Books for Small-Group Reading, Read Aloud, and Fluency Building Greenwood Early Learning Center

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1 Books for Small-Group Reading, Read, and Fluency Building Greenwood Early Learning Center Theme One: Look At Us! Call ALI Aliki My Five Senses An explanation of how sound, taste, smell, sight, and touch help us to discover the world CAR Carle, Eric From Head to Toe Animals invite children to stretch and bend and clap in this book about body movement. E CAR Carlson, Nancy Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Henry's eager to go to kindergarten, but when he Come! gets hurt there he's unsure about staying CAR Carlson, Nancy ABC I Like Me! A pig and her friends romp through the alphabet, telling why they feel good about themselves. E SEU Dr. Seuss Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? Mr. Brown, an expert at imitating all kinds of sounds, invites readers to do the same GAL Galdone, Paul The Gingerbread Boy A gingerbread boy outruns a host of pursuers before he's eaten by a fox. E GOR Gorbachev, Valeri Chickens Chickens Go to School On the first day of school, a teacher helps two chickens overcome their fears and make friends. E HOB Hoban, Russell Bread and Jam for Frances Frances the badger decides the only thing she wants to eat is bread and jam. E KUS Kuskin, Karla I Am Me A girl may look like other members of her family, but she is, "no one else but me." E MIL Miller, Margaret Guess Who? Logical thinking skills are reinforced as children guess the answers to the questions about various professions Rockwell, Anne Growing Like Me A boy notes how the living things around him grow ROC just as he does Rotner, Shelly Everbody Works Photos and brief text present many people doing ROT different kinds of work. E SCH Schaefer, Carole, Lexa The Squiggle A Chinese girl's imagination transforms a piece of string into a dragon and other things. E SLA Slate, Joseph Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten A kindergarten class gets ready for the first day of school in this rhyming alphabet story. E STA Starr, Meg Alicia's Happy Day On Alicia's birthday, she and her mother enjoy the sights and sounds of their city neighborhood. E SWI Swinburne, Stephen Go, Go, Go: Kids on the Move Photographs show a lively group of kids jumping, dancing, cartwheeling, and bouncing.

2 Theme Two: Colors All Around E BAK 391 CHO E COU E CRE E EHL E EHL E GER E HEN E HOL E HOB E LIO E MAR E MAR E PED E PEE E PIN E RAU Baker, Keith Little Green A boy paints a green hummingbird as it zips and darts around his garden. Chocolate, Debbi Kente Colors A celebration of the traditional, colorful kente cloth made by the peoples of Ghana and Togo. Cousin, Lucy Maisy's Rainbow Dream Maisy's dream journey is full of colorful things like red ladybugs and orange fish. Crews, Donald Freight Train A train of multicolored cars journeys through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles. Ehlert, Lois Waiting for Wings After leaving their cocoons, monarch butterflies visit a garden of colorful flowers. Ehlert, Lois Planting a Rainbow Planting a garden of flowers, a child learns the colors of the rainbow. Gerver, Jane The Big Red Sled Fred the bear should be hibernating, but he takes his red sled out in the snow to play with his animal friends. Henkes, Kevin Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse The new purple plastic purse Lilly takes to school gets her into trouble. Holm, Sharon Lane Zoe's Hats Zoe loves hats and has lots of them in all kinds of colors and patterns. Hubbell, Patricia Black All Around! A girl discovers all the wonderful things around her that are black, including cats, beetles, licorice, and Labrador retrievers. Lionni, Leo A Color of His Own A chameleon goes in search of a color he can call his very own. Martin, Bill A Beasty Story In a rhyming story incorporating color words, four mice who explore a dark house get a surprise. Martin, Bill Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Animals answer the repeated question "What do you see?" in a playful book about color. Pederson, Janet Millow in the Meadow Millie the calf wonders if the artist who paints pictures in the meadow will ever paint one of her. Peek, Merle Mary Wore Her Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers On Katy's birthday her animal friends come to the party dressed in clothes of different colors. Pinkney, Sandra A Rainbow All Around Me Multiethnic children celebrate the colors of the rainbow and their own diversity. Rau, Dana Meachen Lots of Balloons A child buys different color balloons and gives them away to people she meets in the park.

