Sh! Sh! Marie - Jeanette W. Stickel

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Résumé :
Marie can't seem to keep her voice or body quiet as she twitches and twirls her way through life hearing, Sh! Sh! Sh! at every twist and turn. Her irrepressible spirit has her leap through the living room practicing ballet; pound with exuberance on a toy drum (near the neighbor's window); and imitate a baby baboon during story-time at the library. Children will laugh with delight at her antics and relate to the common refrain, Sh! Sh! Sh! Their delight will increase at the end of the story when Marie gets to say the final Sh!
Speech, language and reading skills are interdependent and children make leaps toward literacy when those skills are taught together. This story, besides providing entertainment, will help children learn the letter combination sh and give them practice pronouncing it as they join in the repeated refrain Sh! Sh! Sh!

Biographie:
Jeanette W. Stickel is the author of four children's books including, The Giant's Sneeze, The Ghostly Night, Sh! Sh! Marie and The Wild Waves Speak. In addition, she authored, Talking Time: Language Enrichment Activities: Birth to Three, a fun-filled resource designed to enhance speech and language development in young children. Her stories and poetry have received honors from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and in poetry contests both in the USA and Canada. Jeanette is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and has used children's literature with her students for over thirty years in her role as a Speech Therapist in public schools.