“Wheels!,” describes the types of wheels people us to move around. People use train, plane, light, bright, wide, side, ride, gear, rear, steer, band, grand, sand, four, more, store low, tow wheels. The book ends with a cute quote, “What is there were NO wheels? How would people go?
In terms of literacy this book is exceptionally great! It is suitable for younger children. As a pre lesson I would tell the children to be on the look out for rhyming words. After the lesson I would write rhyming word pairs on the board for the children to see. I would have children draw their favorite set of wheels and write a story about what is happening in their picture. I would also print pictures of the wheels discussed in the book and ask children to identify them.
TITLE: Wheels AUTHOR: Annie Cobb ILLUSTRATOR: Davy Jones Review Title Wheels are great
SETTING: STORY: In Wheels, we get many different examples of wheels, big wheels, wheels you can ride, wheels that you can steer, plane wheels, rear wheels, and more! This a cute rhyming book and it has a lot to explore in it. 1. BEGINNING: Wheels 2. MIDDLE: More Wheels 3. END: What if there were no wheels?
ILLUSTRATION STYLE: rough pencil COMPARISON A lot like a book called Go, Go, Trucks!
MAIN CHARACTER: Wheels
CONCLUSION: Many Different Wheels
WHY RECOMMEND Fun with a hint of tires TARGET AUDIENCE Kindergarten RATING 9/10
An excellent early reader, this book pairs the word wheels with different descriptions to introduce all the different kinds of wheels that there are. This is a book that kids will want to read, and that will give them a sense of accomplishment.
A reader at the easiest level. Each page has 1-5 words, and use repetition. The two page spreads use descriptive words that rhyme (ex: Train wheels. Plane wheels.), which also helps with word identification.