Sunday 18 February 2018

Kids' literature


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Book Description:

With more than 10 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!
For A.J. and the gang at Ella Mentry School, weirdness and fun are all part of the routine. In this first book in the outrageously funny series that has reached millions of readers around the world, second-grade teacher Miss Daisy is in over her head. She doesn't even know how to add or subtract! But the kids have other things on their minds. Principal Klutz has promised that if they read a million pages in books, they can turn the school into a video-game arcade for one whole night!
One thing's for sure—life at Ella Mentry School is never going to be the same again! Perfect for reluctant readers and word-lovers alike, My Weird School has something for everyone.
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About the Book

In the first My Weird School adventure, A.J. and his friends meet crazy Miss Daisy, a second-grade teacher who loves bonbons and needs her students to teach her how to add, subtract, and read!


Discussion Questions
1. On the first page, A.J. says, “I hate school,” but he ends up liking a lot of things that happen there.
How do you think A.J. really feels about school? Why do you think he feels this way? How are your feelings about school similar to or different from his?
2. A.J. says that kids can learn everything important from TV (p. 2). Do you agree or disagree?
3. Study Jim Paillot’s illustrations on pages 8–9 and 18–19. How do these illustrations help tell the story?
4. At recess one day, Ryan has the genius idea to buy Ella Mentry School (p. 35). Who do you think owns Ella Mentry School?
Who owns your school? How do the owners decide who runs the school?
5. Why does A.J. think football players are “really dumb” (p. 49)? Why does Boomer Wiggins respond the way that he does when Miss Daisy asks if football players are dumb? Why might people assume that athletes aren’t smart?
What do you think of these assumptions?
A.J. and classmates
6. Why is Miss Daisy so wacky? What wacky things do your teachers do? 7.How does their wackiness help you learnA.J.


Read an interview with the book illustrator 


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WONDER (book in pdf)

Wonder is a children's novel by Raquel Jaramillo, under the pen name of R. J. Palacio, published on February 14, 2012. Palacio wrote Wonder after an incident where she and her three-year-old son were waiting in line to buy ice cream


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http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/author-rj-palacio-tells-story-inspiration-book-part-51236535



Miss Daisy is Crazy

Kids' literature

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