Oliver audiobook

Personal Response:My sister, Sydney, who is nine years old thought the book Oliver was a very good book. She thought that it was a good book for kids to chase their dreams, and never stop trying. I thought the book was super good. Syd Hoff, the author, taught kids to follow their dreams and never give up, because kids never know what will happen when people notice what their talents are.Plot: The book Oliver was about an elephant who wanted to be in the circus, but they already had 10 elephants. Oliver went out and about all over the city trying to find an owner or someone to be with. He asked a lady if he could be her dog, and asked the zoo if they wanted him. Both of the people denied him, and he was still a happy elephant. He went to a playground full of kids, and played with them. He made them so happy, and started dancing around. When he danced, tons of people started to watch him instead of the circus, so the director of the circus asked him to perform in the circus. Oliver then was very happy that his dream came true.Recommendation: I would recommend this book to both genders, because it is about a circus and friends. The book also has both boys, and girls in the book, so both genders will like it. I would recommend this book to ages three to ten years old, because it is an easy book to understand.

Oliver, the talking elephant, dreamed he would always be in the circus but when that day arrives the circus is already full. Oliver, now stranded, begins his adventure to find a new purpose in life. He tries the zoo but they are full too. Oliver then finds himself asking people if they want a pet but this also doesn't work out. Finally Oliver decides to stop his search and just play with children at the playground when he discovers his real talent, dancing. After the circus conductor sees the crowd around Oliver he asks him to join the circus and Oliver gets to live out his dream. The theme in this book is to never give up. Oliver doesn't let "no" stop him from chasing his dreams. i would use this book to also help teach about science. Ask the students, how do real elephants act? Are they like Oliver? Divide children into small groups and have them use reference materials and books to find out how elephants behave in the wild. Each group can jot down notes and report on what they find to the rest of the class.

Syd Hoff delivers again! Oliver is very lovable and every playground needs an elephant! This book is a classic!

Another one from the immortal Syd Hoff, acknowledged master of kid's fiction. Oliver is an elephant who dreams of circus life. So he hops aboard a cargo ship with ten other elephants and the human ringleader taking care of them. Oliver is expelled, since elephants do get into crowded situations real quick, and decides to go on a journey to find a place of belonging in a world too small for...one of him. He gets a reject from others who judge him by his chunky cuteness, instead of his heart. He finally finds a playground and in a touching sequence, pushes the swings (five kids at one time, and not one falls out to bump their heads or nothing! How cool is that?), plays the seesaw, (one elephant on one side, five kids on the other, means not very good odds the five kids go back down!) and does his dance moves he WAS reserving for his circus career. Now when an elephant does his Riverdance, expect the Red Sea to drown the Egyptians AGAIN!) Then the ringleader finds Oliver again, but what to do with this pachyderm of pas de deux! Will he give in and allow Oliver to rule the circus with awesome dance moves? Syd Hoff knows how to charm readers. What he did with Danny and his dinosaur, Oliver the elephant tops it. Big time!Four starsOliver Twist and Shout!!!

I love Syd Hoff's illustrations and you can't really go wrong with his stories either. This one's fun and I got a chuckle or two out of it!Reading Level: K - 3rd gradesCleanliness: someone says "my goodness."

** spoiler alert ** Logan: my favorite part was when Oliver got to be in the circus. He is reading so much better with the help of these older books! The new "readers"are not as good as the ones we grew up on!

Oliver was a elephant. He was a great dancer.

Genre: Animal Modern FantasyReading level: Grades 2-4I loved reading this book!! I believe that it is a great book for children because it brings them through a story about an elephant that wasn't accepted anywhere, but he stayed positive the entire time. And by the end of the book, everything worked out the way he wanted. The message of this story is great for children to learn: stay positive and don't give up!!

Oliver was just 1 of 11 elephants that were coming to join a circus. The circus owner only needed 10 and told oliver he was no longer needed and left him to defend for himself. Oliver tried the zoo to see if they needed an elephant, they said no. He then tried being a dog and horse both did not work. He then tried to become a piece of playground equipment but realized that it was not what he wanted. He met a few kids who had been talking about what they wanted to be when they grew up. one said a policeman, another said a nurse and the question was then passed to oliver he wanted to be a dancing elephant in a circus. So oliver started to dance and drew a very big crowd as the circus came marching down the street nobody noticed because everyone was facinated by oliver the dancing elephant. The circus owner came and had told oliver he had made a mistake and gave him a spot in the circus. Oliver got his dream come true. This book I feel had a moral in which is don't be too quick to judge because just one day they might surprise you. Like in the classroom a child may have trouble but if you think that its a lost cause that child will one day prove you wrong.

Oliver and his ten elephant friends have just traveled on a boat to work in the circus. But when they arrive, the circus man says that he only ordered ten elephants and cannot take any more. So Oliver is left to wander on his own, looking for a place to belong. He tries the zoo, but they are full. He attempts to become someone's pet, but that doesn't work out well either. He meets up with some school children and as they play they talk about what they want to be when they grow up. All poor Oliver wants to do is become a dancing elephant in the circus. Will his dream ever come true.Really cute story that I vaguely remember from my childhood. Rereading it was fun and Oliver is so upbeat and positive. It's a good story with simple words for early readers.

Personally, I would have given this book 3 stars. My daughter, on the other hand could never get enough of this book! She wanted me to read it several times a day, EVERY DAY! This book is not a short book, even though it's an easy reader. This was the first book my daughter completely memorized and proclaimed "I CAN READ" at 3. While I knew she wasn't "reading" it was amazing that out of ALL of her books, this was the one she memorized first!! At 8 years old she still loves this book. She reads chapter books but always says, "Mom, can you read Oliver to me just like you use to." She enjoys most of Hoff's work, but this is by far her favorite-- therefore it deserved an extra star. :)

A book just as fun as Syd Hoff's more famous Danny and the Dinosaur. Oliver the elephant isn't needed at the circus, so he has to find something else to do. Watching an elephant try out various other forms of employment is rather fun. Of course he has a blast playing with the kids (you can see that from the cover), and the kids help him find the perfect place to fit in.

While shopping for Christmas gifts for the kids in my life I read this book to make sure it was going to be suitable. Very cute story about an elephant trying to figure out where he belongs and following his dreams.

När jag läste boken första gången var den den bästa jag hade läst. Jag tyckte den var superkul. Nu när läste om den var den väl inte lika underhållande men jag tycker fortfarande om den. 5 stjärnor är den värd trots att jag inte hade lika roligt när jag läste den nu som 2005