Penguins

 

Author:  Sally Morgan                                                    

About the Author:

Genre: Non-Fiction
Grade Level: 1-4

Synopsis:

This is a book that describes what a penguin is, what some types of penguins are, where they live, how they grow and learn. It describes what they eat, the dangers they face, and how they live in freezing conditions.

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:
Who has seen a penguin?  What do penguins eat?  Where do penguins live?

Activity:

Have the class make a list of all the things they know about penguins, and what they want to learn about penguins, using a K-W-L chart

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

What is one type of penguin?  Do penguins go to kindergarten?  What is kindergarten for penguins?

Activity:

After reading the story, watch a movie about penguins.  The march of the Penguins is a good documentary about penguins.  Have the students write two similarities about penguins between the book and movie.

Reflection:
I think this book is a great way to introduce animals to students.  When students can take a journey into the life from the animals perspective it builds great background knowledge for the students, giving them a deeper understanding and appreciation for the animals they learn about.

If You Grow Up With Abraham Lincoln

Author:  Ann McGovern                                                               

About the Author:

Ann McGovern grew up in New York City, and still lives there today.  She developed a love for reading and writing at an early age.  She had a speech imepidament and used writing and poetry to express her feelings.

Illustrator: George Ulrich

Genre: Non-Fiction
Grade Level: 3-6

Synopsis:
This is a story about when Abraham Lincoln was a boy growing up in Kentucky and Indiana.  When he was a young man he lived on a prairie in the town of New Salem, Illinois.  He lived later in the city of Springfield, Illinois, he then later moved to Washington, D.C., where he was the President of the United States.

This story tells about how the towns were where Abraham Lincoln grew up.   It shows how his towns could be related to by kids.  The woods were full of birds and animals, just like the woods today.

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:
Who is Abe Lincoln? What things would you do if you were Abe Lincoln growing up? What kind of house did he live in?

Activity:

Have the class draw a picture of what they think Abe Lincoln’s house and yard would look like.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

What did Abe Lincoln do for fun? What kind of school did he go to?  What did he learn about in school?

Activity:

After reading the story, have the students write a paragraph about one thing they learned about Abraham Lincoln when he was growing up.

Reflection:
I think this is a great story that portrays Abraham Lincoln's life as a child that children can relate to and can see Abraham Lincoln in a different light than President of the United States.  I think it is important to see where all people come from and their life story.

The Little House

Author/Illustrator:  Virginia L. Burton

About the Author:

Virginia Burton was born on August 30, 1909, in Newton Center, Massachusetts, she went to school for dance and art and thought she would become a dancer, she used to draw the people on the train ride to school. She was about to begin a dance career when her father broke his leg and she had to take care of him instead. She gave up her dancing but began drawing sketches of great dancers and actors of the time.

Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 2-4

Synopsis:
This is a story about a man who built a little house way out in the country.  He wanted his great- great grandchildren to live in it.  The house could see the city lights at night and always wondered what it would be like to live in the city.  Then the city grew up around her, and she did not like it., it was noisy and busy and she couldn't see the flowers or hear the birds. The great-great grand daughter saw the house in the city and found out it was her grandmother’s house and had it moved back out to the country.

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:
Who lives way out in the country?  Who lives in the city? Why would someone want to live in the country? Why would someone want to live in the city?

Activity:

Have the class make a list of the differences between living in the city and living in the country.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

Did you think the little house would be destroyed when the city grew up around it?  Do houses that are old usually get saved? What are some things that the house saw changing? 

Activity:

After reading the story, have the students write a story about what their house would say about what it has seen for changes.  For example: Painting of different colors on the walls, remodeling of rooms, new furniture, outside changes. etc.

Reflection:

I love this story!  I think this book shows how a house was curious about living in the city instead of the country, but I think the house could represent a person.  I think people often wonder what other people's lives are like and want to live a different life, but then find out the life they had, was the right one for them. 

Kitten's First Full Moon

 

Author/Illustrator:  Kevin Henkes

http://www.kevinhenkes.com

About the Author:

Kevin Henkes remembers from an early age he loved to draw, and his parents and teachers would comment on how good he was.  He also loved books at an early age.  He would take his favorites every where he went and reread them over and over.  He became an author/illustrator at the age of 19.  He started in his parents house working on a card table, to living with his wife and kids and working in his own studio.

