- Overview
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This fanciful picture book makes a game out of turning the pages, as young readers get to participate in a challenge with animal friends.
- Book Intro
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Let's Turn the Page!
1. Plot
One ant is showing off its strength by lifting a big leaf. It challenges the reader to match its strengths. On the next page, we see that the ant has fallen down. The ant tells the reader he's impressed with their strength and then calls upon an even stronger friend of his. The next animal to show up also challenges the reader to see how strong they are. After every page, each animal becomes stronger. Which animals appear in the book? What happens at the end?
2. Objective
1) Books are toys
The animals in the book engage the reader in conversation. As such, this is an interactive and participatory book. The animals talk to the young reader. They challenge the young reader to see which one of them is stronger. They tell the young reader to go ahead and try turning the page, as they will be holding it down with all their strength. Of course, the reader will easily turn each page. Then the reader will laugh at seeing how the animals have fallen down. They will see that reading the book is almost like playing a game with a friend. As they continue to turn a page, the reader will start to think of the book as a toy and become familiar with the idea that reading can be fun.
2) Reading and exercise
The animals that appear in the book are engaging in various forms of exercise. There are different reasons for this. First, it sends the message that reading is also like exercise. Exercising can be hard and difficult at first, but you'll see your body changing the more you invest in the exercise. You'll get better at it and soon enjoy the experience. Reading is much the same. At first, reading can be challenging, boring, and difficult. But the more you learn, the more you see, and the faster you will catch on and have fun. Almost like training young minds, this book trains the reader to turn the page over to the next. When they get to the end of the book, readers will feel a sense of joy and satisfaction. They will feel confident about reading, which will open up more possibilities.
- About the Author
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Park Jong-Jin
(English) Park Jongjin studied children's books in university and completed the children's book creative writing course at Children's Book World. Park is now dedicated to writing stories he will one day tell his own loving daughter. He received the Commendation Prize at the 2017 National Institute of Ecology ecological children's book submission contest.
Lee Gahye
(English) Lee Gahye is a freelance illustrator who illustrates various children's books and educational publications. Lee aims to capture the thoughts and feelings not clearly evident in the text through her illustrations.