Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
Gooney Bird and the Room Mother

Author: Lois Lowry

Publisher: Yearling

Published: 2006-07-11

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 0440421330

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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
Gooney Bird Greene

Author: Lois Lowry

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 054748898X

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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
Gooney Bird Is So Absurd

Author: Lois Lowry

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2009-03-23

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 0547348533

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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
Gooney the Fabulous

Author: Lois Lowry

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 2023-01-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780358755289

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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
Gooney Bird on the Map

Author: Lois Lowry

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 0547556225

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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.

The Silent Boy
The Silent Boy

Author: Lois Lowry

Publisher: Ember

Published: 2012-02-14

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0307976084

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Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn’t turn out that way. “The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy’s world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th century.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred

Get Up, Tom!
Get Up, Tom!

Author: John Townsend

Publisher: Collins Educational

Published: 2013-01-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007507894

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"The sun is up. Get up, Tom!"--Back cover.

Clementine's Letter
Clementine's Letter

Author: Sara Pennypacker

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2013-03-12

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1423141423

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This New York Times bestselling chapter book series has been keeping readers engaged and laughing for more than a decade with over one million copies sold! Clementine can't believe her ears: her beloved teacher, Mr. D'Matz, might be leaving them for the rest of the year to go on a research trip to Egypt! No other teacher has ever understood her impulsiveness, her itch to draw constantly, or her need to play "Beat the Clock" when the day feels too long. And in his place, he's left a substitute with a whole new set of rules that Clementine just can't figure out. The only solution, she decides, is to hatch a plan to get Mr. D'Matz back. Even if it means ruining her Mr. D'Matz's once-in-a-lifetime chance, it's worth it -- isn't it?

Polly Diamond and the Magic Book
Polly Diamond and the Magic Book

Author: Alice Kuipers

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1452152721

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Polly loves words. And she loves writing stories. So when a magic book appears on her doorstep that can make everything she writes happen in real life, Polly is certain all of her dreams are about to come true. But she soon learns that what you write and what you mean are not always the same thing! Funny and touching, this new chapter book series will entertain readers and inspire budding writers.

Chicken Boy
Chicken Boy

Author: Frances O'Roark Dowell

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2008-06-20

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1439106665

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Tobin Mccauley's got a near-certifiable grandmother, a pack of juvenile-delinquent siblings, and a dad who's not going to win father of the year any time soon. To top it off, Tobin's only friend truly believes that the study of chickens will reveal...the meaning of life? Getting through seventh grade isn't easy for anyone, son, but when the first day of school starts out with your granny's arrest, you know you've got real problems. Throw on five-day suspension (for defending your English teacher's honor), a chicken that lays green eggs, and a family feud that's tearing everyone to pieces, and you're in for one heck of a ride. With her remarkable ability to create characters you wish could be part of your life forever, Frances O'Roark Dowell introduces Tobin McCauley, Chicken Boy.