 



Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: K-2

Synopsis:
This is a story about a little kitten that sees the full moon and thinks it is a bowl of milk in the sky.  She wants the bowl of milk so she tries to get it, but no matter what she does she can’t get to the bowl of milk in the sky.

The kitten goes out searching for the bowl of milk that is out of reach for her, but when she returns home after all the chasing of the bowl of milk in the sky, there is a bowl of milk waiting for her at home. 

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:
Who has seen a full moon?  How come it looks close sometimes but you can’t ever get to it?  Is the moon far away?

Activity:

Have the class make a list of all the things the moon looks like.  Using all the phases of the moon.  Have students find objects in the room that look like something else,  and explain what it is but what it looks like.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

Did you think the moon would look like a bowl of milk?  Could the kitten ever really get to the moon? Why do you think the kitten tried to get the milk in the sky when it was going to have milk at home?

Activity:

After reading the story, have the students write two sentences telling why the kitten tried to get the milk in the sky instead of waiting for the milk at home. 

Reflection:

I think this is the cutest book!  I think it tells a great story about the grass isn’t always greener on the other side, but in a very innocent way.  It really speaks to young children, even though they may not understand the true meaning of trying to get something that you already have.  It allows for conversations  between the teacher and students about what you think something is, might really be something else. 

If You Traveled on The Underground Railroad

Author:  Ellen Levine                                                    
www.ellenlevineauthor.com/

Illustrator: Larry Johnson

About the Author:

Ellen Levine grew up and still lives in New York City.  She grew up in a house that was filled with books.  Her mother wrote reviews for books and theatre before she had children.  Her mother always took her to the library to pick out books to read.  She was always surrounded by literature and conversations with her parents about events happening around the world and home. 

Genre: Non-Fiction
Grade Level: 3-6

Synopsis:
This is a story about what the Underground Railroad was, and what is meant to be a slave.  What dangers slaves faced if they ran away, and what dangers there were if you helped a slave move through the Underground Railroad. 
The Underground Railroad was a system for runaway slaves to move from the South and slavery to the North and freedom.  It was a secret way to move North with special hiding places throughout the South and North.  People would help slaves with food, water, help with any medical issues and find hiding places until they could move on. 

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:
What is a railroad used for?  What were slaves? What do you think an Underground Railroad was and what was it used for?

Activity:

Create a K-W-L chart with the class, what they know and want to know about an Underground Railroad

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

What was the Underground Railroad?  What did it mean to be a slave?  When did the Underground Railroad end and why? 

Activity:

Have students write two paragraphs describing if they were living in the north, would they have helped slaves through the underground railroad or not and why.  
  

Reflection:

I think this is a good book for teaching about slavery and how people tried to move away from the harsh conditions they were in.  It also is a book that could be used for teaching tolerance.  I think teachers can talk about how awful slavery was, but with this book can show what some people in the north did for people from the south, it shows compassion in people, and demonstrates tolerance and acceptance of differences in all people.

My Friend Rabbit

Author/ Illustrator:  Eric Rohmann                       

http://www.ericrohmann.com/

About the Author:

Eric Rohmann was born in Riverside, Illinois in 1957.  He grew up in a suburb of Chicago. When he was a boy, he played Little League baseball, read comic books, and had a variety of collections, like, rocks/minerals, insects, leaves, and animal skulls.

Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: K-3

Synopsis:
This is a story about a rabbit that plays with his friend’s airplane and gets it stuck up in a tree.  He always has an idea for a solution, but that idea always turns out to be bad.   
Even though Rabbit’s ideas for a solution always turn out to be bad, his friend mouse knows that he means well and that he is his friend. 

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:

Who has played with a new toy?  Who has played with a new toy of a friend’s? Who has let a friend play with a new toy of theirs?

Activity:

Have the class draw a picture of a new toy they let a friend play with that was theirs.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

What toy does Mouse let Rabbit play with?  What happens to the toy? Does Rabbit solve the problem?   Does mouse get upset?

