This small board book edition of the classic tale of self-acceptance and friendship will be a favorite for toddlers and parents alike. Leo Lionni, children's book creator extraordinaire, author of such beloved picture books as Frederick, Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse, Swimmy, and Inch by Inch, all Caldecott Honor winners, introduces color concepts in an exquisite and touching story. It isn't until he befriends another older, wiser chameleon that our hero begins to find inner peace, even as his outer surface is transformed again and again. He thinks, "If I remain on a leaf, I shall be green forever, and so I too will have a color of my own." Of course, what he doesn't take into account is the changes wrought by autumn, and soon the green chameleon is yellow, then red, and then tumbled to the ground for the long black winter night. Each book has two comprehension worksheets (lesson of the story and beginning/middle/end), a class book template and literacy center. Books included: A Color of His Own, Frederick, Fish is Fish, Its Mine, and Swimmy. In the heather they are purple." One chameleon is not pleased with his changeable appearance. This unit is based on books written by Leo Lionni. "Parrots are green, elephants are gray, pigs are pink." But chameleons change color wherever they go.
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