Scranimals (2006) by Jack Prelutsky will affirm those little creative minds who love to imagine the unusual. The cover art tells you what to expect in this book of poems. "We're sailing to Scranimal Island, It doesn't appear on most maps. The PARROTTERS float on the tide there, The STORMY PETRELEPHANT flaps." On Scranimal Island you'll find the beautiful rhinorose, sweet porcupinapple, sleek bananaconda and more. Reading teachers may love this book because it lures students into learning about the syllable structure of words. Words are broken into pieces and rearranged to create the inhabitants of this island. Prelutsky even includes a pronunciation guide, as in "PAA-rot-urz." Peter Sis' muted colors create an other-worldly landscape that borders on creepy--but not really--it's just strange.
The Swamped Teacher has The Six Syllable Types Freebie!. Amber Marker has a Syllable Sort! A Cut and Paste Activity. Learning-Laughing-Leading has Anchor Charts for Six Syllable Types.
