10/24/08

Title: The Owl and the Pussy Cat
Author: Edward Lear
Illustrator: Jan Brett
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication Date: 1991
Awards: None
Audience: Gr. 2+

Overview: There is an Owl and a Pussycat that fall in love while sailing on a voyage at sea. Their only problem is that they need to be ashore and find a ring to wed with. Once they found a ring from a pigs nose, they got married.

Activity: Have the children in the classroom take a pretend voyage throughout the classroom. Make different spots for the kids to stop at that represent places on a map.

Reviewer’s Name: Eliot Hamilton