Panda Kindergarten
Wolong Nature Reserve in China, giant pandas are raised and studied by researchers who are helping to ensure the survival of these endangered creatures. Mother pandas often have twins but can only care for one cub at a time, so the workers at the panda nursery care for the twin and swap cubs so both get mom time. Full-page clear color photos (the one of the baby sitting in a green plastic box atop a scale is just precious) of the pandas feeding, playing together, climbing on wooden play equipment, and romping in the snow are nothing short of entrancing.
Themes : ANIMALS. BEARS.
CRITICS HAVE SAID
- There’s a high cuteness factor as the cubs play, sleep, and interact with caregivers… The colorful photography and smooth text pair well for a quick, instructive read-a-loud.
–School Library Journal
IF YOU LOVE THIS BOOK, THEN TRY:
- Allen, Judy. Panda. Candlewick, 1993.
- Dowson, Nick. Tracks of a Panda. Candlewick, 2007.
- Johnston, Ginny, and Cutchins, Judy. Andy Bear: A Polar Cub Grows Up at the Zoo. Morrow, 1985.
- Markle, Sandra. How Many Baby Pandas? Walker, 2009.
- Muth, Jon. Zen Shorts. Scholastic, 2005.
- Nagda, Ann Whitehead, and Cindy Bickel. Panda Math: Learning About Subtraction from Hua Mei and Mei Sheng. Henry Holt, 2005.
- Nagda, Ann Whitehead, and Cindy Bickel. Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger. Henry Holt, 2000.
- Patterson, Francine. Koko’s Story. Scholastic, 1987.
- Ryder, Joanne. Little Panda: The World Welcomes Hua Mei at the San Diego Zoo. Simon & Schuster, 2001.
- Ryder, Joanne. A Pair of Polar Bears: Twin Cubs Find a Home at the San Diego Zoo. Simon & Schuster, 2006.