Activity:

After reading the story, have students write two sentences to go with their picture they drew before they read the book, telling if something happened to their toy when their friend played with it.  Did their friend take good care of it, or did something bad happen to the toy?

Reflection:

I think this is a great story to share with young children showing them, even though a friend may do something to their toy, they might not mean for something bad to happen to it.  Not getting upset about it, knowing that accidents do happen can create a classroom where children are forgiving and understanding.  I think it is very important to not only model these behaviors but presenting through literature is a great way to allow children to make a connection between themselves and literature. 

Shadow

Author/ Illustrator:  Marcia Brown                                                        

About the Author:

Marcia Joan Brown was born on July 13, 1918, in Rochester, New York.  The family lived in many small towns in upstate New York including Cooperstown and Kingston as her father accepted new ministries.  She decided at an early age to become an artist and as a child, she constantly read, and especially loved folklore and fantasy. 

Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 3-6

Synopsis:
This is a story about a shadow and what the essence of a shadow is.  The story describes what the shadow does during the night, and when there is a fire.  It is a shadow who traces back to its African roots.  In the story, the shadow takes on its own persona. 

The shadow is an African image.  It is shifts between the present and the spirits of the past.  It has no voice, it can put a spell over you, and it follows man everywhere, even to war.  The shadow becomes a part of everything.

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:

Who has a shadow?  What makes a shadow?  Does the shadow go away or is it always there waiting for the light to be just right?

Activity:

Have the class make a list of things that cast shadows, and what makes them have a shadow.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

Where does the shadow live?  Do you think some cultures think shadows are more important than others? What do you think a shadow means for an African culture?  What do you think a shadow means to American culture?

Activity:

After reading the story, have the students draw an object and its shadow on a piece of paper and write a story from the shadows point of view.

Reflection:

I think this story is a great way to introduce multicultural literature into a classroom through something that is familiar to students.  It is a simple way to learn about another culture and what shadows mean to them.  I love the way the shadow takes on its own persona, making it important rather than just an image.

Joseph Had a Little Coat

 

Author/ Illustrator:  Simms Taback                                                     

www.simmstaback.com/

About the Author:

Simms Taback was born in New York City in 1932.  In 1953 Simms graduated from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art.  He has worked as an illustrator, writer, art director and graphic designer, and has taught at the School of Visual Arts and Syracuse University.  He also was the illustrator for the first McDonald's happy meal.

Genre: Fiction
Grade Level:  1-4

Synopsis:

This is a story about a man who had a coat and then it got old and worn, so he turned it into something different out of the same material.  Every time the new thing he made got old and worn, he turned it into something different, every time he did this the new thing got smaller and smaller.

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:

Have you ever had a pair of pants that your mom or dad cut to make shorts?  Have you ever cut a piece of paper into a smaller one? Have you ever had a cake and cut it into pieces and ate it all?

Activity:

Have the class make a list of things that can be made from a coat using only the material of the coat.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

What are some of the things he made from his coat? Why did he keep making something?  What was the last thing he made? 

Activity:

After reading the story, have the students take a piece of paper and make something with it, after the first thing is made, cut the paper smaller and make something new, when there isn’t anything left to make, write a story about what was made, how it was made and why chose to make it. 

Reflection:

I think this story is a beautiful story about making the best out of what you have.  We often are not happy with the things we have and are always wanting more, this story shows children using your imagination and skills can bring new things to something old and worn.  It also shows children if you end up with nothing, you can always make something out of nothing.  Every time the new thing got old and worn, he made something different, until he ended up with nothing.  But when he ended up with no material left, he wrote a book about it. 

The Three Pigs

Author/ Illustrator:  David Wiesner

About the Author:

David Wiesner was born in Bridgewater, New Jersey.  He attended Rhode Island School of Design.  He became an author/illustrator of children's books.  He has won many awards for his work.

Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 2-4

Synopsis:

This is a story about the three little pigs.  It starts off with the traditional version, and then the story is told from the point of view from the pig.  The pigs did not get eaten by the wolf; and they travel through other stories, and live happily ever after.

