“Can’t”, “can” and “cannot” are used throughout as the alligator trains for the race and is encouraged by his female alligator friend (distinguished from the other two by her pink bow). It also shows that you don't have to know exactly what your future holds as long as you follow your dreams and have faith that everything will work out in the end.This story has a great message: you can do it. It also taught you that everybody has that special "it" because before the end of the book Linden had finally found his special "it".This fictional narrative tells about a young boy who cannot seem to find his “it” or career of choice and purpose in life. by Tony Dungy - Tony Dungy's little brother, Linden, is a third grader who is having a bad day at school. In this concise yet information-packed book—which you can Louise explains that every thought you think and every word you speak is an affirmation.
There is one nasty guy who is mr. put down, but that just reinforces the young alligator's determination, with the help of an encouraging friend. But at the end of the story he figures out that he wants to be a dentist after a painful encounter with his own dentist. Your beliefs are merely habitual thinking patterns that you learned as a child, and many of them work very well for you. This book was a very cute children's book and encompassed the ideas of family and behavior. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The next night was a lot faster, and then he was sitting down to read it to himself while I made dinner! We talked about what it means to find your "it," what you love to do.
He finds answers in a surprising place. His friend (an alligator with a pink bow) encourages him and provides him with the appropriate tools (an alligator swim training book) and lots of positive thinking. • You Can Do It! Best Practice of You Can Do It! Ben is still hesitant to sound out words, even when he knows his letter sounds, but we pushed through and just like the alligator, he could declare at the end "I did it!" You could see the story through the pictures and children could follow along the story even if they didn't know how to read. Could be used in classrooms as a way to show bullying and what it could look like.
All together I though this book taught good morals, and was very child friendly. A supportive friend tells him he can do it.Using very sparse text, Lewin uses speech bubbles to tell this story of an alligator who wonders if he can win a race. CSLA's Rodda Award is named for Dorothy Rodda Sargent, a lifetime member and one of the founders of the organization. Tony is a former NFL player and retired head coach of the 2006 Superbowl Champions, the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.Amy June Bates has illustrated books including the Sam the Man series; As a teacher, I may not use the story in the classroom because of its continuous reference to religion. There are only about 25 different words used throughout the book so would be very manageable for a very early reader, especially with help. His following five books have all achieved bestseller status. But in February 2002, Paul was presented with his biggest test to … Skip to the beginning of the images gallery I love how the author/Beginning readers will gain confidence from the repeated words in this simple book while also enjoying the positive message of self-affirmation ["I can do it!" The reason I enjoyed this book so much was because Tony Dungy is very sincere in portraying his brother's journey to becoming a dentist, and the heartfelt aside at the end of the book was very moving. This book was a very cute children's book and encompassed the ideas of family and behavior. I highly recommend looking him up and looking at all of his books, not just the children books.