Sunday, March 9, 2008

Gooney Bird Greene


Lowry, Lois. 2002. Gooney Bird Greene. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York, New York. ISBN 0618238484

A new student, Gooney Bird Greene, with her own unique style joins a new second grade class after a recent move. Gooney Bird is a captivating storyteller that soon mesmerizes her entire class with her “absolutely true” stories. Lois Lowry created a great visual of the classroom by describing the actions of every student in the classroom and giving them each a personality. Readers will enjoy the school setting, storytelling format, and Gooney’s uniqueness. Gooney Bird’s story titles will cause readers to try to predict what will happen in the story since it has to be absolutely true. This easy chapter book will capture the attention of young readers.

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