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions: 

Who has heard of the 3 pigs?  Who are the pigs trying to get away from? What always happens to the pigs?

Activity: 

Have the class make a list of what they know happens in the story 3 little pigs.  Create a K-W-L chart to use before and after reading the story.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

Is that what everyone remembers about the 3 little pigs? Do they usually live happily ever after?  Why do they in this story?  What is different about this story?

Activity:

After reading the story, finish the K-W-L chart, have students get into groups and list the differences in the versions of three little pig stories they have now read.  Groups discuss whose point of view the book is from and why is it important for a story to be told from different perspectives.

Reflection:

I think this is a great way to show children there is more than one point of view in every story, even though you may not think from another perspective because the story usually is written to show you one point of view. There is always the other point of view.  I think we often read stories and only see the author's point of view, but it is refreshing when an author takes a different view from the norm. 

Bridges to Terabithia

Author:  Katherine Paterson                         

http://www.terabithia.com/

Illustrator: Donna Diamond

About the Author:
Katherine Paterson was born in China, where her parents were missionaries.  Through their work her family moved many times when she was a child.  She studied English and American literature in college, after college, she went to Japan to do missionary work, although her first choice was China, it was closed to Americans at the time.  Her life as a writer began in 1964.  Katherine Paterson believes children’s books should deal with contemporary, realistic themes.  She has written on death, foster care, and slavery.

Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 4-6

Synopsis:
This is a story about a ten year old boy who becomes friends with a girl who moves to his school. Her family was considered strange, but she opened his eyes about imagination and learning, and changed his life.  Leslie created Terabithia, their secret Kingdom in the woods where they reigned supreme. When they were there, no one could defeat them. 

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:

Have you ever met someone new?  Were you nervous? How did you get to know them? 

Activity:

Have each student write down three things that they like and three things they do not like.  Have the students go around the room until they find one person with a like and one person with a dislike the same as them.  Have students record who has the same like and same dislike as they do.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

Is it good to have an open mind when meeting someone new?  What could happen if you judge a book by its cover when meeting someone for the first time? What are some good things that can happen when meeting new people?

Activity:

After reading the story, divide the class into small groups.  Have the students list five things that are positive about meeting someone new, five feelings that would be attached to meeting someone knew, and why those feelings are present.  List five things that they could do to make a new person in their class feel welcome.  

Reflection:

I think this book would be a great way to start the beginning of a school year, when students are meeting new classmates and a new teacher.  I think it would create a positive atmoshphere by talking about meeting new people, and having an open mind.  When you meet someone new, even if they do not seem the same as you, you should keep an open mind to their way of life. Try and learn what you can from them, it might change your life in a positive way that you did not think was possible.   I think with the bullying that is happening in and out of our schools, this book can show the students that what we may think about someone, could be wrong and we can learn from all people. 

The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Fractions Book

Author/ Illustrator:  Jerry Pallotta

http://jerrypallotta.com/

About the Author:
Jerry Pallotta was born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was from a very large family.   When he was growing up he had 72 first cousins.  He never wrote anything for school, no journals, or newspapers, it wasn't until he was married and had children of his own, when he began to read his children stories he thought he could write ABC and counting books. 

 

Genre: Non-Fiction
Grade Level: 3-5

Synopsis:

 

This is a story about fractions and using a Hershey chocolate bar to show the relationship to a whole bar and breaking it up into its small pieces.  When you break a Hershey chocolate bar into 12 equal pieces, you can show what it looks like to have 1/12 of the chocolate bar or 1/4 or 1/2, etc. 

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:
Who has ever eaten a Hershey’s bar? How could you divide it up equally to share? Would it be easy to divide a Hershey’s bar into equal pieces?

Activity:

Have the class get in to groups with two students in each group. Give each group a Hershey bar, and ask them to divide it up so each person in the group gets the same amount of the chocolate bar.  Continue using the chocolate bar having students show how many other ratios or fractions they can come up with between the students. Example: 1/2, 3/4, etc.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

Did you know that when you divided up the chocolate bar you were using fractions? What other things can you think of that would be easy to make fractions with? How could you use a pizza to show fractions?

