009395

Dimensions: 25 x 26 cm.

Subject Heading:
Running. Fiction.
Persistence. Fiction.
Hopefulness. Fiction.
Friendship. Fiction.
Zebras. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2015)

Each of these Korean imports delivers a lesson--e.g., "responsibility," "teamwork," "having confidence,"--and includes suggestions of activities for applying it (e.g., Zippy encourages kids to "create a vision board" to practice "having hope"). The didactic stories are uniformly stilted and saccharine, though a variety of illustration styles feature vibrantly-colored characters (mostly animals) cheerfully learning social behaviors. There are six other fall 2014 books in this series.

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Horn Book (Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2015)

Word Count: 456

Reading Level: 2.5

Interest Level: K-3

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.5 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 168500 / grade: Lower Grades

Lexile: AD590L

Guided Reading Level: K

Fountas & Pinnell: K

"Despite practice and repetition, Zippy the Zebra cannot win a race. His body is skinny and his legs are very short. His friends encourage him to find other things to do, but Zippy likes to run. So Zippy keeps running, hoping that next time he will do better. Social and emotional learning concepts include hope, optimism, and perseverance. Book includes a note to caregivers and story coaching activities. A Reader's Theater version is available online so that children can benefit from dramatic interpretation."

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