3 E SID 508 SWI E THO TIL E WAL E ZOL Siddals, Mary McKenna Tell Me a Season Simple text describes the colors of the changing seasons. Swinburne, Stephen What Color is Nature? Stunning photographs reveal the many colors found everywhere in nature. Thong, Roseanne Red is a Dragon A girl provides a rhyming description of all the colors she sees around her. Tildes, Phyllis Limbacher Animals Black and White Questions and answers present information on black-and-white animals. Walsh, Ellen Stoll Mouse Paint Three white mice experiment with jars of red, yellow, and blue paint. Zolotow, Charlotte Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely A rabbit helps a girl create a colorful birthday gift for Present her mother. Theme Three: We're A Family E BAN E BAN E BLA CAR E CAR E COH E COO 811 DOT DWI E FLE E ADA Banks, Kate The Night Worker Alex's father, an engineer who works at night, takes Alex on a tour of his work site. Banks, Kate Mama's Coming Home As Mama makes her way home from work, Papa and the boys get ready for her arrival. Blackstone, Stella Bear's Busy Family In simple rhyming text, a bear introduces and describes all of his relatives. Carle, Eric Does a Kangaroo Have a Through repetitive questions, readers learn that Mother, Too? animals have mothers just like people do. Carrick, Carol Mothers Are Like That Simple text describes how animals and human creatures care for their young. Cohen, Carol Lee Everything is Different at A boy describes the differences between his city Nonna's House home and his grandparents' farm. Cooke, Trish Full, Full, Full of Love For Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at grandma's is full of taste dishes and loving family members. Dotlich, Rebecca Kai A Family Like Yours Rhyming text describes all kinds of families, both human and animal, and some of the things they do. Dwight, Laura Brothers and Sisters This photo essay introduces sibling groups who play together, fight with each other, and help one another. Fleming, Denise Mama Cat Has Three Kittens While tow kittens copy everything their mama does, their brother Boris naps. Flor Ada, Alma I Love Saturdays y domingos On weekends, a girl loves spending time with both her English speaking grandparents and her Spanish-speaking ones.

4 E GRA E JOH E KEA E MAN E MIN E MOR E PAY E SCO E SHE E WEL E WON Graham, Bob "Let's Get a Pup!" Can Kate and her family choose just one dog at the shelter when so many animals need a home? Johnson, Angela Daddy Calls Me Man An African American boy's artist parents inspire him to create four brief poems about his family. Keats, Ezra Jack Peter's Chair Peter learns to accept-and even to love- his new baby sister Manning, Maurie The Aunts Go Marching A girl and her aunts march through the rain in this update of a familiar song. Minarik, Else Golmelund Little Bear's Visit Little Bear's favorite thing about visiting his grandparents is the stories they tell. Mora, Pat A Birthday Basket for Tia A girl gathers a basket full of special things for her great-aunt's birthday. Payne, Emmy Katy No-Pockets Pocketless Katy Kangaroo sets out to find something in which to carry her son, Freddy. Scott, Ann Herbert On Mother's Lap An Inuit boy discovers there's room for himself and his baby sister on their mother's lap. Shea, Pegi Deitz New Moon A boy and his baby sister spend time watching the winter moon. Wells, Rosemary Max Cleans Up Big sister Ruby helps Max clean his room, but the results aren't quite what Ruby expected. Wong, Janet Buzz A busy morning for an Asian American boy and his parents begins with the alarm clock's buzz. E CAP E CAR E DER E DUN E HEA E HEI E HOB E HOL; Theme Four: Friends Together Capucilli, Alyssa Satin Biscuit's Big Friend Biscuit the puppy has trouble keeping up with his new friend, a big dog named Sam. Carle, Eric and Kazuo Where Are You Going? To See A dog, off to meet a friend, invites other animals to Iwamura My Friend! come along. Derby, Sally My Steps An African American girl and her friends have fun playing on the front steps of her city home. Dunrea, Olivier Gossie and Gertie Goslings Gossie and Gertie, best friends, do almost everything together. Heap, Sue Four Friends Together A girl and her animals friends enjoy a story together. Heide, F. Parry and S. Van That's What Friends Are For Elephant's friends are good at giving advice, but Clief the only Opposum solves his problem Hoban, Russell Best Friends for Frances Frances the badger teaches her next-door neighbor Albert about friendship. Holub, Joan Scat, Cats! A boy and a girl shoo some troublesome cats out of their house, but miss them when they're gone.

