by Lois Lowry (Author), Middy Thomas (Illustrator)
The fourth hilarious title in Lowis Lowry's popular Gooney Bird series
It's a cold January at the Watertower Elementary School--the perfect weather for Gooney Bird Greene to break out her special brain-warming hat It's a good thing she has one. Gooney Bird's brain will need to be as warm as possible this month, because Mrs. Pidgeon is teaching her class about poetry. Who knew there could be so many different ways to write a poem? Haikus, couplets, limericks--Mrs. Pidgeon's students soon find that writing good poetry takes a lot of hard work and creative thinking. Gooney Bird and her classmates are up to the challenge. But just when things are going well, the kids get some terrible news. Gooney Bird will need all the inspiration her brain can muster to organize the most important poem the class has ever written.Author Biography
Lois Lowry is a two-time Newbery Medal winner for Number the Stars and The Giver, the first of a quartet. She now divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine. Visit her website at www.loislowry.com and visit www.hmhbooks.com/gooneybirdgreene.
The illustrator Middy Thomas is a native Mainer and art teacher. She lives in Brunswick, Maine.
Number of Pages: 112
Dimensions: 0.4 x 7.5 x 5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 08, 2013
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Gooney Bird Is So Absurd
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 2