Fancy Nancy: Poison Ivy Expert audiobook

I have really enjoyed the Fancy Nancy books I’ve read, and thanks to Maggie I discovered this one. I found it delightful. I loved how Nancy makes a mistake, realizes she wasn’t an expert, checks to make sure something nice she did didn’t have dire consequences, and then became an expert via reading a book. I even learned a little bit about poison ivy. I practically chortled when I read about the upcoming picture day.As usual, there is a glossary of “fancy words” in the book. As usual, the illustrations were great fun. This book seemed a little less detailed than some other Fancy Nancy books, though I’m not certain of that. The book is a smaller size than many other hardcover picture books, including the other Fancy Nancy books I remember reading.There is no poison ivy near where I live, but this story reminded me of the time I got poison oak on a sixth grade camping trip. It was a badge of honor at the time, but very itchy and ugly.3 ½ stars

I give Fancy Nancy: Poison Ivy Expert 100 stars. My favorite part of the book is when Nancy got her remedy (that's a fancy word for medicine), so she wouldn't itch anymore. I didn't like it when Nancy got poison ivy. My friends should read Fancy Nancy: Poison Ivy Expert.

The writing was pretty good. Like the little attention to sounds on certain pages was pretty much poetic and I found it extremely enjoyable because of that. But I also like poetry.Guess I also learned a bit about poison ivy which is nice.

one of the better books because she isn't super bratty. it's kind of got a magic school bud twist where there's good scientific information.

Sassy and sparkly little girl + peril in the woods (poison ivy) = the perfect book for my four year old.

This is yet another Fancy Nancy book that I enjoyed. It taught me that in the Fall poison ivy is red. I had no idea! I always thought it was green. Nancy truly became a poison ivy expert.

I like this book because the illustrations are wonderful and because it has very good details.

I read the original Fancy Nancy book to my nieces, and, at the time, thought that the effect of Nancy stopping every other word to explain that "That's a fancy word for so-and-so" was a little annoying. Having now read several of the early readers, I can honestly say that it is MUCH less annoying when you're not the one reading the book aloud!My niece (who is six and entering the first grade in a week!) found this book easy enough to read with only a little help from me. Help largely consisted of asking her to sound out a word a second time, asking her if the sentence "makes sense" the way she read it, or asking if she's SURE she saw a d (or b, or w) in that word. There were a few words I had to read *for* her, but not more than I'd expect from this style of book. However, it should be noted that she was one of the better readers in her kindergarten class.The "fancy words" in this book range from the useful - fascinating, miserable - to the more unusual - bouquet, merci, conceal.It is true, as anothe reviewer stated, that these early readers are less "fancy" than the hardcovers. However, I don't see this as a problem for two reason: First, it's really hard to keep drawing plots out of the conflict between fancy and not fancy, and second because it's nice to read about a girl who likes being fancy but who is otherwise just a kid! If all she did was sit around and be fancy, I wouldn't buy any of these books, no matter HOW educational they are.I will also note that there are an awful lot of sentences on each page. This is a good book for kids in the later stage of "beginning readers", I think, not in the very early stage.

Fancy Nancy Poison Ivy Expert is a realistic fiction book about a young innocent girl who likes to pick flowers. She knows what poison ivy looks like “leaves of three, let it be.” Although she knows what it looks like she finds out that she does not know as much as she thought she did. The illustrations portray the innocence of the young girl, and help guide the reader throughout the text.One thing that really caught my eye with this book was the vocabulary. Throughout the book they use words that I would consider vocabulary words that I would have the students look up, or try to figure out through context. In this book whenever they used words that were out of the children’s vocabulary they would also explain what that word meant. I thought this was interesting because then instead of the kids pretending like they know what they word means they actually get to read it and find out for themselves.This book could be used for literature circles with young children. It is short enough to where they can read it in class, and with an instructor they can discuss what they read. Also, this book could be used for when they are having a lesson on plants. This would be a good book to tell them the basics about poison ivy. Also, after reading this book we could have them do a poster to show what it is that they learned, and have them draw a picture of what poison ivy looks like.This book has a lexile rating of 320L and would be a good read aloud for kindergarten to about second grade. Children should be reading this book independently by the beginning of second grade.

Oh no! Nancy ends up not being quite the expert on poison ivy as she believes herself to be; however, recovery gives her time to learn. Fancy Nancy Early Readers are always fun. This one is a great example to learn from someone else's mistakes. In my own childhood I spent a lot of time with dramatic audio series. In the next few years I look forward to introducing my daughters to audiobooks. Having a book and unabridged audio CD narration is fabulous for teaching skills as my daughter starts to learn to read. This CD has two tracks including one with a page-turn signal and another with uninterrupted reading. I read a lot with my daughter, but this is great to have so she can experience the story on her own even before she can quite read it own her own. *Thanks to HarperCollins for providing a copy for review.*scheduled: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2...

Fancy Nancy thought she knew what poison ivy looked like, but after delivering a bouquet to her teacher, it is soon evident that she tromped through some of the itchy plant without realizing it. Instead of celebrating Ms. Glass' birthday, she is stuck at home itching. She gives herself a splendid education on how to recognize and avoid poison ivy itchies in the future.Gotta love the fabulous vocabulary of Fancy Nancy, and the way she teaches beginning readers to recognize an potentially-hazardous plant. Of course, the illustrations are bright and cheery (even when Nancy isn't). A good book to read before taking kids on a hike.

Fancy Nancy is a very popular character with young children and many recognize her, but this was the first Fancy Nancy book I had ever actually read. I enjoyed it and I think it did a good job of really speaking to children. Just the way it's written, it really sounds like it's in a young girl's voice. Plus, I also liked how Fancy Nancy uses fancy words every now and then, but then in parentheses she would say (that's a fancy word for...). I thought that it was a good way to increase children's vocabulary, but also make it a little silly at the same time.

M seems to really enjoy this book, but as a Firs Reader book, it has some pretty difficult words in it. That's not to say it's not good, it is. The story is fun, and M likes hearing the big fancy words and the bits of French (merci!) that get sprinkled throughout. It's a fun read and easy enough to explain the fancy words, I just think she'll learn more of the words in this book through listening and looking at the words and memorizing rather than sounding them out on her own. Not a bad thing, just a different approach to the First Reader.