I love this book!! I recently read this to my class I observe in. It has a reading level of a 3.5. It is a great story about a boy who is reluctant to spend the summer at his grandma's river house, but finds a raft and ends up having a wonderful summer on the river with his grandma. We could use ...
I used The Raft for a whole group lesson on character analysis. This book is good for a comparison character analysis and we looked at how the main character, Nicky, changed from the beginning of the story to the end. I personally found the book on the drier side, but the boys in my class enjoyed a ...
by Laura Krauss Melmed, illustrated by Jim LaMarche I really enjoyed the danger in this book. It kept the story interesting and differentiated it from other stories about old, childless couples.
Childhood isn't all rainbows and unicorns. Authors (particularly authors writing for children) who are brave enough to acknowledge this have my immediate respect. And just to be clear, I'm talking about the ordinary trials of an average childhood - the constant minor slights and injustices that ch...
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