Sharon Crick

Maggie Sharon Crick

This book is for an audience of young children ages ranging from 2 to 5 year olds. The title is "Maggie" The topic relates to Australia's native bird the magpie. The word count is 227 words with 12 illustrations. The characters are the male and female magpie. The genre of the book is non-fiction. POSITIVE LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN THIS BOOK ARE: Young children will develop an understanding, identify, connect and have a clearer description of the magpie, seen in their own environment, parks and in the neighbourhood. Young children's learning will be enhanced relating to the magpie's characteristics and social behaviour. The "Maggie" rhyme will enhance young children's language relating to their cognitive development. Recognising and understanding words similar in sound but having different meanings. Rhyming makes reading fun, creates a sense of humour and young children's imaginary skills are enhanced. Young children's physical development will be enhanced. The musical structure of a rhyme is made easier by the movement of the mouth and tongue. This movement contributes to young children developing their fine motor skills, the ability to pronounce and learn new words. Rhyming provides a great foundation for early literacy development in young children.