Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (Sesame Street)

by Eleanor Hudson

Book Overview

It's up, up, and away for Elmo Follow the fun as Elmo's high-flying kite takes him from the park to adventures in the deepest darkest jungle to the muckiest swamp to clearing up to Mars as he tries to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679881573
• ISBN13: 9780679881575
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

perfect book for my 30-month old nephew

gave this book to my 30-month old nephew, and he had me read it to him at least 7 times the first day. he absolutely loves this book, and will not look at other books while this is in his view.

Elmo and the Kite!

This adorable learning book opens with Elmo surrounded by many books and we read one statement on the first page. "Elmo likes books." He then goes on to tell us what kind of books he likes, "Fat books. Funny books. Bat books. Bunny books. Bear-in-the-chair books. Kite-in-the-air books." This is great, as it shows children books are wonderful and since Elmo likes books, just maybe they should like them as well. Good beginning. Elmo decides to go fly a kite, but when the kite takes him up in the air, the adventure begins. How will he get back to Sesame Street? Elmo looks up and down and what does he see? Finally Elmo lands in the back of the truck and meets many wonderful characters, and shows his imagination in the events that follow on his journey back to Sesame Street. Great illustrations and an adventerous read.One your children will enjoy over and over again.

Great Book

My son (30 months old) falls in love with this book. He loves to know about the adventures of Elmo, pretend the animals in the book, such as duck, frog, elephant to tell Elmo how to get to Seseame Street. This book captures the imagination of the my little boy.

Elmo's Wonderful Trip Back to Sesame Street

If you are like me, you'll be humming the theme song of Sesame Street to yourself as you read this book. The book provides a remarkable set of images about finding Sesame Street that will be conjured up every time you hear the theme song. The story provides great support for the fun of books, and trusting to your purpose despite apparent hurdles to overcome. As such, it will be an important contribution to your library of beginning reader books. The book's fine illustrations help reinforce the words in the story, to make learning to read easier, and to make the story more fun to read. The book opens with Elmo surrounded by books. "Elmo likes books.""Fat books. Funny books. Bat books. Bunny books. Bear-in-the-chair books. Kite-in-the-air books."With this beginning, the story quickly takes Elmo on a wonderful kite adventure. I liked this approach very much because it shows how books can be the launching pad for many interesting thoughts and experiences. Further, you can use your imagination to build on what's in the books. The bulk of the story then involves what happens when Elmo's kite pulls him off the ground and into the air. How will he get back to Sesame Street? By suggesting that this could be a pretend adventure, it also takes the potential fright out of the story for many children. If your child is easily upset by danger, you may want to wait until she or he can be more objective before introducing this story.In the course of the adventure, many strange and unexpected things occur. But Elmo is always flexible and imaginative. As a result, the results of challenges turn out well. You can use this story as a metaphor for how life tends to be in talking with your child. We all have to realize that the unexpected is usually just around the corner. After you have read the book several times, encourage your child to read the repeated words like "books" aloud when they appear. This will help with decoding words and letters. Like many excellent beginning readers, this book features lots of that valuable repetition. There are a number of situations where only one letter is different (as in "there" and "where"). When your child is ready, help him or her to differentiate between them and to then read the two aloud to you when they appear in the story. Build reading skill through repetition within the context of an interesting and entertaining story like this one!

Fun for all ages

Both my two year old and 4 year old love this book. Elmo's kite adventure keeps little ones turning the pages. My kids just love Elmo and loved this simple fun and easy to read book.