Author: Lois Lowry
Title: Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
Illustrator: Middy Thomas
Genre: Children's Chapter Book
Subgenre: Grades 1-4 (Ages 7+)
Theme: Learning new words and having new experiences
Primary and Secondary characters: Gooney Bird, Mrs. Pidgeon, and all the students in the classroom.
Publishing company: Yearling
Brief summary & how to use with students: Gooney Bird is a student in Mrs. Pidgeon's 2nd grade class and she is not you're usual student! She loves learning new words and looking everything up in the dictionary. In this story, Gooney is wanting to be Squanto in the up coming Thanksgiving play - and in return she says she's found someone who is willing to be the Room Mother and bring cupcakes to the play. The only thing is, this person wants to remain incognito until the day of the play. As the class struggles to decorate the mural, make costumes, and learn their songs for the play, the suspense builds: will the pageant be a success? And who is their mysterious Room Mother?
This is a great story for those kids who have a thirst for knowledge like Gooney and those who love to learn new words. I even learned a word or two I didn't know when I read this book! There are also a few little tips to those readers who aspire to be storytellers.
This is a great story for those kids who have a thirst for knowledge like Gooney and those who love to learn new words. I even learned a word or two I didn't know when I read this book! There are also a few little tips to those readers who aspire to be storytellers.
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