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Boom Chicka Rock
Boom Chicka Rock
Author: John Archambault, Suzanne Tanner Chitwood (Illustrator)
From the co-author of the bestselling Chicka Chicka Boom Boom comes this adorable counting adventure for children of all ages! Suzanne Tanner Chitwood's colorful collage artwork features mischievous mice dancing through the story. Readers can count down the Congo Line and tally up the Tangoing, Tip-Toeing mice on every page, and learn about time...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780399245145
ISBN-10: 0399245146
Publication Date: 4/2004
Pages: 31
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Philomel/Penguin Young Readers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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savedbyhisblood avatar reviewed Boom Chicka Rock on + 36 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
a cute counting book
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Helpful Score: 2
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1-At night, mice wearing numbers emerge one by one from the kitchen clock. Ready to play, they prepare for a rollicking party with birthday cake served on the good china, but they have to be wary of Max the cat. Predictably, the feline awakens, with readers becoming aware of this fact before the rodents do. It is not clear why, but they must return to the clock by midnight, because "Tomorrow can't begin/Till every hour is home/And every number's tucked in," thus providing an element of suspense to the tale. The rollicking refrain-"Boom Chicka Rock, Chicka Rock, Chicka Boom!"-will have children moving to the rhythm, but at times the rhymes seem forced. Unfortunately, too many details clutter the text-the mice refer to Max by name and also as Lion. The numerous references to dances are fun-the Electric Slide, the Bunny Hop, Tango, Fandango-but again, complicate the verses. Chitwood's patterned collage illustrations are set against neutral backgrounds. They have an appealing textural quality and successfully convey the movement and drama of the story. There are echoes of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (S & S, 1989) here-with numbers instead of the alphabet, but this book lacks the earlier work's elegant simplicity.
Robin L. Gibson, formerly at Perry County District Library, New Lexington, OH
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reviewed Boom Chicka Rock on + 11 more book reviews
Not a bad book. Cute rhyming words and numbers, but a little confusing story because the mice live in the clock? Worth a read but then pass it along.
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Fun, rhyming book. Kids will love it.
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When the cat's away (or in this case asleep). The mice will play! Great book to introduce numbers/time or when you just want a very fun read aloud book for young children!


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