June 29, 1999

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Summary: Science projects falling from the sky?
Review: By April, most of the children in my kindergarten knew that they had learned absolutely everything about David Wiesner's "Tuesday". I surprised them one Tuesday, with this book, and let them know it was by the same author. "Will there be frogs?" the children clamored. We shared the book, and with growing excitement some of the children exclaimed as we turned the page and I read the date, "That's your birthday! Did Mr. David, the author know that? Did he put it there 'cuz he knows you love frogs and his Tuesday book?"
I must confess, I do not know how the author chose that date to evaluate plants.
This book was a hit in my classroom, a treasured favorite, even though it was a bit beyond K level scientific data collections. We planted seeds, and of course, the children adored the ending, which i shall not give away. We did many extension activities such as veggie trays and a big salad day. Bring this book to your classroom, or your home, and celebrate an oft ignored part of the food pyramid.

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Summary: great book
Review: I have read this book to my son, who is 4 years old, several times. He loved it. The cover of the book was not very appealing for him at first. But, the story was very interesting and he loved the pictures inside the book. I would definetely recommend it to everyone. It is an imaginative and fun book...

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Summary: Giant veggies! Aaah!
Review: It all started in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey on May 11, 1999. Holly Evans launched her science experiment, flats of vegetable seedlings carried up into the ionosphere by weather balloons, to study "the effects of extra-terrestrial conditions on vegetable growth and development." Fast forward to June 29. All over the country, enormous vegetables are seen floating to earth. "Cucumbers circle Kalamazoo. Lima bearns loom over Levittown. Artichokes advance on Anchorage. Parsnips pass by Providence. And broccoli lands with a big bounce in Holly Evans's backyard." But when "arugula covers Ashtabula" , Holly begins to wonder about this veggie phenomenon. Arugula was not a part of her experiment..... David Wiesner's makes June 29th an unforgettable day in his entertaining classic, and imaginations will soar with each delightful page turn. His minimal text, with its witty, dead-pan delivery, is filled with clever wordplay and alliteration. But it's Mr Wiesner's marvelous illustrations that really make this book stand out and sparkle, and youngsters will enjoy lingering over each outrageously detailed and humorous picture. With an inventive twist at the end to bring the whole story to its logical, though fantastic, conclusion, June 29, 1999 is a masterpiece you and your family don't want to miss.

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Summary: Artichokes Advance on Anchorage.....
Review: It all started in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey on May 11, 1999. Holly Evans launched her science experiment, flats of vegetable seedlings carried up into the ionosphere by weather balloons, to study "the effects of extra-terrestrial conditions on vegetable growth and development." Fast forward to June 29. All over the country, enormous vegetables are seen floating to earth. "Cucumbers circle Kalamazoo. Lima bearns loom over Levittown. Artichokes advance on Anchorage. Parsnips pass by Providence. And broccoli lands with a big bounce in Holly Evans's backyard." But when "arugula covers Ashtabula" , Holly begins to wonder about this veggie phenomenon. Arugula was not a part of her experiment..... David Wiesner's makes June 29th an unforgettable day in his entertaining classic, and imaginations will soar with each delightful page turn. His minimal text, with its witty, dead-pan delivery, is filled with clever wordplay and alliteration. But it's Mr Wiesner's marvelous illustrations that really make this book stand out and sparkle, and youngsters will enjoy lingering over each outrageously detailed and humorous picture. With an inventive twist at the end to bring the whole story to its logical, though fantastic, conclusion, June 29, 1999 is a masterpiece you and your family don't want to miss.

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Summary: June 29, 1999 is awesomely funny!
Review: Just because the date is gone, done give this book a pass. Holly Evans has a great science project with unbelievable results. I read June 29, 1999 on that date because it begged me to do so & what an amazing visual adventure it turned out to be! This otherworldy story will be with us for a long time. I encourage you to read it - it'll change your point of view about vegetables! ..................

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Summary: beautiful story with a fun twist!
Review: The date may have past, but "June 29, 1999" remains a wonderful children's classic!! About a month before the day of the book's title, Young Holly Evans began a special science project. Using weather balloons, she had launched a number of different plants and vegetables in flat boxes into the ionosphere to study their growth. However, on June 29th, a most mysterious event occurred... GIGANTIC vegetables descended from the sky all over the country!! A hiker in the Rocky Mountains discovers turnips the size of houses and "cucumbers circle Kalamazoo".

As they slowly float to the ground (well, the red peppers need some help for some unknown reason), news reports come in from all over the country: gigantic parsnips in Providence, lima beans in Levittown, and arugula in Ashtabula. Wait a second!! Holly is puzzled; she didn't USE arugula as part of her experiment!! What's going on here?? If the arugula, the eggplants and the avocados are NOT part of her experiment, where did they come from??

David Weisner is the author of the Caldecott winning book, "Tuesday" in which frogs on their lily pads suddenly take flight one summer night. His delightful sense of the strange is continued here in "June 29". Like all of his books, the illustrations are lush and meticulously detailed, the reader feels like they could easily walk right into the pictures and be part of the action. The story is short, easy to read, and uses a lot of alliteration, so it can easily graft itself into a language arts lesson.

The story has some wonderfully fun visual jokes that older readers and adults will find fun, for example giant gourds being used as housing in North Carolina and The Big Apple being renamed to The Big Rutabaga (a giant purple rutabaga parades down the streets of New York to a blizzard of ticker tape and streamers). The book does have a wonderful surprise ending that I shall not give away here but will delight readers on the last page or two. If you're a fan of "Tuesday" or merely love an unusual story, you must pick up a copy of "June 29, 1999"!!

Rating:
Summary: beautiful story with a fun twist!
Review: The date may have past, but "June 29, 1999" remains a wonderful children's classic!! About a month before the day of the book's title, Young Holly Evans began a special science project. Using weather balloons, she had launched a number of different plants and vegetables in flat boxes into the ionosphere to study their growth. However, on June 29th, a most mysterious event occurred... GIGANTIC vegetables descended from the sky all over the country!! A hiker in the Rocky Mountains discovers turnips the size of houses and "cucumbers circle Kalamazoo".

As they slowly float to the ground (well, the red peppers need some help for some unknown reason), news reports come in from all over the country: gigantic parsnips in Providence, lima beans in Levittown, and arugula in Ashtabula. Wait a second!! Holly is puzzled; she didn't USE arugula as part of her experiment!! What's going on here?? If the arugula, the eggplants and the avocados are NOT part of her experiment, where did they come from??

David Weisner is the author of the Caldecott winning book, "Tuesday" in which frogs on their lily pads suddenly take flight one summer night. His delightful sense of the strange is continued here in "June 29". Like all of his books, the illustrations are lush and meticulously detailed, the reader feels like they could easily walk right into the pictures and be part of the action. The story is short, easy to read, and uses a lot of alliteration, so it can easily graft itself into a language arts lesson.

The story has some wonderfully fun visual jokes that older readers and adults will find fun, for example giant gourds being used as housing in North Carolina and The Big Apple being renamed to The Big Rutabaga (a giant purple rutabaga parades down the streets of New York to a blizzard of ticker tape and streamers). The book does have a wonderful surprise ending that I shall not give away here but will delight readers on the last page or two. If you're a fan of "Tuesday" or merely love an unusual story, you must pick up a copy of "June 29, 1999"!!

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Summary: Giant veggies! Aaah!
Review: This is a great idea for a story that worked quite well. The pictures are lovely to look at too. I loved the ending. There are so many children's books out there of varying quality, so I was pleased to come across this little gem.