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Flip-a-Word
Flip-a-Word: Ice Mice
Flip a page, find a rhyme!
It's learning through fun—every time!
Even kids who can’t read a sentence can read one word, or a two-word phrase. By putting their hands on the pages, kids are pulled into the learning dynamic. They make the page turn, and they gain a new word that rhymes with one they just saw.
Who can dig a pig in a wig?
How’d that pet get wet?
Will Pop stop, or will he hop?
Are mice on ice twice as nice?
With art in the Japanese anime style, each book in this interactive early reading series features a different word family. Word families help children recognize similarities between words that rhyme, and connect words that have matching long, or short, vowel sounds. By mastering this dynamic, kids can read words they don’t necessarily know. Offering a springboard into independent reading, Flip-a-Word takes kids from a single word, to a phrase, to a simple sentence. From there, eye-catching illustrations lead kids to imagine story scenarios only a child could dream up!
For kids, parents, and teachers—everyone flips for Flip-a-Word!
It's learning through fun—every time!
Even kids who can’t read a sentence can read one word, or a two-word phrase. By putting their hands on the pages, kids are pulled into the learning dynamic. They make the page turn, and they gain a new word that rhymes with one they just saw.
Who can dig a pig in a wig?
How’d that pet get wet?
Will Pop stop, or will he hop?
Are mice on ice twice as nice?
With art in the Japanese anime style, each book in this interactive early reading series features a different word family. Word families help children recognize similarities between words that rhyme, and connect words that have matching long, or short, vowel sounds. By mastering this dynamic, kids can read words they don’t necessarily know. Offering a springboard into independent reading, Flip-a-Word takes kids from a single word, to a phrase, to a simple sentence. From there, eye-catching illustrations lead kids to imagine story scenarios only a child could dream up!
For kids, parents, and teachers—everyone flips for Flip-a-Word!
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
36 pages, Hardcover
First published October 8, 2013
24 people want to read
About the author
Harriet Ziefert
678 books54 followersHarriet Ziefert grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University.
For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs.
"About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year.
For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs.
"About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
June 11, 2020
This beginning reader teaches the word families -ice, -unk, and -ight.
Bright, engaging, Kawaii style illustrations accompany rhyming words from three different word families. The book's format utilizing a cut-out construction at the bottom of the page cleverly changes the beginning letter to form a new word on the next page. Four words from each word family are given, followed by four phrases using the words.
A note to parents/caregivers is given at the front of the book. The word families, including bonus words, are listed at the back as well as suggested word family activities.
This is an excellent book to help beginning readers understand phonological awareness -- the ability to identify and play with individual sounds in spoken words -- and phonemic awareness -- the ability to recognize that spoken words are made up of individual sound parts.
Bright, engaging, Kawaii style illustrations accompany rhyming words from three different word families. The book's format utilizing a cut-out construction at the bottom of the page cleverly changes the beginning letter to form a new word on the next page. Four words from each word family are given, followed by four phrases using the words.
A note to parents/caregivers is given at the front of the book. The word families, including bonus words, are listed at the back as well as suggested word family activities.
This is an excellent book to help beginning readers understand phonological awareness -- the ability to identify and play with individual sounds in spoken words -- and phonemic awareness -- the ability to recognize that spoken words are made up of individual sound parts.
July 26, 2018
The adorable illustrations and funny sentences themed around 3 word families per book make this series a great one for an emerging reader.
November 26, 2018
Perfect for first readers!!
March 7, 2015
A cute beginning reader book that focuses on rhyming words and word families. My two-year-old quickly got the hang of it and started pointing out the pictures of the rhyming words, repeating them and the rhyming words. I have already put the other books in this series on hold at my local library, and think that this is a fun way to ease children into reading.
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October 25, 2015I wish the descriptions of these books included which word families were included. My daughter's teacher sends sight words home every week and I'd love to have the ones on hand from the library that correspond with the families that are being introduced, like -at and -ad. Looking forward to trying these all with her as she works on learning to read.
September 23, 2015
First reading 3/2/2015
Second reading 3/18/15
Second reading 3/18/15
June 21, 2015
This beginning reader by Harriet Ziefert is delightful. Great illustrations, this takes us through some familiar sounds by allowing readers to flip a page and create a new word. Super fun!
January 5, 2016
It taught me to not eat hot spiced rice. I liked it.
December 12, 2019
I like that the ice was in a cup. And they were sweating but ice is not sweating! The mice were eating human cheese. The mice were eating rice and the rice was like, "Oh no!" That was funny.
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