The desert is too hot to stand still, so Hoppit and his friends keep moving. As more and more animals join, who knows where they're going to end up It's a big surprise for everyone except the snake and eagle, who try to warn them what's ahead Join in the rhythm and rhyme of the animal parade in this poem, written and illustrated by Steve Webb.
Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters
Text type: A poem
Children can follow the animal parade through the desert in the map of their journey on pages 14 and 15.
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The desert is too hot to stand still, so Hoppit and his friends keep moving. As more and more animals join, who knows where they're going to end up...
Simple rhythmic patterns in a riot of shout-out-loud words and cavorting animals. Meet Tanka the elephant and his friend Skunka. Say their names together and they sound like drums. Tanka, Skunka, Tanka, Skunka, Tanka Tanka Skunk They have lots of friends -- lemurs, llamas, zebras, big GORILLAS and yakety, yakety yaks. It's a roller-coaster ride of sights and sounds and terrific fun to read aloud.
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Simple rhythmic patterns in a riot of shout-out-loud words and cavorting animals. Meet Tanka the elephant and his friend Skunka. Say their names t...
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