Blueberries for Sal

Title: Blueberries for Sal 

Author: Robert McCloskey 

Genre: Fiction 

Ages: 5-12

Summary: This story is about a little girl named Sal who goes blueberry picking with her mom. They are saving blueberries for winter however, Sal keeps eating them. Sal and a bear end up getting lost and have a hard time finding their mothers. 

About the author: Robert McCloskey was born in Hamilton Ohio. He attended public school and took piano lessons as a child. He later when to art school in Boston before he started writing children's books. 

Theme/skill: Relationships

Pre-reading activity: Has anyone ever been blueberry picking? Who did you go with? Show students pictures of blueberry fields and people picking them. 

Post-reading activity: Give the students a handout with main points of the story written and illustrated on it. Cut them out and place it in the correct sequence of the story. 

This book is very popular and for a good reason. It is a great relationship builder and who doesnt love blueberry picking?