5 E JAH E JAH E KEA 811 NIK E ROH E SHE E VEN E WAB E WAD Jahn-Clough, Lisa Simon and Molly Plus Hester When Hester moves into the neighborhood, Simon fears he'll lose Molly as his best friend. Jahn-Clough, Lisa My Friend and I A boy and discover sharing is more fun then fighting. Keats, Ezra Jack A Letter to Amy Peter rushes out in a thunderstorm to send his friend Amy an invitation to his party. Nikola-Lisa, W. Bein' With You This Way In cumulative rhyme, a girl rounds up a group of friends for fun in the park. Rohmann, Eric My Friend Rabbit Rabbit's attempts to help his friend Mouse lead to trouble in this Caldecott Medal story. Schenk, Beatrice May I Bring A Friend A boy invited to tea with the king and queen takes along his animal friends in this repetitive rhyming story. Venn, Ceclia That is Not My Hat Kate and her friends help her brother Sam find his lost hat. Waber, Bernard Ira Sleeps Over Spending the night at his friend Reggie's, Ira worries about not having his teddy bear. Waddell, Martin Hi, Harry! Harry the tortoise tries to find a friend who'll play with him at his own slow speed BAK CAV E CHR E COT CUR 811 EVA E FAL E GAG WAD Theme 5: Let's Count Baker, Keith Quack and Count Playful ducklings demonstrate the many ways to count to seven in this rhyming look at addition. Cave, Kathryn One Child, One Seed Nothando, a girl in South Africa, plants a seed and helps it grow in this photographic counting book. Christelow, Elieen Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Five mischievous monkeys bouncing on the bed fall off and bump their heads. Cotton, Cynthia At the Edge of the Woods: A One chipmunk, two spotted fawns, and other Counting Book animals live and play at the edge of the woods. Curry, Don My Counting Book Photographs show animals from one polar bear to ten fish engaged in different activities. Evans, Lezlie Can You Count Ten Toes? Rhyming text invites readers to count to ten in languages including Spanish, Korean, and Zulu. Falwell, Cathryn Turtle Splash! One by one, ten Eastern painted turtles are startled off their log and into the pond. Gag, Wanda Millions of Cats An old man who sets off to find one kitten returns home with oodles of cats. Galdone, Paul Three Little Kittens Three little kittens lose their mittens in this favorite Mother Goose rhyme.

6 Helman, Andrea and Art HEL Wolfe 123 Moose Photographs and text present the wildlife of the Pacific Northwest in this counting book. Hoban, Tana Let's Count Photographs of everyday objects introduce the E HOB numbers from one to one hundred. Lewin, Betsy Cat Count Readers add up the cats on each page in this E LEW rhyming counting tale. Nikola-Lisa, W. Can You Top That? A group of children try to outdo each other imagining increasing numbers of fantastic animals. E NIK Root, Phyllis One Duck Stuck An increasing number of animals try to help a duck E ROO stuck in a mucky marsh. Roth, Carol Ten Clean Pigs/Ten Dirty Pigs Ten pigs have fun getting clean and then getting E ROT SAY E SCH E WAD E WAR E WEL dirty again. Sayre, April Pulley One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab At the beach, people and critters get their feet counted in silly combinations. Schubert, Ingrid and Dieter There's Always Room for One Beaver builds a raft and invites his animal friends More for a ride, but will it hold everyone. Wadsworth, Olive A. Over in the Meadow A sun-drenched meadow is filled with busy animal families in this classic counting rhyme. Ward, Jennifer and T.J. Somewhere in the Ocean A counting song modeled after "Over in the Marsh Meadow" presents sea animals and their offspring. Wells, Rosemary Emily's First 100 Days of School Counting each day from 1 to 100, Emily and her classmates learn numbers in many different ways. Theme 6: Sunshine and Raindrops E AAR E ARN E ASC E BLA BRA E BUR Aardema, Verna Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain In a cumulative Nandi tale, Ki-pat brings rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain Arnosky, Jim Rabbits and Raindrops Beneath a dry hedge, a mother rabbit and her bunnies wait out a spring storm. Asch, Frank and Devin Like a Windy Day A girl plays and dances along with the wind as it steals hats, waves flags, and sails boats. Blackstone, Stella Bear in Sunshine Whatever the weather, Bear knows how to have fun. Branley, Franklyn Down Comes the Rain An introduction to weather and the water cycle includes essay experiments. Burton, Virginia Katy and the Big Snow Katy the snowplow saves Geopolis when a winter storm strikes.

