The Noisemakers. Judith Caseley. (1992).; Lightning Inside You: and Other Native American Riddles. John Bierhorst. Illustrated by Louise Brierley. (1992).

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Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy andLanguage ArtsVolume 33Issue 3 January/February 1993 Article 102-1-1993Children's BooksElsa GeskusWestern Michigan UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizonsPart of the Education CommonsThis Book Reviews is brought to you for free and open access by the SpecialEducation and Literacy Studies at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy andLanguage Arts by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks at WMU. For moreinformation, please contact maira.bundza@wmich.edu.Recommended CitationGeskus, E. (1993). Children's Books. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 33 (3). Retrieved fromhttps://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol33/iss3/10284 READING HORIZONS, 1993, volume 33, #3Children's BooksThe Noisemakers. Written by Judith Caseley. Greenwillow Books,1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10019. ISBN: 0-688-09395-7.1992. US$14.00.Elsa Geskus, Western Michigan UniversityNoise, noise and more noise! Sam and Laura pretend to bemany characters or animals — always with appropriate sounds.Each selection, whether cow, monster, jack-in-the box or rooster is accompanied by a loud moo, gr-r-r, pop, or cock-a-doodle-doooo. Sam and Laura's mothers try persuading thechildren to be quiet animals. They visit a library, restaurantand store but each time are asked to leave. The mothers arevery discouraged, but have an idea; they go to a park whereSam and Laura can pretend and make noise to their hearts'desire. Primary children will easily identify with Sam and Laura— teachers might ask children to predict a noise Sam andLaura will make. The second reading could include childrenactually acting out the noises — at an appropriate decibel level!Lightning Inside You: and Other Native AmericanRiddles. Edited by John Bierhorst. Illustrated by Louise Brierley. MorrowJunior Books, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10019. ISBN: 0-688-09582-8. 1992. 112 pp. US$14.00.Far more than a book of riddles, Lightning Inside You offersreaders a detailed description of the art form of riddling inNative American cultures, a glossary of the tribes whose riddlesare represented, and an extensive list of sources. Evocativeblack and white drawings enhance the text. Two riddle stories— in which one character challenges another with a story composed entirely of riddles — conclude the book. Individual riddles about animals include these intriguing items —What is it? A black stone with its head to the ground, listening to the sounds of the underworld.Wonder, wonder, what can it be? An upside-down housewith fifty thousand owners.Who's the good-looking young person in the stripedblanket?— to which the answers are: a beetle, a beehive, a skunk.There's much here to delight and much to learn from. (JMJ)

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Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and 
Language Arts 
Volume 33 
Issue 3 January/February 1993 Article 10 
2-1-1993 
Children's Books 
Elsa Geskus 
Western Michigan University 
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons 
 Part of the Education Commons 
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Geskus, E. (1993). Children's Books. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 33 (3). 
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol33/iss3/10 
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in Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language 
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scholarworks@wmich.edu. 
284 READING HORIZONS, 1993, volume 33, #3
Children's Books
The Noisemakers. Written by Judith Caseley. Greenwillow Books,
1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10019. ISBN: 0-688-09395-7.
1992. US$14.00.
Elsa Geskus, Western Michigan University
Noise, noise and more noise! Sam and Laura pretend to be
many characters or animals — always with appropriate sounds.
Each selection, whether cow, monster, jack-in-the box or roo
ster is accompanied by a loud moo, gr-r-r, pop, or cock-a-
doodle-doooo. Sam and Laura's mothers try persuading the
children to be quiet animals. They visit a library, restaurant
and store but each time are asked to leave. The mothers are
very discouraged, but have an idea; they go to a park where
Sam and Laura can pretend and make noise to their hearts'
desire. Primary children will easily identify with Sam and Laura
— teachers might ask children to predict a noise Sam and
Laura will make. The second reading could include children
actually acting out the noises — at an appropriate decibel level!
Lightning Inside You: and Other Native American
Riddles. Edited by John Bierhorst. Illustrated by Louise Brierley. Morrow
Junior Books, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10019. ISBN: 0-
688-09582-8. 1992. 112 pp. US$14.00.
Far more than a book of riddles, Lightning Inside You offers
readers a detailed description of the art form of riddling in
Native American cultures, a glossary of the tribes whose riddles
are represented, and an extensive list of sources. Evocative
black and white drawings enhance the text. Two riddle stories
— in which one character challenges another with a story com
posed entirely of riddles — conclude the book. Individual rid
dles about animals include these intriguing items —
What is it? A black stone with its head to the ground, lis
tening to the sounds of the underworld.
Wonder, wonder, what can it be? An upside-down house
with fifty thousand owners.
Who's the good-looking young person in the striped
blanket?
— to which the answers are: a beetle, a beehive, a skunk.
There's much here to delight and much to learn from. (JMJ)


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