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Slithery Snakes

	Lizard's Home by George Shannon Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: When Snake starts sleeping on the rock where Lizard lives, Lizard must figure out how to get his home back.

Song

A Snake!

Here's a box
[Make a fist as if holding a bunch of flowers.]
And here's a lid.
[Cover with palm of other hand.]
I wonder whatever inside is hid?
[Pause and peek.]
Why, it's a SNAKE!
[Quickly throw up hands.]

	Hide and Snake by Keith Baker Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: A brightly colored snake challenges readers to a game of hide and seek as he hides among familiar objects.

Flannel Board

Five Little Snakes

Five little snakes
Hid under Mom's chair
My brother grabbed the red one,
Leaving four there.

Four little snakes
Swinging in a tree.
The blue one slipped and fell,
Leaving only three.

Three little snakes
Wondered what to do.
The yellow one took a nap,
Leaving only two.

Two little snakes
Basking in the sun.
The brown one slithered off,
Leaving only one.

One little green snake
Lonely as could be;
Went looking for some fun,
And came and played with me.

	Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: Ten mice outsmart a hungry snake. Note: Artfelt has a Mouse Count felt puppet set.

Song

A Boa Constrictor

A boa constrictor
[Move right hand.]
May look like his sister
[Move left hand.]
But don't make a fatal mistake:
[Shake both hands "no.".]
A boa constrictor
[Move right hand.]
Can look like his sister
[Move left hand.]
and still be a dangerous snake!

	Greedy Python by Richard Buckley Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: A greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.

Song

I Am a Snake

I have no legs. I have no arms
[Arms down close to body.]
I can take off my skin
[Pretend to pull off skin.]
I wiggle my tongue like this
[Wiggle tongue.]
I'm very, very thin
[Hands on ribs, slide them down.]
I can open my mouth so wide
[Open mouth.]
And eat my dinner whole
[Rub tummy.]
I can curl up nice and tight,
[Squat down low.]
Or stretch out like a pole.
[Stretch up tall.]

	Snakes! by David T. Greenberg Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: Suggests many unpleasant things that can be done with and to snakes, as well as some very unpleasant things they might do to even the bravest child when they slither from beneath the bed and fill the house.

Films

	The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble Age Level: K-2 Running Time: 5 minutes
Synopsis: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

More Books to Read On Your Own

April Showers
by George Shannon
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: A group of frogs enjoys dancing in the rain so much that they seem not to notice a snake sneaking up on them.

Baby Rattlesnake
by Te Ata
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: Willful Baby Rattlesnake throws tantrums to get his rattle before he's ready, but he misuses it and learns a lesson.

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
by Trinka Hakes Noble
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: Steven Kellog captures all the dun and excitement when Jimmy brings along his pet boa constrictor on a class trip to the farm.

Crictor
by Tomi Ungerer
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: An agreeable pet boa constrictor earns the affection and gratitude of a French village.

How Snake Got His Hiss
by Marguerite W. Davol
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: Explains how long ago a self-absorbed snake became responsible for the hyena's spots, the lion's mane, the monkey's chattering, the ostrich's speed, and its own unique shape.

I Need a Snake
by Lynne Jonell
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: A young boy really wants a snake of his own, and after his mother reads a book about snakes and takes him to a museum and a pet store to see some, he finds his own pet "snakes" around the house.

Lake of the Big Snake
by Claudia Shepard Olaleye
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: Best friends Ade and Tayo know they're not supposed to leave home while their mothers are out, but they can't resist the mysterious allure of Lake of the Big Snake. They're delighted to find tasty berries, but not so happy when they encounter a huge snake that blocks their way back across the lake.

Lunchtime for a Purple Snake
by Harriet Ziefert
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: Jessica's grandpa is an artist, and she loves to visit him in his studio. On this visit, Jessica and her grandpa paint a picture together, and he teaches her a little about color and composition along the way. Readers will enjoy watching the painting develop, one element at a time, until finally it is complete and ready for a title.

Rattlesnake Dance
by Jim Arnosky
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: A rattlesnake slithers into a cave and shakes and wriggles in a rattlesnake dance of pure bliss, while other hissing snakes join the underground ball.

Snake Alley Band
by Elizabeth Nygaard
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: When the Shhh-BOOM, Shhh-BOOM, Shhh-BOOM of the snake band begins to sound a little monotonous Snake suggests adding Frog's cha-BOP, or maybe Cricket's chew-up chew-up.

To Bathe a Boa
by C. Imbior Kudrna
Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: At bathtime a youngster has to struggle to get his recalcitrant pet boa into the tub.

Verdi
by Janell Cannon
Age Level: Kindergarten and up
Synopsis: A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives.
Note: A Verdi Plush Doll and a Verdi Finger Puppet are available through Amazon.com.

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