7 E EHL 811 EVA E ADA FOW E KEA E SCH E MAH NEL E RAU E ROO E SEU E SPI E TRE E WAB E WEE E ALB E BAR E BLO E BUR Ehlert, Lois Snowballs Using buttons, evergreens, bottle caps, and other materials, children create a snow family on a winter day. Evans, Lezlie Rain Song Poetic text celebrates the excitement of a summer thunderstorm. Flor Ada, Alma In the Cow's Backyard A succession of animals joins an ant lying in a hammock in the shade on a hot day. Fowler, Allan Can You See the Wind Color photos and brief text explain what wind is and how it affects the weather. Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day In this Caldecott Medal-winning story, a boy discovers the joys of a snowy day. Shertle, Alice All You Need for a Snowman This rhyming, repetitive story lists everything one needs to make a snowman. Mahy, Margaret 17 Kings and 42 Elephants On a wild, wet night, seventeen kings riding elephants make their way through the jungle. Nelson, Robin A Cloudy Day Photographs and brief sentences describe some aspects of a cloudy day. Rau, Dana Meacham In the Yard Through the seasons and in all kinds of weather, a family shares fun and chores in the yard. Roosa, Karen Beach Day Families of all kinds build sandcastles, play in the water, and picnic at the beach. Seuling, Barbara Winter Lullaby Rhyming verse reveals what different animals do to survive the changing seasons. Spinelli, Eileen Here Comes the Year Rhyming text describes the special characteristics of each month of the year. Tresselt, Alvin Hide-and-Seek Fog For three days in a Cape Cod village, children romp and play in a heavy fog. Waber, Bernard Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Bearsie Bear's animal friends crowd into his house Sleepover Party to escape the cold. Weekes, Sarah Drip, Drop When it rains, Pip Squeak the mouse is kept awake by drips from his leaky roof. Theme 7: Wheels Go Around Alborough, Jez Duck in the Truck A frog, a goat, and a sheep help Duck when his truck gets stuck. Barton, Byron My Car A driver introduces the features of his car in this bold, brightly illustrated story. Bloom, Suzanne The Bus for Us As fire trucks, taxis, and garbage trucks go by, a girl wonders where the school bus is. Burton, Virginia Lee Mike Mulligan and His Steam Mike and his steam shovel, Mary Anne don't give Shovel up when they lose their job.

8 E CHR HAR E COW E CRE HOR E SHA E HOW RAN E MAY MIT E PIP PLU E REY E ROO E SCH 531 SCH SIM Christelow, Eileen Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car Five monkeys try to persuade their crocodile neighbors to buy their old car. Chwast, Seymour Traffic Jam In a book with foldout pages, a cat and her kitten cause a traffic jam when they cross the road. Cowen-Fletcher, Jane Mama Zooms A boy pretends his mama's wheelchair is everything from a racehorse to a spaceship. Crews, Donald Night at the Fair Nighttime is a great time to be at the fair, and the best ride of all is the giant Ferris Wheel. Hort, Lenny Seals on the Bus At every stop, animals join a family riding a bus in this popular song. Houghton, Nancy Shaw Sheep in a Jeep Five sheep out for a ride in their Jeep run into trouble. Howland, Naomi ABC Drive! A boy on a car trip sees things related to vehicles for every letter of the alphabet. Jango-Cohen, Judith Dump Trucks Photos and brief text show dump trucks doing many jobs. Mayo, Margaret Emergency! Fire engines, ambulances, police cars, and tow trucks race to the rescue in this action-filled book. Mitton, Tony Dazzling Diggers Animals operate digging machines that move rubble and do other things in this rhyming story. Piper, Watty The Little Engine That Could A small but determined train engine helps get food and toys to children waiting in the valley. Pluckrose, Henry On the Move Photos and text present all kinds of vehicles that help people get from place to place. Rey, H.A. Curious George Rides a Bike Curious George helps a boy with his paper route and gets into all sorts of trouble. Root, Phyllis Rattletrap Car A family improvises clever solutions when their old jalopy breaks down during a trip. Schaefer, Carole Lexa One Wheel Wobbles A motorcycle-riding, trike-peddling, truck-driving, roller-skating family sets off in a parade. Schaefer, Lola Circular Movement Photographs and simple text describe objects that move in circles. Simon, Seymour Seymour Simon's Book of Photographs of trucks accompany descriptions of Trucks the jobs they do. Theme 8: Down on the Farm E BAK Baker, Alan Little Rabbit's First Farm Book A group of rabbits spends a busy day helping with chores around a farmyard.

