Tennis Racquet Waussie's Space Adventure (Book & Audio CD) - Softcover
Tennis Racquet Waussie's Space Adventure is one of a series of six books featuring the Waussies. Born in Australia, they used to be called Wacky Aussies, but their tongues became twisted when they tried to say it, so they shortened it to Waussies. The Waussies believe in good health, having fun, and laughing, especially at themselves, which is what they do best! And most importantly, they believe in helping each other out of trouble. Once you get to know the Waussies and follow in their footsteps, helping others, laughing at your mistakes, and never giving up—you, too, will become Waussiefied! Tennis Racquet Waussie's strings get plunked and he falls, playing tennis. He rests in Spaceman's Waussie's spaceship and ends up in space. The Boopas, little green and red characters teach him Boopa ball, and he forgets all about his plunked strings.
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About the Author:
Jacqui Taub first wrote professionally in 1972, when Lansdowne Press in Sydney, Australia, published several of her poems in That's Silly, an anthology of nonsense verse. She continued writing freelance while still raising her young family of four children, including humorous articles for the in-house magazine of the Reserve Bank of Australia. In 1978, All Sorts of Poems, edited by Ann Thwaite, included more of her work. This series of six, humorous Waussie books, suitable for ages three through to seven, is dedicated to her thirteen grandchildren. A true labor of love.
Review:
I tried out Jacqui Taub's Waussie series on my kids and my 5-year-old really liked the quirky plots. He said, I don t like it, I LOVE IT! when I asked him what he thought of the books. If your child likes the Little Miss and Little Mr series, as in Mr. Messy, Mr. Tickle, Little Miss Sunshine, etc., then this series would be a good change of pace. They are similar but the Waussie plots are simpler and there is less text on a page. Another big differentiator from the Little Miss books is that the Waussie books come with a CD that has a catchy song as well as a reading of the book by Australian actors. I thought it was fun to hear an Australian accent. My son liked the catchy song, but books on tape are also a great way to teach preschoolers independence by having them play the CD and read along by themselves.
The plot lines stress kindness, helping others, and problem solving. The pictures are appealing with bright colors and cartoon-like characters. This is a great book series for any child that I would describe as Little Miss/Mr series crossed with The Wiggles. This sweet spot for this series is preschoolers, ages 2-5.
The plot lines stress kindness, helping others, and problem solving. The pictures are appealing with bright colors and cartoon-like characters. This is a great book series for any child that I would describe as Little Miss/Mr series crossed with The Wiggles. This sweet spot for this series is preschoolers, ages 2-5.
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- PublisherWaussie Productions Ltd
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 9659145500
- ISBN 13 9789659145508
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages22
- IllustratorJacqui Taub
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