Thursday, December 21, 2017

Whoosh!

source: chrisbarton.info
The annual Rhode Island Children’s Book Award (RICBA) goes to the book selected by students in grades 3-5 as their favorite from a list of 20 nominees.

Students who read 3 or more nominated books may vote in February, and students who read 5 or more qualify to participate in the Rooster Games (more info on that to come). To give everyone a head start, I'll be reading a few of the shorter nominees to each class. 

One of these shorter books is Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions. Most kids enjoyed the story; here are some reasons they gave: 

  • It shows what kids can do.
  • Lonnie followed his dreams.
  • He always has new ideas in his mind.
  • The sound effects ("whooooosh!") were cool.
  • It has facts.
  • It had good illustrations.
  • It inspires kids to be imaginative and to invent new things.
  • He worked with NASA.
  • An accident can become the most popular toy in the U.S.
  • He didn't mean to invent the Super Soaker.
  • It explained the life of a genius, but also had a moral.
  • I love reading about other people's lives.
  • It's about an invention that I've used before.
  • It told a story of hard work.
  • I like Super Soakers.
  • I like inventing stuff too.
  • He had many problems and he solved them.
  • I also like engineering.
  • It was inspiring to never give up and believe in your dreams.





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