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Hardcover The Button Box Book

ISBN: 0525445900

ISBN13: 9780525445906

The Button Box (English)

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Format: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good*

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Book Overview

"Simple toys are best, and when they're done as well as this, simple books as well."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books An imaginative little boy explores the many pleasures that can be found in--and made from--his grandmother's button box. NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies "Chamberlain's bold linoleum cuts, with gentle color added, portray the buttons in loving detail and give the book an appropriately old-fashioned flavor."--Kirkus Reviews "Besides inspiring some flights of fancy for readers, the book will suggest many uses to parents and librarians for games, history lessons, and puppetry."--Booklist This description may be from another edition of this product.

Customer Reviews

6 customer ratings | 5 reviews

Rated 5 stars
The Button Box (English)

A good story for young readers. An great bood to use to introduction classification and characteristics used to classify.

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Rated 4 stars
Excellent picture book to teach writing

I use this book for grades 3-5, reading the story first, then showing them my button collection. Each child chooses a button and writes a story. It is amazing to me how a small button can "spark" a story but it works! And I give this book a lot of credit for creating enthusiasm for doing so.

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Rated 5 stars
Real-World Pleasure

I use this book for Kindergarten story time and, as always, try to find a way to help them see a relationship between the story and their lives. Sorting by colors and sizes is something they enjoy, and they are thrilled when I bring out a REAL button box for them to poke through. The artwork in this book is well done and shows the wide variety of buttons students might see; I thought having Girl Scout uniform buttons was a...

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Rated 5 stars
The Button Box

I am a First grade teacher and this book compliments my Math series at school beautifully! I am currently using the "Investigations" program in Math, and this book really allows for the children to see the different kinds of buttons and how the little boy sorts them. This book is a good introduction to any lesson about sorting!

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Rated 4 stars
If you have a button collection & kids this book is for you!

This simple little book will provide hours of entertainment to any child who has a mom or grandmother with a botton collection. As children, my sister and I would spend countless hours sorting my mothers botton collection. Believe it or not - buttons are fun! This book is the perfect compliment to any botton collection.

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