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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 26, 2002
Pros: Beautiful illustrations, descriptive story telling with a great moral
Cons: A bit pricey for the nice hard cover edition
Summary: My daughter’s library includes well over 300 books. I’ve been buying children’s books long before I ever had children. My family knows my passion (obsession?) for reading and have heartily contributed as well. With that large of a selection and a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 19, 2010
Pros: Gorgeous illustrations and heartwarming story.
Cons: Absolutely Nothing!
Summary: I first saw this book on an episode of “Reading Rainbow” (my favorite TV series when I was little!) and I instantly fell in love with this book! “Stellaluna” is a gorgeous picture book by Janell Cannon ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 13, 2008
Pros: 18 thumbs up from Osage County First Grade
Cons: none noted
Summary: Janell Cannon - Stellaluna: A Pop-Up Book and Mobile is a favorite of Osage County First Grade and of Mrs M. I have long be fascinated with pop up books, and have yet to find a child who is not as enthralled as am I. I have and use many in my ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 17, 2008
Pros: A classic story so beautifully illustrated.
Cons: Absolutely none
Summary: In 1993 Harcourt published a book by Janell Cannon that has in the years to follow become a modern-day children's classic. Stellaluna is the touching story of a baby bat (Stellaluna) being trained by her mother to hunt food at night when they are ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 2, 2007
Pros: wonderful illustrations, gentle story
Cons: birds are the same color as Stellaluna, making differentiation harder
Summary: Ever since the day when I visited my great-aunt's house as a toddler and witnessed a bat frantically flapping from a little-used room when she opened the door, I've had a fascination for the maligned nocturnal creatures. So I couldn't help but be drawn ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 7, 2005
Pros: Beautifully written and illustrated, a very sweet story.
Cons: None!
Summary: Last week I had the pleasure of reading "Stellaluna", the charming little story of a baby fruit bat, to a group of second graders. They were enthralled with the story, and it seemed as though they could not wait for me to turn each page so they could ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 28, 2003
Pros: Beautiful story, well illustrated, great message, well told
Cons: none
Summary: As a substitute teacher, I get to explore the reading libraries of many classrooms. Every so often, I find a classroom with books that I have never read before. Since all school's in my district have 20 minutes of SSR (sustained silent reading) every ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 15, 2001
Pros: A beautiful book with a beautiful story.
Cons: None that I can see.
Summary: Let me state first before starting this opinion the importance of bats. Without bats the world would become over run with insects and the deadly diseases that they carry. Bats eat up to three times their body weight in insects per day. Mostly this diet ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 9, 2001
Pros: A wonderful story!
Cons: None
Summary: Stellaluna is one of my son's favorite books. We had checked it out from the library and after reading it, he simply had to have it. I had only skimmed through the book that day we visited the library, but had never sat down to read the entire thing. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 1, 2001
Pros: Teaches that we can be different and alike and best friends, all at one time
Cons: none
Summary: I was surprised when my daughter wanted this book. It's about bats. We live in the woods where we see many bats on a summer night, we've even had one in the house, so I just wouldn't expect her to want this. But she did and she really enjoyed it.
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 27, 2000
Pros: Wonderful book!
Cons: none
Summary: Stellaluna!!! This is such a cute book! I was unsure . . I had never heard of Stellaluna before. We actually "saw" this book on Reading Rainbow on PBS. My girls really enjoyed the story. So, I decided to purchase the book. We got the book ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 5, 2000
Pros: gorgeous pictures, wonderful story
Cons: none
Summary: The first thing that drew me to this book was the fact that it was about a bat...and I just love bats!! They're so adorable! Although I'm sure many of you will disagree with me on that, don't let that deter you from getting this book. It's absolutely ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 24, 2000
Pros: Sweet descript story.
Cons: none whatsoever
Summary: Title: Stellaluna
Author: Janell Cannon
Illustrations done in: "Liquitex and Prismacolor pencils on bristol board"
About "Stellaluna"
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 7, 2000
Pros: Attention to detail in understanding how bat's live
Cons: A little too cutsie on the "humanizing" of animals.
Summary: My oldest daughter loves animals, so this book was a natural pick for her. However, my younger daughter (age 6), does not yet appreciate "little furry creatures." After reading "Stellaluna", my little one decided that she liked bats ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 21, 2000
Pros: Beautifully illustrated tale with a subtle but important message
Cons: None!
Summary: So you can’t judge a book by its cover, right? Foiled again. I didn’t pay much attention to Stellaluna only because it features a fruit bat in exquisite detail on the front cover. My mother, the English teacher, highly recommended it but I ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 13, 2000
Pros: Richly illustrated children's book about the little bat who could; sugar-sweet story, good message, easy language for li'l ones
Cons: Cons?? Lighten up! This is cute!
Summary: "Stellaluna" is a children's book, written in 1993 by Janell Cannon. It's a simple story; it's good for reading to very small kids, and good practice for older kids who are just learning to read. Also, it has a beautiful illustration on every ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 17, 2000
Pros: Excellent illustrations, strong story, perfect rhythm for young readers and listeners
Cons: this book is perfect!
Summary: My son and I found this book after story time at a local bookstore. I did not expect him to be interested since it is pretty long and the language is kind of difficult for an almost three year old, but he stayed with me all the way. I got many oooh's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 22, 2000
Pros: Beautiful book, sweet story
Cons: None
Summary: "Stellaluna" is such a pretty book that children will notice it immediately. The illustrations are some of the most beautiful that I have ever seen, and, once the kids are hooked, they will enjoy the lovely story that accompanies the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 19, 2000
Pros: A book for many different ages
Cons: none
Summary: I love this book! It is about a young bat, Stellaluna, who gets lost from her mother. She ends up in a bird nest and is adopted by the bird family who inhabits the nest. They try to teach Stellaluna their way of life but Stellaluna has difficult times ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 13, 2000
Pros: pretty drawings, good learning story
Cons: none
Summary: We have Stellaluna in our house because it was part of a school book selection form that my daughter brought home. She said the book was read to her in class and she just loved it. Honestly, I had never ever heard of it until she brought it to my ... read more
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