10/20/10

Fluffy's Thanksgiving



Author- Kate McMullan

Title- Fluffy's Thanksgiving
Illustrater- Marvis Smith
Year-1997
Genre- Easy to Read
Format- Softcover
Publisher- Scholastic Printing


Reading Level- Middle/Late Elementary

Interest Level- Elementary

Topics- Thanksgiving, Food
Summary- This is a easy to read chapter book about a guinea pig named Fluffy. There are a couple stories about him. One is about Fluffy being a cob of corn in a play. Another is about him going home with one of the classmates. Fluffy gets out of his cage and runs around the house. The grandma seeing him and thinks he is a rat. These stories are short and easy to read.

Extension Activity- If you have a school pet in your classroom, let each student take it home and keep a journal of the animal each day. They can then share their experience with the class when they bring the animal back.