9 E SAU Beaton, Claire There's a Cow in the Cabbage Patch The farm animals wander everywhere, but when dinnertime comes, they know exactly where they belong. E BEA Braun, Trudi My Goose Betsy The narrator describes how her goose Betsy looks E BRA and behaves. Brown, Margaret Wise Big Red Barn Rhyming text tells the story of the animals that live E BRO in a big red barn. Carle, Eric The Very Busy Spider Farm animals try to divert an industrious spider E CAR from spinning her web. Coxe, Molly Hot Dog On a hot day on the farm, a small brown dog trying E COX to cool down gets into trouble. Gibons, Gail Pigs An introduction to pigs, their physical GIB characteristics, and their behavior. Hutchins, Pat Rosie's Walk A hungry fox slinks behind an unsuspecting hen as E HUT she walks around the barnyard. Lawrence, John This Little Chick A plucky chick parrots the patter of each of his E LAW barnyard friends. Mozelle, Shirley This Pig Is in the Pantry, The Cat Eight farm animals make mischief in Mr. McDuffel's E MOZ Is on the Shelf house. Nelson, Kristin Farm Tractors Photos show tractors helping farmers do things like NEL planting and mowing. Nicholson, Sue A Day at Greenhill Farm When the rooster crows, a busy day begins at 636 NIC Greenhill Farm. Pearson, Tracey Campbell Bob Bob the rooster finally learns to crow instead of E PEA cluck. Pluckrose, Henry On the Farm Photos and text present some of the machines PLU used on farms, including tractors and balers. Saul, Carol Barn Cat: A Counting Book As a cat waits patiently for a saucer of milk, rhyming verse describes the animals around her. E SHU SPU E STO E WEL E WIL Shulman, Lisa Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop A sheep and her farmyard helpers build a toy farm, a copy of the one they live on, in this new twist on an old song. Spurr, Elizabeth Farm Life Readers learn numbers, colors, and animals as they explore different barns in this rhyming story. Stoeke, Janet Morgan Minerva Louise and the Red Truck The daffy hen Minerva Louise sees all kinds of curious things during a truck ride. Wellington, Monica Apple Farmer Annie Annie grows apples and sells them at a farmer's market. Williams, Sue Let's Go Visiting A boy visits his farmyard friends from one brown foal to six yellow puppies.

