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| Xander's Panda Party by Linda Sue Park |
Xander planned a panda party. Yes, a dandy whoop-de-do!
But Xander was the only panda. Just one panda at the zoo.~from Xander's Panda Party
Xander's Panda Party is such a lovely book. I love the story line and the rhyming text. (You can watch the book trailer here.)
However, I had to think twice about purchasing the book. This is one conversation between two of the animals in the book:
The crocodile asked Xander, "You've invited all the birds. Birds and reptiles—long ago,
we were related, don't you know?"
Evolution. I will choose to omit that sentence when I read the book to T. Regarding that portion of the book's content, the author noted in the back of the book:
Most evolutionary biologists believe that some of the reptiles commonly known as
dinosaurs evolved into birds during the Mesozoic era. Today's reptiles and birds
share common ancestors that lived more than one hundred million years ago. The
evolution of life on our planet continues to be a complex and wondrous mystery.
This is not what I (or we, as a family) believe. That's why I had to think twice.
I am planning to do several fun activities with T, including the following:
Although I have found a slew of ideas on the Internet for panda bear activities, crafts, and foods, I think I will start with these four!
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