My 'i' Sound Box

Jane Belk Moncure's Sound Box Books

by Jane Belk Moncure, Rebecca Thornburgh (Illustrations)

Little i has an adventure with items beginning with her letter's sound, such as inchworms, iguanas, and an icy igloo. Additional features to aid comprehension include rebus icons for word recognition, a word list for review, activities for further learning, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1977

About the author

Jane Belk Moncure (born December 1926) is an American author of early childhood non-fiction, fiction and poetry. She has also written under the names Bruce Wannamaker and Jennie Davis.

Moncure has lived in Virginia and North Carolina. She worked in early childhood education for thirty-five years. She lives in Elon College, North Carolina.

Moncure is a creative and prolific author: there are millions of her books in circulation, and they are widely distributed in schools and libraries. Distribution has been primarily through The ChildsWorld, ChildrensPress and Scholastic. Her creations and works include My First Steps to Reading, My First Steps to Math, My First Steps to Science, Word Bird, The Soundbox Books, and The Magic Castle Series. Her works have been translated into British English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Malay. Belk Library, Elon University holds a collection of all published books by Moncure.

Jane Belk Moncure is a recipient of the C.S. Lewis Award and over the past 20 years, her works were recognized by numerous Awards. Most recently, in 2008, Jane received the Scholastic Teacher's Choice Award for her outstanding contribution to the My First Steps to Learning Program. --from Wikipedia

Reviews

[Hudson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is Indian the only word they could think of with an “I”?!

[Meg McGregor · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is one in a series of books that concentrate on one letter of the alphabet and in this one, it is the letter I.

In this one, Little I decides he wants to fill up the box with items that begin with the letter I.

Little ones will like the use of the same letter and will enjoy learning so many new words.

The only thing that I don't like are the pictures. For little ones, it is important for the pictures to be special; especially in a vocabulary book like this one.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

What is good about this book: This book is great for phonics because it focuses on the sound of one letter. The book is also good in that is manages to tell something of a story while doing that.

What is not so good about this book: The illustrations. Maybe at one time the illustrations were appropriate, but now they just seem dated and a bit creepy.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for children learning the sounds of the letter I

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

great for phonics. little outdated. focuses on things beginning with "I" that make sense to kindergarteners

[Monica Silva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A preschool and up book about a girl named i collecting items that begin with the letter i while she has an adventure with them.

[Aarvik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful read!

[Set · Rating 2 out of 5]

"I" as in Indian. That is the main focus of this book.

[Little Champs]

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