Books with author Toni Buzzeo

This nonfiction ode to building a house from the ground up features six kinds of craftsmen and the 24 tools they use, accurately labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain is revealed under a gatefold, seven in all, engaging the reader in an informative guessing game. With lyrical (and factual!) text by New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo, and the expertly stylized art of illustrator and designer Jim Datz, this sturdily constructed board book is perfect for curious and playful young readers.

Smoke billows up.Cool water flows.Whose boat is that?Do you know? This nonfiction ode to boats features six kinds of workers and their boats—a patrol boat, a tugboat, a car ferry, a lobster boat, a lifeboat, and a fireboat—with important parts properly labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain lies under a gatefold, engaging the reader in an informative guessing game. With lyrical (and factual!) text by New York Times–bestselling author Toni Buzzeo, and the stylized art of Tom Froese, this sturdy board book is perfect for curious and playful young readers.

One Mama Duck paddles and quacks. One, two, three ducklings swim behind. But Dawdle Duckling doesn't follow dutifully behind Mama Duck like his three siblings do. He's too busy preening and playing, splashing and spinning, dunking and dipping . . . and always, always dreaming. Dawdlers and moms alike will love this cheerful, reassuring tale of youthful rebellion and parental protection, with an exciting surprise ending!

This nonfiction follow-up to Whose Tools? features six kinds of trucks—a utility truck, a fire truck, a snowplow, an ambulance, a crane, and a broadcasting truck—with five different parts of each truck properly labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain of “Whose truck is this?” is revealed under a gatefold, engaging the reader in an informative guessing game about trucks and their operators. With lyrical (and factual!) text by New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo, and the expertly stylized art of Jim Datz, this sturdily constructed board book is perfect for curious and playful young readers.

Liven up your library lessons with more entertaining reader's theater programs! Reader's theater is an exciting way to share literature with children while providing an opportunity to enjoy participation and effective reading practice simultaneously. Each of the ten chapters includes an introduction to the book and script, an author review, the reader's theater script, and a set of standards-based learning activities with accompanying standards. An ideal resource for school library media specialists, public children's librarians, and classroom teachers. Scripts for Bee-bim Bop!, Freedom Summer, Monsoon, and many more popular books are featured. Reproducible.