Title: Owen
Author: Kevin Henkes was born on November 27, 1960 in Wisconsin. His first book was called All Alone, published in 1981 by Greenwillow Books. He wrote his first book while he was a freshmen in college. Henkes also writes young-adult fiction.
Publisher: Hardcover (1993)
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 1-2
Brief Synopsis: This is a story about Owen who carries a blanket with him everywhere he goes. His mother and father think he is too old for the blanket and they want him to get rid of it. The parents come up with a plan to cut the blanket into pieces so Owen can use the peices as a handkerchief.
Theme/Skill: Problem Solving/Language Arts/Growing up
Pre-activity: Have the children bring in their favorite stuffed animal or blanket they might sleep with. Then have the children share this memorable object with the class.
Post-activity: Have the children write two to three sentences about their favorite object and why it is important to them.
My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:
I liked this book because it shows problem solving and it shows the children that sometimes we out grow our favorite things and its time to get rid of them or make it into something else so it is still apart of the child's life.
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 1-2
Brief Synopsis: This is a story about Owen who carries a blanket with him everywhere he goes. His mother and father think he is too old for the blanket and they want him to get rid of it. The parents come up with a plan to cut the blanket into pieces so Owen can use the peices as a handkerchief.
Theme/Skill: Problem Solving/Language Arts/Growing up
Pre-activity: Have the children bring in their favorite stuffed animal or blanket they might sleep with. Then have the children share this memorable object with the class.
Post-activity: Have the children write two to three sentences about their favorite object and why it is important to them.
My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:
I liked this book because it shows problem solving and it shows the children that sometimes we out grow our favorite things and its time to get rid of them or make it into something else so it is still apart of the child's life.
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