Get Ready to R...E...A...D!!!
One Book, One School is back, and book lovers at Maple Dale have selected:
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal!
If you care about animals and have experienced the power of friendship, you’re sure to connect with this novel!
Although The One and Only Ivan is fictional, Ivan did, in fact, live caged in a mall in Washington for 27 years and served as the inspiration for Katherine Applegate’s novel. You’ll have the pleasure of meeting many animal characters including Ivan, Stella (an elephant), Ruby (a baby elephant), and Bob (a stray dog). Living in captivity at the Big Top Mall offers many interesting experiences and challenges for these intriguing creatures. Get ready to befriend them all!
Reading The One and Only Ivan may elicit deep thinking; connections with our world, or opinions you may have about the treatment of animals living in captivity. Perhaps your family will have engaging conversations surrounding your thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
Thanks to support from our PTO, each family will be receiving a copy of this book to keep forever. Please see the pacing guide so that you know what pages to read at home as a family throughout the months of January and February. Each week at school. students will have the opportunity to earn prizes by answering trivia questions based on the previous week’s reading.
You probably can’t wait to get started! Maple Dale’s One Book, One School Kick off assembly will be held on Tuesday, January 12th. Your family’s book will be sent home with your oldest Maple Dale child that day. Be ready...your child/children will be eager to share this reading experience with friends and family! Carve out some time in your evening each night to join us in promoting the love of reading!