Activity:

After reading the story, use another hands on lesson by having a pizza party to show fractions by using the slices of pizza.  Have students take a slice of pizza, record the fraction for each student as they take their slice of pizza.   

Reflection:

I love how this story can be used in the classroom.  Children learn best when teachers create has for them.  This book allows teachers to incorporate Hershey bars into their classroom, something the students can relate to.  When students can make connections to their lives, they will often gain a deeper understanding of the content being taught.

Subtraction Action

  

Author/ Illustrator:  Loreen Leedy                    
http://www.loreenleedy.com/

About the Author:

Loreen Leedy was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1959. She majored in art in college but didn't know what kind of artist to be, instead she made polymer clay jewelry and chess sets and sold them at craft shows. The pins, earrings, and chess pieces were whimsical pigs, cats, dragons, and other animals. At age 25 she began turning her jewelry into book characters.  She has written and illustrated about 40 picture books.

Genre: Non-Fiction
Grade Level: 1-3

                                                                                                                                                     
Synopsis:

This is a story about a teacher, Miss Prime who takes her class to the school fair, to solve problems using subtraction.  Some of the students subtract seconds to figure out if the obstacle course record had been broken.  Miss Prime used subtraction as magic and the kids loved it.

When kids use something they can relate to in their own lives, they understand it better.  Kids can learn the basis of subtraction and use it in real life situations.  They learn that subtraction really does make a difference.

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:

What do you do if you are sharing a snack with the class and you give someone an extra snack?  How do you fix the problem of someone having an extra one? What do you call it when you take away something from something else?

Activity:

Pass out same amount of pipe cleaners to each student, give some extras to some students, then ask a student to make sure each student has the same number of pipe cleaners. If there are some students who have more they have to go to the front of the room.  Have students decide how to make everyone have the same amount using subtraction. 

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

How did Miss Prime and her class solve some problems at the school fair?  How many students have been in an obstacle course? Is it easier to understand subtraction when it is real life examples?

Activity:

Have the students enter a race in the classroom, the teams start out with the same number of pipe cleaners,  teams must make their way through the obstacle course by stopping at each station and subtracting the number at the station from their total.  The first team to complete the obstacle course and has the correct number of cleaners left, wins!

Reflection:

I love this book for teaching children not only subtraction but that it has real life uses.  So often teachers present information to students and they do not teach the relevancy as well.  When children can see the use of what they are learning, it stays with them longer, and they get a deeper meaning.  I like the way this book introduces terms without students knowing, like the teacher's name; Miss Prime.  Prime being a math term, and vocabulary that students need to be familiar with.  The more students hear and use vocabulary, the more they will understand it.

The Polar Express

Author/ Illustrator:  
Chris Van Allsburg                                                               


About the Author:
Chris Van Allsburg is from Grand Rapids Michigan, where he and his family moved to different houses when he was growing up.  He never took art classes in high school, but was accepted in the University of Michigan's art school.  After graduating he began sculpture work and did some drawings in his spare time.  His wife convinced him to draw for children's books. Since then, he has written and illustrated 15 books and has illustrated three others that were written by Mark Helprin.

Genre: Fantasy/ Fiction
Grade Level: 1-3

Synopsis:

This is a story about a boy who after the town is sleeping gets on a train called the Polar Express.  He visits the North Pole where Santa offers him any gift he wants, and the boy chooses a bell from one of the reindeer’s harnesses.  On his way home the boy looses the bell, but on Christmas morning he finds the bell under the tree. 

The mother of the boy that received the bell thinks the bell is broken, but only believers of Santa and the magic of Christmas can hear the sound of the bell.

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:

Who comes on Christmas Eve?  What does he drive? What pulls Santa’s sleigh?  Where does Santa live? How do you think people get there? Who has heard of the Polar Express?

Activity:

Have the class draw pictures of Santa and his reindeer, and the North Pole.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

Would you like to ride on the Polar Express? Would you like to have one of Santa’s reindeer’s bells?  Do you think you would be able to hear the bell?

Activity:

After reading the story, have the students write a letter to Santa, asking him for a bell from his reindeer’s, address it, and “send it” this would be done around Christmas, then as a gift for each student before Christmas, leave a bell on each of their desks from Santa. 

