Thursday, September 10, 2015

Float by Daniel Miyares*

A father constructs a newspaper boat for his son.  A gray, rainy day he takes this precious boat outside to float in streams in the street.  Unfortunately the stream currents are quite strong and lead the boat on its own adventure.  After a chase, the boy finds his boat ruined.  Dejected his returns home with the sopping newspaper in his hand.  The story does not end on this dismal note.  Like all great dads, this father comes up with an idea to raise his son's spirits.
Wordless.
Strategies: story elements, inferring, sequencing, cause/effect
I love the end pages (they show how to construct two modes of transportation out of newspaper)!
*Highly recommend.

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