How Loney the Honey Badger Got Its Name shows how a ferocious badger, Loney, intimidates the animals of two forests; this causes Loney to be led to a beehive where he plunders the honeycombs, devours the royal jelly, and endangers the life of the queen, along with the entire forests. The badger’s behavior is repudiated by all the animals and the environment; this causes the badger to ultimately retreat to its sett in shame. The account contains excellent story elements—a great setting and ...

The book Patchy and His Emu Chicks highlights patterns, as well as diversity. The author cleverly juxtaposes similarities and differences of four flightless exotic birds and several pattern fabrics. Central to the story is the importance of accepting individuals regardless of their uniqueness because each one is special. This is an enjoyable children’s story with numerous teaching points, including word families, comparing and contrasting, homonyms, affixes, and fresh vocabulary.