Gooney Bird and the Room Mother

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0440421330
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82

Book Description
Gooney Bird Greene likes to be right smack in the middle of everything. That's why she wants to have the lead role of Squanto in her class Thanksgiving pageant. But that role will go to whoever finds someone to be the room mother. All the parents are so busy, no one can bring cupcakes to the play. Gooney Bird Greene to the rescue! She finds a room mother alright, but promises not to tell who it is until the day of the play. Now the kids are really busy getting ready for the show. But will the mystery room mother really show up?

Gooney Bird Greene

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 054748898X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101

Book Description
Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of attention and tells the most entertaining “absolutely true” stories. There’s never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. What other new kid comes to school wearing pajamas and cowboy boots one day and a polka-dot T-shirt and tutu on another? From the moment Gooney Bird Greene arrives at Watertower Elementary School, her fellow second graders are intrigued by her unique sense of style and her unusual lunches. So when story time arrives, the choice is unanimous: they want to hear about Gooney Bird Greene. And that suits Gooney Bird just fine, because, as it turns out, she has quite a few interesting and "absolutely true" stories to tell. Through Gooney Bird and her tales, the acclaimed author Lois Lowry introduces young readers to the elements of storytelling. This book encourages the storyteller in everyone.

Gooney Bird Is So Absurd

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547348533
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117

Book Description
The fourth hilarious title in Lowis Lowry's popular Gooney Bird series! It’s a cold January at the Watertower Elementary School—the perfect weather for Gooney Bird Greene to break out her special brain-warming hat! It's a good thing she has one. Gooney Bird's brain will need to be as warm as possible this month, because Mrs. Pidgeon is teaching her class about poetry. Who knew there could be so many different ways to write a poem? Haikus, couplets, limericks—Mrs. Pidgeon’s students soon find that writing good poetry takes a lot of hard work and creative thinking. Gooney Bird and her classmates are up to the challenge. But just when things are going well, the kids get some terrible news. Gooney Bird will need all the inspiration her brain can muster to organize the most important poem the class has ever written.

Gooney the Fabulous

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Clarion Books
ISBN: 9780358755289
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Lois Lowry's Gooney Bird chapter book series is accessible and easy to read and will appeal to fans of Junie B. Jones. The iconic Gooney Bird Greene is larger than life and has a heart as big as her personality, In book three, Gooney the Fabulous, once again it's Gooney Bird who knows how to turn lessons into fun. Mrs. Pidgeon has been reading Aesop's fables to her second grade class. Gooney Bird has an idea. A fabulous idea! What if each child creates his or her own fable, and tells it to the class? One by one Mrs. Pidgeon's students create costumes and stories and morals and excitement. Everyone except Nicholas. What on earth is making Nicholas so unhappy? Leave it to Gooney Bird, of course, to help him solve his problem . . . in a truly fabulous way. Lois Lowry is a two-time Newbery winner for The Giver and Number the Stars. Her Gooney Bird series features a precocious second grader with a talent for storytelling and solving problems in creative ways, Gooney Bird Greene, and has been embraced by reviewers, teachers, and, most of all, children. The books are: Book 1: Gooney Bird Greene Book 2: Gooney Bird and the Room Mother Book 3: Gooney the Fabulous Book 4: Gooney Bird Is So Absurd Book 5: Gooney Bird on the Map Book 6: Gooney Bird and All Her Charms

Gooney Bird on the Map

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547556225
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139

Book Description
Gooney Bird Greene returns for another rollicking classroom adventure in this fifth installment of two-time Newbery Award Winner Lois Lowry's Gooney Bird series.

Joey the Bird

Author: D. F. Green
Publisher: OXFORD University Press
ISBN: 9780195969597
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 20

Book Description
These imaginative graded stories and factual writing relate to young learners own experiences and provide a delightful introduction to reading.

The House on Hare Hill

Author: Jules Marriner
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781499516920
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Most hares love boxing; it's a fact. However, Little Hare like to keep fit with Yoga. On a walk she discovers which sports other animals love, but when she gets lost, she finds more than she expects. A charming book about wildlife, sport and long ears! Suitable for ages 3-7. For more information and other books see my website www.scarlettinc.co.uk

Gooney Bird And The Room Mother

Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9781417759415
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74

Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. Gooney Bird Greene, an entertaining second-grader who introduces challenging vocabulary words and tells "absolutely true" stories, finds a surprise room-mother to bring cupcakes for the Thanksgiving pageant.

Polly's Lost

Author: Bobbie Carnell
Publisher: Innerquest
ISBN: 9781630518363
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30

Book Description
When Polly the Possum is lost, her forest friends come together to rescue her. This is a story of how quickly a very good day can turn into a scary-time--but how hope and help win out in the end.

Oliver Poons and the Bright Yellow Hat

Author: Lauryn Wendus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990985709
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Meet Oliver Poons! A cute, little cat who is in love with his hat! Recommended for children Birth-Age 6, Pre-School, Kindergarten, First Grade & Second Grade.In this happy, whimsical, rhyming children's book story, Oliver wonders how he will be able to keep his hat and turns to his friends, Orange Kitty and Myrtle, for advice. Orange Kitty is less supportive than Oliver had hoped when she lets him know, "Hats are for people, they are not for a cat!" "You may not think so, but I'm telling you that!"When Oliver needs to find a way to keep his hat, he ventures out into the world and finds a new friend with the answer.This 24-page hardcover children's picture book created by a mother-daughter duo is filled with beautiful watercolor illustrations. This book for kids, very young children, and animal lovers of all ages, is sure to delight! Through bold, pop-off-the-page illustrations and story in verse, everyone is given a front row seat to their new cat friends. Sure to bring similes to faces and requests to read it again and again!The character Oliver Poons is inspired by author Lauryn Alyssa Wendus' real-life rescue cat, Oliver. Other favorite cat books for kids in The Adventures of Oliver Poons series include: Dreaming in Color, Oliver Poons and the Cats Who Wear Clothes