She had come a long way from the girls’ reformatory where she had been sent at age nine, and from the traumas of sexual assault she had endured by age 12, and from her early star turns as a soloist with the greatest swing bands of the day-those led by Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw. She had traveled far from the Baltimore of her youth, where she had washed her neighbors’ stoops and bathrooms to earn extra money for herself and her single mother, while singing along to the records of her heroes Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong. * Special thanks to Leah Lomiansky for this book recommendationįor further speech and language targets in The Snail and the Whale, see the list below.When Billie Holiday released Lady Sings the Blues in December 1956, she was not old, at age 41, but she had lived a long life. The Snail and the Whale is packed full of words containing /s/ blends and words ending in /l/, so also a fantastic choice for little ones working on these sounds. I love phrases such as “shimmering ice” and “stripy fish with feathery fins”. The use of adjectives and descriptive language is brilliant. The rich and sophisticated language throughout means there are plenty of language goals to target. Julia Donaldson’s playful use of rhyme, repetition and onomatopoeia make this a fun book to read aloud. The Snail and the Whale is a heartwarming story that illustrates that anyone, no matter how small they are, can achieve great things if they put their mind to it.
But when the whale becomes beached in the bay, it’s up to snail to save the day. Together the snail and the whale go on an incredible adventure, seeing all sorts of amazing sights. A tiny snail longs to see the world and hitches a ride on a whale’s tail.
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