11/10/10

Three Jovial Huntsmen (a mother goose rhyme)

Author- Susan Jeffers

Title- Three Jovial Huntsmen

Illustrator- Susan Jeffers

Year-1973

Genre- Caldecott

Format- Paperback

Publisher- Unknown

Reading Level- Intermediate Reading

Interest Level- Elementary

Topics- Hunting, Searching, Perception, Rhythm

Summary- This story is tale about three men who go hunting. They travel through the forest, and fields but can't find anything. Every time the first huntsmen finds something the other two disagree and say its something else. Throughout the story the huntsmen all disagree on the things they find and leave everything behind. In the end the huntsmen had an unsuccessful day.

Extension Activity- Bring in illusion activities for the kids to discuss. A project that works on perception and shows how one thing can look like something completely different to someone else.