It's a Spoon Not a Shovel

It's a Spoon, Not a Shovel
By Caralyn Buehner
publisher/date: Puffin 1995
# of pages: 30
reading level: ages 4-8
genre: nonfiction




Summary:

this book teaches all about manners. it's put in a format so that it's like a quiz. all the characters are animals, so it's put into a fun context. it teaches please, thank you, excuse me, i'm sorry, forgiving, you're welcome, intros, table manners, phone manners, and common courtesies. also, all the pictures have hidden clues which is also fun.

Who benefits?

anyone will benefit from reading this book. this is a good book for children to learn their manners. it covers a lot of different aspects of manners and etiquette.

what problems could come from this book?

i don't find any problems with this book. it's informational, and about ways to improve people's manners.


My reaction:

i like this book. i think it's clever the way that they use animals to make manners and etiquette more fun to learn about. i like also the way it's put in a quiz form so that you can measure your manners. my favorite part of the book is the way that the answers are put into the pictures. i really liked this book.