Friday, June 19, 2015

A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond illustrated by Peggy Fortnum*

This  book is the first "read aloud" chapter book I finished with the boys this summer -2015.
Since the movie came out this past year, I wanted to read the book to them before they saw the movie.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown find Paddington, the bear, at the Paddington train station and kindly agree to let him reside with them.
Wherever he goes, Paddington seems to find himself in a bit of trouble and adventure-whether it is simply eating in public, riding a taxi, taking a bath, riding an escalator, watching a play, building a sandcastle at the beach or performing magic tricks.
My boys giggled several times throughout the story.
The chapters are on the longer side.
*Highly recommend.
Guided Reading Level: T (4th grade)
Grade Level Equivalent: 5.7
Strategies: predicting, inferring

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