By: John Lechner
Genre: Fiction
Ages: 6-12
Ages: 6-12
Sticky Burr is the story of a little forest burr who is independent from the other burrs. Sticky Burr gets himself in a bold adventure through Burrwood Forest as he makes friends along the way in order to save his village when it is threatened by a pack of wild dogs. Sticky Burr and his friends learn along the way that it is okay to be different and working together will only benefit their village.
About the Author: John Lechner grew up in a creative house as one of seven children. He attended Carnegie Mellon University where he studied art and creative writing. He then worked as a graphic designer and puppeteer before he started writing children's books.
About the Author: John Lechner grew up in a creative house as one of seven children. He attended Carnegie Mellon University where he studied art and creative writing. He then worked as a graphic designer and puppeteer before he started writing children's books.
Theme/skill: Everyone is different and should be respected either way. Working together can be beneficial.
Pre-reading activity: Go over reading basic reading skills. Reading left to right and top to bottom. Practice with other comic books.
Post reading activity: Make a Venn diagram with one side working together and another side working individually. Right the commonalities in the middle.
I really did enjoy this book. There is a lot of humor for both children and adults. This book teaches students not only about the graphic novel genre but also science as well. The best part it that students are not looking at it as a science book and are learning without knowing it.
ReplyDeleteI agree this book is a lot of fun to read with children. It sends a great message across about individuality and working together.
ReplyDeleteLove your idea for this book. It does have a wonderful message about acceptance and working together to accomplish a goal. There are many different times within this book that teamwork helps the burrs and the lightning bugs to escape trouble.
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