What has Pagoo done to my dc?

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John'smom
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What has Pagoo done to my dc?

Post by John'smom » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:51 pm

This was our second week reading Pagoo. Earlier this week, I was wishing I had made a different choice. I don't know, it seemed like I was having a hard time understanding it. I guess it seems kind of technical. :oops: Anyway, I kept asking my dc if they were following etc. and they would always answer in the affirmative. Now they are just going nuts over everything to do with the ocean. Yesterday, we spent atleast an hour online looking at photos of different sea creatures we've read about in Pagoo. Ds said someting about looking up the purple starfish and I told him, "There's probably no such thing." Well, I was wrong. :oops: We even found a beautiful photo of one. Today I've spent a ton more time online printing coloring pages of all these wonderful creatures because they want to color them, and are making them into their own books about the animals. Then dd has this sticker book that has thousands of animal stickers and they've been relooking through that and excitedly bringing it and saying, "Oh, Momma, here's a mollusks." Then they'll find something else they've read about and show it to me. Oh, and we had to save the things to show to daddy later too, especially the purple starfish. To be honest, I don't know that I'm that much more in love with the book now (please don't hate me), but I do love that my dc are loving it and learning so much. :D Boy are they going to love reading One Small Square:Seashore next year in Bigger. :lol:

Oh, and dd just finished reading CLP's nature reader, so we've looked up all kinds of things from that too yesterday like aphids, lacewings, mayflys, etc... Love it!!! :D
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Re: What has Pagoo done to my dc?

Post by Mom2Monkeys » Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:31 pm

Love that enthusiasm! :)

I'm with you... I wasn't totally into it but my DD really loved it! Almost as much as the John Audubon book in BHFHG ;)
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Re: What has Pagoo done to my dc?

Post by raceNzanesmom » Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:51 pm

Sweet! :D
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Re: What has Pagoo done to my dc?

Post by erin.kate » Sat Feb 26, 2011 8:43 am

My oldest two are 7 and 5 and we've been reading Pagoo. They are enthralled! The Holling books are fabulous about engaging children. We went out and bought two hermit crabs, Sam and Charlie, and a crabitat and the whole deal for Valentine's Day. The girls journal about them, draw pictures, stare at them for ages, help with cleaning and feeding and watering them, etc. They are really interesting little creatures.

We only read a chapter a week and really dig deeply into it. Fascinating material written so well! Enjoy!
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Re: What has Pagoo done to my dc?

Post by Heather4Him » Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:33 pm

I didn't think we'd love Pagoo, either, but it turned out to be a favorite around here, too! :)
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Re: What has Pagoo done to my dc?

Post by my3sons » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:49 pm

I thought the same thing the first time I read "Pagoo" to my ds - kind of technical, not sure he was getting it - but then just like you, my ds began to LOVE it! He too became interested in so much because of reading "Pagoo". I'm so glad your dc are enjoying their journey right along with Pagoo's!

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Re: What has Pagoo done to my dc?

Post by HollyS » Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:26 pm

How exciting! We have Pagoo planned for later this year...I'm really excited about it (we loved Paddle to the Sea a couple years ago). We also have hermit crabs, so I'm hoping they'll enjoy reading a book about them! :D
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Re: What has Pagoo done to my dc?

Post by John'smom » Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:15 am

HollyS wrote:How exciting! We have Pagoo planned for later this year...I'm really excited about it (we loved Paddle to the Sea a couple years ago). We also have hermit crabs, so I'm hoping they'll enjoy reading a book about them! :D
Oh, Paddle to the Sea we all 3 loved it!!! :D
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Re: What has Pagoo done to my dc?

Post by Joselle173 » Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:02 pm

We'll be finishing up Pagoo this week. At first dd didn't seem to enthralled with Pagoo, but now she loves to see what that crazy ole crab is up to in each chapter!! She loved when he lived in Traveling Towers. :lol:
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Re: What has Pagoo done to my dc?

Post by John'smom » Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:42 pm

I just bought Pagoo for my chiro's dc. They have hermit crabs and my dc were telling the chiro about Pagoo and how wonderful it was. Oh, and this week the local teacher store sent me a 40% off coupon, so we went. My dc found an ocean toob they wanted. When we got home, they opened it and there was a purple starfish in there. They were super excited!!! They even told their grandma about it tonight. :D
Edwena
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