The Raft
by:
Jim LaMarche (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780688139780 (0688139787)
Publish date: April 5th 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
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 ...