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Age Range
3 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1993-01-28
Page Count
32
Publisher
HarperCollins
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780064433228
Lexile
480
Themes
growing self-awareness
family

The Listening Walk

Written by Paul Showers and Illustrated by Aliki

With art by home and classroom favorite Aliki, The Listening Walk will remind both adults and kids of the wonders all around them...if they slow down and listen.

Put on your socks and shoes—and don't forget your ears! We're going on a listening walk. Shhhhh. Do not talk. Do not hurry. Get ready to fill your ears with a world of wonderful and surprising sounds.

A little girl and her father take a quiet walk and identify the sounds around them. Soon the girl discovers an extraordinary world of sounds in her everyday environment.

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The Listening Walk Word Search

After reading The Listening Walk use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend...

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The Listening Walk: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive criss cross puzzle aligns with The Listening Walk by Paul Showers.

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The Listening Walk: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge. 

MY FAVORITES
Age Range
3 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1993-01-28
Page Count
32
Publisher
HarperCollins
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780064433228
Lexile
480
Themes
growing self-awareness
family
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