10 E ARN BRU E CAR EHL E GLA E GOR E HUN KOT E KRA E LIN E MCC E PET E PFI E RAY E RAY E RYL; E SIM THA WAX Theme 9: Spring is Here Arnosky, Jim Rabbits and Raindrops A mother rabbit and her bunnies wait out a rainstorm from beneath a dry hedge. Bruchac, Joseph and Turtle's Race with Beaver Turtle wakes from winter hibernation to find her James Bruchac pond has been taken over by a beaver in this Seneca tale. Carr, Jan Splish, Splash, Spring Four children pick daffodils, fly kites, and splash through puddles in the spring. Ehlert, Lois Waiting for Wings After emerging from their cocoons, butterflies find food in a beautiful garden. Glaser, Linda It's Spring A boy observes the arrival of spring and the changes it brings to the world around him. Gorbachev, Valeri Nicky and the Rainy Day On a rainy day, Nicky and his rabbit siblings have all kinds of imaginative adventures. Hunter, Anne Possum and the Peeper Roused from his winter nap, Possum sets out to discover what's making the peeping noise that woke him. Kottke, Jan From Egg to Robin Photographs and brief text show how a robin grows. Krauss, Ruth The Happy Day Woodland animals wake from their winter's sleep to discover the first sign of spring. Lin, Grace Kite Flying On a breezy day, a girl and her family make and fly a kite. McCloskey, Robert Make Way for Ducklings Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings find a safe home in the Boston Public Garden. Peters, Lisa Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck A duck shivers, slips, and slides her way into spring in this rhyming, repetitive story. Pfister, Marcus Hopper Hunts for Spring Hopper the bunny thinks Spring is a new playmate. Ray, Mary Lyn Red Rubber Boot Day A child puts on a pair of red rubber boots to splash in the rain. Rey, H.A. Curious George Flies a Kite Curious George has springtime adventures making friends with bunnies, fishing, and flying a kite. Rylant, Cynthia Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble Henry and his big dog Mudge share springtime frolics. Simon, Charnan Wash Day While their dad naps, two brothers wash floors and rugs and clothes and walls. Thayer, Tanya Spring Short sentences accompanied by photographs describe some things that happen in spring. Waxman, Laura Monarch Butterflies In spring, monarch butterflies return north from their winter home in Mexico.

11 E BEA Wilson, Karma Bear Wants More Bear's friends help him satisfy his appetite when he wakes up hungry in the spring BRE Theme 10: A World of Animals Brett, Jan The Mitten A rabbit, an owl, a fox, and even a bear all squeeze into a boy's lost mitten in this Ukrainian folktale. Campoy, F. Isabel Rosa Raposa A wily fox outwits Jaguar in these three Latin E CAM American trickster tales. Carle, Eric "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the The animals in the Amazon rain forest wonder why E CAR Sloth a sloth does everything so slowly. Casanova, Mary One-Dog Canoe A girl and her dog are joined by an escalating number of animals when they set out on a canoe E CAS trip. Degen, Bruce Jamberry A boy and a bear share a picking adventure. E DEG Diakite, Baba Wague The Hatseller and the Monkeys A band of mischievous monkeys steals Bamusa's hats in an African version of a familiar tale DIA GAL Galdone, Paul Henny Penny Convinced the sky is falling, Henny Penny and her friends rush off to tell the king. Kajikawa, Kimiko Sweet Dreams Simple rhyming verse describes the many different KAJ ways animals sleep. Keats, Ezra Jack Whistle for Willie An African American boy learns to whistle for his E KEA dog. Lee, Hector Viveros I Had a Hippopotamus A boy imagines what he would do with the LEE creatures in his box of animal crackers. Lewin, Betsy Cat Count Readers add up the cats on each page in this E LEW rhyming counting tale. Marsh, T.J. and J. Watsop Way Out in the Desert A song introduces readers to the plants and E MAR animals of the Sonoran desert. McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal Picking blueberries on a hillside, a girl and a bear E MCC cub have a surprise meeting. Ryder, Joanne Each Living Thing Poetic text asks readers to care for all living things. E RYD Shaw, Nancy Raccoon Tune A family of hungry raccoons searches for a E SHA neighborhood for their supper. Stojic, Manya Rain The animals of the parched African savanna use E STO their senses to predict the coming rain. Vrombaut, An Clarabella's Teeth Clarabella the crocodile takes so long to brush her teeth, she misses out on fun with her friends. E VRO

12 E WAL E WAL E WES E WHI W ZIO Walsh, Melanie My Beak, Your Beak Bold pictures and brief text reveal similarities and differences between familiar animals. Walsh, Melanie Do Pigs Have Stripes Bright pictures illustrate a series of silly questions about animals. Weston, Martha Jack and Jill and Big Dog Bill Two kids and their dog have fun sledding down a snowy hill. Whipp, Walt Little White Duck A duck causes a commotion on the pond in this song. Zion, Gene Harry the Dirty Dog The classic story about a dog, some dirt, and a bath.