PICTURE BOOK: The Plot Chickens by Mary Jane and Herm Auch

Summary: Henrietta the chicken loves reading so much, she decides she wants to write her own stories. Following the rules of writing, she develops her story and self-publishes her book. 

An obvious choice as a mentor text for writing teachers. This is another book I will be using with my students this fall.

AR level of 2.8

3.5 out of 5 stars

TUESDAY: I Was a Third Grade Science Project

Three boys - Josh, Brian and Dougie - try to hypnotize a dog into thinking he's a cat for their science project. They watch the dog carefully for cat-like behavior, not noticing that Josh is the one showing odd behavior. When the science projects are put on display for the parents, it becomes obvious that Josh is the one who thinks he's a cat!

We stumbled across this book at the library and I checked it out for bedtime reading with my son because he likes science and the idea was cute. We all enjoyed hearing about Josh's transformation and waiting for everyone to figure out what was going on.

BONUS - check out this blog post about reading. I really liked it!