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Skippyjon Jones |  | Author: Judy Schachner
Publisher: Puffin
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
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Seller: internationalbooks
Rating:  178 reviews
Sales Rank: 5877
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 9 x 0.3
ISBN: 0439836964
EAN: 9780142404034
ASIN: 0142404039
Publication Date: April 7, 2005
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Product Description
My name is Skippito Friskito.
I fear not a single bandito.
My manners are mellow,
I'm sweet like the Jell-O,
I get the job done, yes indeed-o.
Skippyjon Jones is no ordinary kitten. Oh, no. . . .He's actually El Skippito, a great sword-fighter ready to battle banditos the world over! With a little imagination and a whole lot of fun, this frisky cat dons a mask and cape and takes on a bad bumble-beeto to save the day. And along the way, he'll be sure to steal young reader's hearts, yes indeed-o!
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 178
 Skipppyjon Jones August 25, 2010
Alma Winters
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Skippyjon Jones is the story of a cat who appears to want to be anything but what he
is, a Siamese cat. This story depicts an animal with a big imagination who first decides he is a bird, but when his mother sends him to his room to think about what he really is, he then pretends to be a Mexican Chichuahua. The book, in my opinion, has a TV cartoon quality which I think appeals to many children in the age group for which it is intended. Children also like the rhyming lines and the illustrations are very well done. I feel the underlying nuances, whether intentional or not, of relationships (a cat being with birds without thinking of them as a meal and a Siamese cat being a hero to a Mexican dog) is completely lost on the young child who reads or has this book read to him/her. Alma Winters, Author-ONCE UPON A TIME TALES.
 Great book! July 26, 2010
beckyjune
What a cute book. This is great way to introduce spanish to children who don't know it.
Review by Jill B [...] June 27, 2010
Anna Lee from RomancingThePage (Cheney, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Review by Jill B @[...]
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Skippyjon Jones is the story of a young Siamese Cat with a very large imagination! The story takes children (and grown-up `children') on a hilarious make-believe adventure into Old Mexico to defeat El Bumblebeeto, the bandit who is stealing all the frijoles from the chihuahua group known as the Los Chimichangos. The charm of the story comes in the random made-up `Spanish' terms that are scattered throughout. There are also wonderful uses of real Spanish words that have very clear context to allow a little bit of a subtle Spanish learning. Reading the story out-loud (especially using voices and accents) is a must to capture the full effect.
My old Teaching Reading professor reads this book to her class every year, and several of us from the class since now own at least this original Skippyjon Jones book for their class libraries simply because it is such a jewel as the humor and imagination to it make it a story that children LOVE to read. There are several other books about Skippyjon's adventures, as well as a variety of online resources to enrich the experience of reading the story.
Approximate age: The story is a little long (32 pages) so it would likely be hard for the youngest audiences to take in. It works as an excellent read-aloud story for children ages four through ten (and even some older children will get a kick out of the story, too). Long words, occasional Spanish terms, and nonsense words make it a little challenging as an independent read and I would not suggest using it for that purpose for most children under the age of seven or eight.
 questionable if this is appropriate? May 24, 2010
DD67 (Virginia)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Purchased this for my homedaycare and I question if this is appropriate reading for 3 and 4 year olds. OH, they like it. But then why wouldn't they since this young cat pushes his moms buttons and appears to do what he wishes, wears a mask and carries a sword.
Okay, I am all for children having great imaginations, self confidence, ect... ect... but not at the expense of behaving and listening to an adult and then The mom pretty much resorts to name calling as there are many different names used by the mom referring to the small cat as not well behaved.
(such as: Mr. Fuzzy pants, Mr. Kitten Britches, Mr. Cocopugs)
The book is very wordy and may not keep some 3 to 4 year olds attention.
With this said, I would rate this higher for 5 years and up based on the excellant vocabulary in it. Lots of great new words to talk about. "First they had a fiesta, Then they took a Siesta." " and his teeth chattered like the castanets."
There is also, a sword fight in this book against the imaginary bean eating BAndito. If you are not encouraging your boys to play fight this wouldn't be for you.
 Littles Love Skippyjon Jones May 10, 2010
Lindsey (Georgia, USA)
My children (ages 2 and 3) love this book! They are entertained by his adventure and laugh each and every time we read it. My MIL found it quite difficult to read, but I have no such problems. The illustrations are great and the story is fun.
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