When the wind comes whistling by, where does it go? Noah decides to find out. But there is one question the books do not explain. Noah has endless curiosity about how and why things work. And if he puts his nose to the ground, he can smell the “green tang of the ants in the grass.” His most favorite thing of all, however, is to read. Noah can see patterns in the dust when it sparkles in the sunlight. 4-10)Ī young boy sees things a little differently than others. Knuckle down and purchase this book or teachers will make your lives wretched. Reed combines acrylic paint with collage to maximum effect: Each of the silent letters has a personality all its own, while her cartoon stick figures convey all the emotion and energy needed to carry the story. Within the text itself, silent letters are highlighted whenever they appear. Chaos ensues, but then the silent letters parade out of the closet, finally to get the credit they deserve. They express their opinion in a perfectly typed letter to the editor, but just before they hit send, the dumbfounded silent letters sneak out and hide. In fact, the students have had it with silent letters and the difficulty they cause in spelling lessons. Wright’s class still does not appreciate them. Even though the silent letters never make a fuss or complain, Mr. Pulver and Reed have once again managed to craft a book so clever and fun that both teachers and students alike will be enthralled ( Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day, 2006, etc.).
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