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The Bouncing Ball
Try to keep up with the bouncing ball as it travels down the street, between cars, into a gutter, down a storm drain, and more! With bold graphic illustrations sure to delight young readers, this picture book follows the adventures of the bouncing ball through colorful fields, cities, animals, cars, and boys and girls. Following the line of the bouncing ball is a perfect tool for engaging beginner readers, whose eyes and imaginations will be opened to the wider world as they follow the ball's journey.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2014
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July 27, 2015
My daughters and I love this book. We love the simple but clever story and we love to see where the ball goes next! The illustrations are bright and bold. I highly recommend this book!
September 26, 2019
This book has shared shelf space with Pete the Cat at our preschool for the last 3 weeks and has therefore been overshadowed during "choice time". I love Pete and I love variety, so I'm delighted when a child brings me this book to read. The kids and I enjoy seeing the ball bounce its way from lost to found again and again through the hands of a diverse group of children in various cultures. The illustrations are colorful and engaging.
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September 16, 2020
It's such a shame that this is out of print, as it's the most beautiful book and I'd so love to own a copy!
December 19, 2014
"A small boy found a small ball. He picked it up. He bounced it. He turned it over. He bounced it again....Never to be seen again. Until..." Read it aloud, then invite children to continue the story. Plenty of prepositional phrases as the ball bounces around to different places and people. Easy to read font paired with brightly colored, busily patterned collage-style digital art.
February 14, 2014
The children in our Early Childhood classes loved reading 'The Bouncing Ball' by Deborah Kelly' this week. They anticipated where the story was going and were eager to offer suggestions about where the boy/girl in the boat would lose the bouncing ball. A great read-aloud.
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August 20, 2014animals, balls, girl and boy
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