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Sonny's Observation In Elementary School
young, adventurous toucan by the name of Sonny, who lived in the tree tops, wants to explore the bottom of the rainforest. His wise friend Eagle suggests that he go and explore the rainforest below and find his treasure. While Sonny did not quite understand if Eagle meant to go and find gold, he eventually headed to the rainforest down below. What Sonny finds next is better than gold! Dalby and Thompson worked well together by using the bold, mostly primary colors to bring excitement to this story. This book could be used in a kindergarten class to teach primary colors or in a third class to introduce a rainforest science lesson. I would highly recommend this easy-to-read book because children would really enjoy the text and illustrations
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