Reflection:

I think this is a great story for children to discover at anytime of the year, but especially around Christmas.  I think as adults we sometimes forget the true meaning of Christmas, I think children have the ability to see hear things that adults can't.  Like Santa's bells on his reindeer.  I think adults become too consumed with busy schedules, which cloud their senses sometimes to what life/ Christmas should really be about.  I love the spirit this book brings to the reader.

The Giving Tree

Author/ Illustrator:   Shel Silverstein

About the Author:

Shel Silverstein started writing when he was twelve years old.  He was not familiar with any styles of famous poets, so he developed his own style.  He enlisted in the armed forces and served in the Korean War.  While he was in the military, he worked as a cartoonist for "Pacific Stars and Stripes."  In 1963, he was convinced to begin writing for children.  Where the Sidewalk Ends, Light In the Attic and The Giving Tree, to name a few, were all popular pieces for him.




Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 1-4

Synopsis:

This  story is about a tree who loved a little boy.  The boy would always visit the tree, he would eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk.  This made the tree very happy.   

As the boy grew older, he wanted more from the tree each time and the tree gave him what he wanted.  The tree always gave what she could to the boy, because she wanted him happy.  When the boy was happy, she was happy. The last time he came to see her, she was sad; she had nothing left to give him. The boy said he didn’t need much now, just a place to rest, so the tree gave him a place to rest.

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions:

What does it mean to give something?  What do you think the giving tree does in this book? What do you think the little boy is doing on the front of the book?

Activity:

Have the class each draw a tree their own giving trees and write a few sentences about what they want and what the tree could give them.

Post Reading Activity:

Questions:

How do you think the tree felt when the boy didn’t come back to play with her after she gave him something? Why didn’t the boy ever say thank you to the tree when she gave him something?  Should you say thank you when someone gives you something or does something for you?

Activity:

After reading the story, have the students write a letter from the tree to the boy.  Ask them to imagine that they are the tree and have given all those things to the boy.  Ask them to imagine how they would feel if they were the tree.

 

Reflection:
The Giving Tree is a wonderful story, it shows how much people can take for granted the things they are given.  Sometimes people do not realize what someone or something gives them unless it is material things.  The Giving Tree gives all of herself to the little boy, and he takes it.  I felt even in the end, the tree was sad she had nothing left to give to him, even though he just needed a place to rest, he never said thank you to her.  I think in real life this happens many times, someone gives so much of themselves and it often goes overlooked.   For a book that was published in 1964, I think it is very relevant to our time today.

The Great School Lunch Rebellion

Author:   David Greenberg

About the Author:
David travels to schools and conferences around the country speaking about writing and education.  He reads his poetry and participates in writing workshops and education forums.  David was raised in New York and currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Sharon, sons Justin and Ryan.  He also lives with Snout and Snowy, his furry family members.

Illustrator:  Maxie Chambliss
Genre:  Fiction
Grade Level: 4-7

Synopsis:

This story is from the student's perspective about what their lunch looks and tastes like.  Students often wonder why teachers always bring their lunch and do not buy from the school.  The kids start a school lunch rebellion with a food fight.  They make a mess, disobey the lunch lady and principal.  The next day they are punished by being suspended from eating the cafeteria food for the rest of the year.  They had fun with their food fight and were happy with their punishment. 

Pre Reading Activity:

Questions: Who eats school lunches?  What is your favorite school lunch? 

Activity: Using chart paper around the room, have students move to different paper recording what they could do if they did not like the school lunch, what are the rules in the cafeteria and if they like or dislike cafeteria food.

Post Reading Activity:

Activity: Students will write one paragraph explaining what would have been a better punishment for the students who were in the food fight.  Students will write two paragraphs explaining what the students could have done different if they did not like the school lunches.

Reflection:
This book was a great way to see what kids think about the school luches they are given to eat and what they would love to do about it.  It shows a different light on punishment for students.  Punishments might not seem to be a punishment to students if they get what they wanted unintentionally through the punishment they received.  This book is a great way to talk to kids about solving problems and ways they can use their voice.