Swing Otto Swing! (Adventures of Otto Ready-To-Read) - Hardcover

Milgrim, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689855648 ISBN 13: 9780689855641

Publisher: Atheneum, 2004

Synopsis

See Flip swing.
See Flop swing.
See Otto CRASH.

Otto the robot tries, but he just can't swing through the jungle like his monkey friends do. Then he has an idea, one that will have everyone swinging!

The fourth book in a Ready-to-Read series about the irrepressible Otto and his adventures on Earth, Swing Otto Swing! is perfect for both beginning readers and their older siblings. As Kirkus Reviews says, "more Otto, more."

See Flip swing.
See Flop swing.
See Otto CRASH.

Otto the robot tries, but he just can't swing through the jungle like his monkey friends do. Then he has an idea, one that will have everyone swinging!

The fourth book in a Ready-to-Read series about the irrepressible Otto and his adventures on Earth, Swing Otto Swing! is perfect for both beginning readers and their older siblings. As Kirkus Reviews says, "more Otto, more."

About this title

About the Author

David Milgrim's other books include See Otto, Ride Otto Ride!, See Pip Point, My Friend Lucky, Here in Space, and Cows Can't Fly, an IRA/CBC Children's Choice Winner. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife, Kyra, and their young son, Wyatt, who is probably swinging right now.

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 1–Otto just cannot seem to learn to swing from a vine like his monkey friends. Although they provide him with many tips about holding on, the little robot just can't get the knack of it. After several mishaps, he ends up on the jungle floor. As he stares into the sky, bruised and battered, he devises a plan: he builds himself a swing set with a seat. The cartoon illustrations depict the action and provide visual clues. This book is reminiscent of the "Dick and Jane" series. Instead of seeing Spot run, readers "See Otto swing." The simple text is printed in various places on each spread, making it difficult for beginning readers to track the words, and the story is not interesting enough to work as a read-aloud.–Bethany L. W. Hankinson, Miller Elementary School, Newark, OH
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Gr. 1. For children who are just beginning to read, Milgrim's Otto books from the Ready-to-Read series offer the unbeatable combination of simple words and funny stories. In this adventure, Otto the robot tries to learn how to swing, Tarzan-style, through the trees on a vine. Although his monkey friends, Flip and Flop, show him how it's done, Otto ends each attempt by falling. Increasingly battered and bandaged, the amiable robot finds a way to swing that suits him much better. With many two- or three-word sentences, plenty of repetition, and just a few words on each page, the form of the text is reminiscent of Dick and Jane readers. The content, however, is worlds away. The simple words are expanded and enhanced on every page by the comical illustrations of Otto and his pals. Simple, clean lines and restrained use of color enhance the reading experience while developing a comic subtext that even nonreaders will understand and enjoy. Carolyn Phelan
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Edition details

• Publisher: Atheneum
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0689855648
• ISBN 13: 9780689855641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Milgrim David
• Number of pages: 32