Book Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile, February 2002
Awards or honors received:
North Carolina Book Award Nomination, 2003-2004
Colorado Children's Book Award Nomination, 2003
Summary:
A young Chinese girl, Mei Mei, has six happy hens that she adores and cares for. Daisy, one of the six hens, is bullied by the other hens in the coop. Exhausted from being bullied in the coop; Daisy decides to sleep in a basket by the river. While she is snoozing the river sweeps the basket away from the shore. Daisy is confronted by various animals along the way that she has to defend herself from. A fisherman stumbles upon Daisy in the river. He takes her to the local market to sell, when Mei Mei comes to her rescue. When Daisy arrives back to her coop, the other hens are astonished of the attitude that she acquired from her adventure. Daisy now has her on place in the coop.
Personal Rating, ***Good. The text was reader-friendly while still giving a little taste of the Chinese vocabulary. The illustrations were bold and realistic.
Reading Level: 3rd grade (A.R. Level 3.8)
Interest Level: K-3
Possible uses of the text in integrated units of study:
Reading/Writing: Discuss author, Jan Brett, and watch the video clip from http://www.janbrettvideos.com/video/video_main_page.htm. Complete a picture walk and do a sequencing activity. Science: Review and discuss the Life Cycle of a Chick. Social Studies: Compare and contrast Chinese Culture from our own culture.
Potential Problems or Difficulties: I could not find any potential problems or difficulties.
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You are doing a great job at reading a variety of genres!
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