This is a book that works best when time is taken to really examine each page. The pages are packed with text that runs unbridled all over the pages, illustrations that are popping with detail, and all kinds of funny little bits that are easy to miss in a read aloud situation. The book probably sits at about 3.5 stars for me, because it isn't an easy book to read aloud. She enjoyed this book a great deal, especially the pages in which she learned what teeth are made of, what each type of tooth is called and what those teeth do when we eat (incisors cut, canines tear, premolars crush, and molars grind), and she enjoyed learning what baby teeth are good for (more than one might expect). I checked out Open Wide : Tooth School Inside for my niece knowing that she would think it was great.
Apparently she's keeping her options open. From that day to this, my niece has maintained that she wants to be a dentist when she grows up.
She used her little two minute timer diligently (until her conscientiousness kept causing her mother to miss the bus). She came home and drew a person with an itty bitty body and an enormous head full of teeth, along with his huge red toothbrush overflowing with toothpaste. I would have a hard time believing that any child has come away from the dental hygiene unit as excited as my niece. One day, when my niece was in kindergarten (4 years ago now!), the dentist came to school and taught the children about dental hygiene. And from there it's just a short hop to flossing. Young readers will laugh their way to a better appreciation for those pearly whites that beckon them to brush. There's just so much to learn-from brushing and flossing to dentin and pulp to every student's nightmare: tooth decay! Best read with a toothbrush in hand, this hilarious book is full of interesting facts (for instance, George Washington's teeth were not made of wood, despite popular belief) and a classroom full of quirky characters. Flossman is excited to meet the incoming class of 32-eight incisors, four canines, eight premolars, and twelve molars, including the four wisdom teeth. And to the gums on which we stand, strong and healthy, with toothbrushes and toothpaste for all.'" It's time for tooth school and Dr. "Before the principal's announcements, will you all please stand and recite our pledge: 'I pledge allegiance to this mouth and to the dentist who takes care of us. From the author/illustrator of The Scrambled States of Ame rica, here is a fun-filled introduction to teeth.
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