What Joe Saw

by Anna Grossnickle Hines

Joe is the last one in his class to line up for a walk to the park, and he lags behind all the others, but he sees a lot more than they do

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Amy Balaich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very simple and cute book about a child who has an attitude of wonder towards the world around him and notices things no one else does.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent picture book about noticing the world around you. I would love to read this to my students.

[Marilyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Let's not hurry kids through the day. They are looking at things we don't see.

[Natalie Wilkinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

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For me this was a reminder to adults (teachers and parents) to not skip over the small moments!

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story took a minimalist approach to the text meaning that it would work well for a primary audience, but it explains the concept of noticing through its sparing narrative and that could be extremely valuable to a class starting a beginner's writer's workshop. Well done.

[Nanee Zogaa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book that can be used to engage students with a science lesson. Book based on observations and exploration of nature and animals in their habitats

[Laura McLoughlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. Ok, but not spectacular.

[Sarah]

School kids walk to the lake and Joe stops to look at nature and is bullied because of it even though he saw way more than the kids.

contemporary fiction