Just Itzy
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (600 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0763658111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Her work has appeared in Highlights,High Five, Spider, Babybug, The Friend, and Chicken Soup for the Child’s Soul. She lives in Virginia with her husband and daughter.Greg Pizzoli is the author and illustrator of The Watermelon Seed, winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, and Number One Sam. Lana Krumwiede is the creator of the Psi Chronicles series. He lives in Philadelphia and tries his best to avoid spiders
A spider on a quest to drop the "Bitzy" and become "just Itzy" runs up against some challenges—and a few familiar nursery-rhyme characters.Itzy the spider is tired of being called "Itzy Bitzy." On his first day of spindergarten, Itzy decides to prove to everyone that he’s a big spider by catching his own lunch. Will Itzy ever get a chance to prove himself and shake his pesky nickname? Illustrated in bold vignettes by Geisel Award winner Greg Pizzoli, Itzy’s amusing adventures are a clever balm for the frustration
Itzy's fears and growing confidence are easily identifiable for young readers. From School Library Journal K-Gr 2—Itzy is now old enough to attend spindergarten, but he wants to leave behind his nickname "Bitzy" before he enters the schoolhouse doors. Location, Location, Location!" Savvy readers will want to tap their prior knowledge of spiders from stories of Miss Muffet, the Old Lady who swallowed a fly, and a harrowing tale of a waterspout climb. The little spider is now 2mm taller than last year, and he has brand new shoes. First of all, he needs to keep his "eye on the fly," never give up, and find the best place to spin a web. Surely it's not even necessary to take his lunch; he's definitely big enough
I love how it wound the nursery rhymes of spiders all Itzy Bitzy loves just hanging out with his friends and his family, but now that spindergarten has started, he is all grown up and does not appreciate being called Bitzy. It's just Itzy, if you please. I thought this picture book was very clever. I love . Bob Walch said When this spider drops into your life you'll get a few laughs!. Follow the misadventures of a little spider who wants to prove to everyone that he is really a "big" boy and can catch his own food. Itzy will discover that web spinning is not as easy as it looks and finding the right place to spin a web can be a real . Tales of a Little Spider That Could Itzy is a small little spider that his friends and family don't seem to have much confidence in. He's so small that everyone calls him "Itzy Bitzy." In JUST ITZY, Itzy is determined to loose the "Bitzy" from his name. However, every time he almost catch