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Stellaluna

Stellaluna

List Price: $10.98
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Stellaluna
Review: When a mother fruit bat is attacked while her baby clings to her in flight, the small one, Stellaluna, loses her grasp and falls through the air, trees and branches.
A family of birds "adopt" Stellaluna and become her family. This book is about Stellaluna adapting to her new way of life.
The motto of this story is, "No matter who you are or where you're from, a friend is always near. And no matter how different you are from the other person, making a friendship is always possible"(for ages 5-10).
What will happen next. You'll only know if you read and find out.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: funny and beautiful
Review: Stellaluna is perhaps my favorite picture book ever written! This is the story of a baby fruit bat who is separated from her mother when a hawk attacks them. She falls into a nest of baby birds and ends up being raised as a bird. She tries to teach the baby birds to hang from their feet (an amusing picture). When this makes mamma bird VERY angry, Stellaluna tries to learn to perch like a bird. She cringes and gulps down insects and flies during the day. She becomes good friends with her bird siblings. Finally she is rediscovered by the fruit bats. She then learns that she is a bat, not a bird, and her strange habits are just fine for a bat.

The drawings are gorgeous and frequently hilarious. Lots of little things make the book memorable. For instance, I had read it several times before I noticed that small pencil drawings at the top of each page depict mother bat looking EVERYWHERE for Stellaluna even while she is being raised by the birds. There are lots of little things to notice and laugh at, and even though I don't have a child, I certainly think children would enjoy the book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Lesson To Be Learned
Review: I bought this book after taking it out in the library. It has the most beautiful and sweet illustrations. Jannell Cannon really drives the point home that we should accept others for what makes them wonderfully unique. There is no casting judgment. Stellaluna's bird friends are curious, experimental, and enthusiastic. It describes the personality traits of young kids. This helps the author to connect with her readers to draw them into the book. Every page is a wonderful illustration that helps to support the story. My son who is almost 6 loves to look at the illustrations. He made up his own story based upon the pictures. Since then, he wants to hear the story over and over. He notices how the words are described the pictures. Not in these big words but he describes it well! The illustrations all look like they would make beautiful Hallmark cards or posters ready to frame.

I am so glad that she has other books available. She is one strong writer that instills morals and lessons with all of her books. I do recommend the hardcover book because the paperback edition does not have the same vivid colors. It is a story that will get used a lot and be enjoyed by many. Enjoy!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Too sad
Review: While I was able to appreciate the story and the art, the theme was a little upsetting for my sensitve child. She just felt so sad that Stellaluna was separated from her Mom. I don't think that's the best place to start a childrens' story.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Stellaluna
Review: The first thing that attracted me to Stellaluna was the illustrations. Creative, bright, and imaginative pictures always catch my attention. And this book has just that, imaginative, good painted pictures.

Stellaluna is a baby fruit-bat that gets separated from her mother. She lands in a bird's nest and grows up living with them. Stellaluna follows the routines of the birds, and practically becomes one herself. Later in the story she catches up with a few bats, and finds out that one is her mother. She becomes reunited with her, and starts to pick up her old bat routines.

The book implys that you should accept everyone. A child doesn't have to be the only one to know that 'different people' can be accepted. We should all accept people no matter how 'different' they are. We are all the same at heart.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I love this book
Review: This is the most beautiful book I have ever read! The artwork is gorgeous. I like the story too, but I have bought numerous copies as gifts based on the illustrations alone.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Terrible book for adopted children
Review: I put one star simply beacue parents who have adopted children should be warned. Basically-- Bat gets lost from Mom goes and lives with a new mom and family. Nothing fully works with the new family. Bat returns to natural Mom and all is right with the world. Of course there is more to the story, but as an adoptive parent, I felt this aspect of the story was not a good fit for our family.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Stellaluna: A Book with Heart
Review: I am a mother of one, and I often go into book shops to browse the children's section because I am trying to build an in home library of children's books. One day I noticed the beautifully illustrated cover of Stellaluna. So, I picked it up to have a look. Once I opened the book and started reading, I had to read it all the way to the end. This story is about acceptance, love, and understanding. Stellaluna longs to fit in with her new family. She does everything she can to be like them, eventhough, it means altering her very nature to do so. Her new family discovers that there are other ways of living that are just as good, and that you can love someone despite their differences. As a mom, this is a story I want my child to read because it contains great lessons about respecting different points of view, and loving unconditionally. All in all, this is one of the best stories I have ever read.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bats in a bird's world
Review: I bought this book after a fellow classmate showed it to our Early Literacy Learning class. The illustrations were so beautiful I went out and bought it that day. I now use the book when I am substitute teaching and the children love it.

The story is of a bat that falls into a bird's nest and is raised as a bat. The differences between the two kinds of animals are explored and explained. The comical episodes of a bat trying to live in a bird's world are done in an expert manner. The book has a happy ending and afterwards there is a section of notes and facts on bats. I have used this book to kick-off lesson plans on bats and birds, and also in planning a unit lesson on the rain forest.

If for no other reason, this book will appeal to your children, because every one of us has been in a situation where we felt we didn't belong, or we were embarrassed because we were different in some way. Cannon shows children how they can be more like Stellaluna and find comfort in themselves and who they are as individuals, even when they feel like a bat in a bird's world.

Why 5 stars?:
This book is worth buying simply for the illustrations. But, the story is one that shows not only compassion on the part of Mama Bird, but Stellaluna learning she does not have to change who she is to fit in. The information provided about bats at the end of the book is a great resource for children wanting to learn about the title character. This book will make a great addition to any classroom or home library.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Stellaluna
Review: Stellaluna is about bats and birds. Stellaluna is a bat who behaves like a bird. Bats can see in the dark and birds cant. Yes I did like Stellaluna. It's funny when the birds hang upside down. The pictures are cute and funny.


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