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Cree and Scooter Hit the Slopes in British Columbia by Tammy Sutton-Brown
Cree can hardly wait to fall asleep because she knows her dreams bring exciting adventures. Cree quickly finds out that her toy chameleon, Scooter, is very special as he comes alive in her dream . With Scooter’s help, Cree’s dreams become exciting adventures that take her around the world to lands of different people and their customs. You can learn too! Join Cree and Scooter on their trip to British Columbia, Canada.
Cree and Scooter Hit the Slopes in British Columbia is the first book in The Adventures of Cree and Scooter, a series. It is geared toward children aged 4 to 8, and it exposes young readers to various cultures in an age appropriate manner. This unique series is fun and interactive, while promoting children’s educational development. This book connects young readers with the two main characters, Cree and Scooter, as they navigate their way through many countries across the globe. Going back and forth between the spheres of reality and fantasy, the books in this series come alive when Cree dreams in her bed at night. In her dreams, Cree and Scooter embark upon many exciting adventures. The subsequent books in this series follow Cree and Scooter as they travel to different countries to experience the richness and uniqueness of many cultures of the world. In Cree and Scooter’s outrageous adventures this book showcases some ‘travel mishaps’ and humor into the storyline to engage readers. Cree and Scooter differs from traditional children’s books, as it infuses active academic learning in a fun and engaging manner. Each book in the Cree and Scooter series includes opportunities for readers to learn world geography, history, key words from different languages, and many different cultural customs.
About the Author
A professional basketball player ( an 11-year veteran of the WNBA, 2000 Canadian Olympian in Sydney, international player in Korea, Russia, Turkey ). My passion for travel and learning about what different countries and cultures have to offer has broadened my perspective on life. I have drawn upon my own international travel experiences to create a children’s book series that focuses on travel adventure. My personal motivation for writing this series is to encourage early literacy and have children engaged in what they are reading. I present to you “The Adventures of Cree and Scooter.”
Cree and Scooter Hit the Slopes in British Columbia is the first in The Adventures of Cree and Scooter series. It is a completed 84 page book, with the last 20 pages an activity zone. It is this inclusion of hands on activities that makes this book completely different from all other children’s books.
The Adventures of Cree and Scooter is a series geared toward children aged 4 to 8, and it exposes readers to various cultures in an age appropriate manner. Oscillating between the spheres of reality and fantasy, this book connects readers to the two main characters, Cree and Scooter, as they navigate their way through many countries across the globe while Cree dreams in her bed at night. Together Cree and Scooter travel to countries such as China, Egypt, Canada, Kenya, New Zealand, India, Japan and many more to experience the richness and uniqueness of many cultures of the world. In Cree and Scooter’s outrageous adventures each book in this series showcases some ‘travel mishaps’ and humor into the storyline to engage the audience. Cree and Scooter differ from traditional children’s books, as it infuses academic learning into fun adventures. This series of books includes opportunities for readers to learn world geography, history, key words from different languages, and many different cultural customs.
In addition to encouraging early literacy, I also want to ignite a love for travel and exploration. I want to form an appreciation for the world we live in, its languages, cultures and history. It is my belief that global exposure will enhance the lives of others beginning with our youth. My vision is to implement global education to our youth at an early age through the release of my children’s series: The Adventures of Cree and Scooter. I have weaved a number of educational fact/elements into the story in a fun and exciting way so that the reader hardly realizes they are learning. Then after they read they can work in the activity zone section at the back of the book, 14 pages of activities for the kids making this book completely different from all other children’s books. I want kids to be able to travel around the world without leaving the comfort of their living room, engaging their imagination and sparking their interest. The first book in the series begins on the continent of North America, in the country of Canada: Cree and Scooter Hit the Slopes in British Columbia.
Cree and Scooter will:
● Aid in the development of global-minded kids, which will navigate their
minds with Cree and Scooter through the crevices of each continent
● Expose kids to the things they wouldn’t normally get from standard
schooling
● Stimulate kids worldly curiosity
● Take kids on global journey
● Enable kids to learn different languages, foods, cultures, history,
landmarks and geography
● Promote excitement on the curious minds of kids
● Enable kids to travel the world without leaving their home, school, city,
or country
● Educate without kids knowing they are learning
● Ignite a passion for kids to learn not only about their cultures but other
cultures
My Review
Cree and Scooter Hit the Slopes in British Columbia by Tammy Sutton-Brown is a wonderful adventure story. Cree and Scooter get to explore the world together. I love that there is a pretty, full-color map at the beginning, so you can point out where the story is taking place. There is some dialogue in French as well, that Scooter helps Cree understand. This is such a fun book that really helps you learn a lot! I enjoyed reading this adventure with my daughters, and look forward to Cree and Scooter’s next adventure!
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