White, frindle by andrew clements, the lemonade war by jacqueline davies, the benefits of bei. When he actually comes face to face with the dragon kenny is more than just a little frightened. Kenny and the dragon 2018 lakewood city school district. Everyone will be reading the same book at the same time. Maple elementary school login 560 west jackson street, painesville, oh 44077 phone. Sometimes the books are duds, but they generally do a pretty good job with their selection. Kenny and the dragon through the looking glass children.
One school, one book is a program designed to get students and parents excited about reading while building a community of readers. Kids wings activities for kenny and the dragon by tony. If your family is familiar with osob, then hold on because our next book is definitely an adventure. Kenny, a book loving rabbit, meets a dragon named grahame, who loves shakespeare and creme brulee. Turns out, when he got there george was about to play a game of chess wearing shining armor. Kenny and the dragon 2008 read online free book by tony. Journals and poems are to be turned in by april 11 th, including their name, grade, and.
This book is about a rabbit named kenny who one day hears about a dragon that lives on a mountain and decides to go meet him and figures out some dragons can be nice. One district, one book is a program designed to create a singular reading experience within a town community. His dad is a farmer, and comes home one day with the news that he saw a dragon out in the fields. Kenny and the dragon by tony diterlizzi, hardcover. This set of lessons is part of a larger sixweek unit my school is implementing about dragons, gods, giants, ancient greece, and the olympics. Turns out, when he got there george was about to play a game of chess. When the townscritters discover that theres a dragon living nearby, they turn to george, a former knight, to. In one corner theres grahame, a wellread and cultured dragon with sophisticated tastes. A renaissance fellow is how graham describes himself. It was his last assignment for the school year, and it would be an easy one for him, as hed read the astronomy text front to back several times already. Student council caroling at westminster december 2017.
Our next one school one book reading adventure kicks off tuesday, february 19th with our special assembly. George and the dragon without losing a friend in the fray. Kennys best friend, george is supposed to execute grahame. Today miss zoe, links for learning staff member, is reading aloud the childrens book kenny and the dragon by tony diterlizzi. They didnt use the term nerdy but that is basically what he was.
The first day of the program will include a kickoff pep rally where the book will be revealed. The book is kenny and the dragon, written and illustrated by tony. Unfazed, his mum calmly keeps making the soup, and settles down kennys father and gets to the heart of the matter. When the simple folks in the sleepy little village of. We hope that you and your family take the time to read the book together and enjoy the the time spent together as a family.
This is a fantastic story of a young bibliophile named kenny. Students, teachers, parents and staff all read kenny and the dragon. So its up to kenny to give his neighbors frontrow seats to one of the bestknown battles in history the legendary showdown between st. In one corner theres graeme, a wellread and cultured dr. What he is not is dangerous or threatening, although he is quite witty. Kids and families warm to grahame the dragon thats grahame like the cracker. One very normal day kennys father, a farmer by trade, announces that he has seen a dragon on the hill near their house. Bookloving kenny the rabbit has few friends in his farming community, so when one, bookstore owner george, is sent to kill another, gentle dragon grahame, kenny must find a way to prevent their battle while satisfying the dragoncrazed townspeople. In one corner theres graeme, a wellread and cultured dragon with sophisticated tastes. Kenny, a bookloving rabbit, meets a dragon named grahame, who loves shakespeare and creme brulee.
Books that have been used as one school, one book reads. Now in paperback, the new york times bestselling tale of chivalry and showmanship from tony diterlizzi. Kenny is busy one day, trying to set the table for dinner, whilst reading a book, when his very flustered father runs in the house shouting they need to move. Kenny shuffled through it all and picked up stars and their constellations, the book he was supposed to do a book report on. A retired knight george, who is kenny s best friend, has been hired to slay grahame. One day kennys father comes home and tells of the dragon he saw on their nearby hill. Kenny s mother allows it, as long as he finishes his kenny is an adventurous rabbit and lives in the sleepy farming village of roundbrook.
Kenny rabbit and his family live in a small farming community. Kenny wants to keep his two friends from fighting or killing each other, but no one will listen to him. Each school year, our school district picks one book and gifts a copy to each district. It was his last assignment for the school year, and it would be an easy one for him, as hed read the astronomy text front to back several times already now he simply needed to write the report. It gets hard at times for our family of 4 children ranging from 12 to 4 years old to find readalouds we all love, but this one was a winner.
His father keeps sheep high on shepards hill, but kenny is more interested in reading and dreaming of exploring and going on great adventures. One school, one book one district, one book osob for middle schools. In the other theres george, a retired knight and dragon slayer who would be content to spend the rest of his days in his bookshop. After our one cd with merlin and the dragons is no longer available, you still may purchase this great audible book. Kenny rabbit is a young bunny that lives in a village called roundbrook and enjoys reading. This is part 1, stay tuned for future videos to follow along. See more ideas about fairy tales unit, traditional tales, fairy tale theme. Unfazed, his mum calmly keeps making the soup, and settles down kenny s father and gets to the heart of the matter. One district, one book one district, one book 2015.
Charlottes web, the indian in the cupboard, the bfg, and the cricket in times square come to mind. We will be reading our story across a three week calendar. Links read aloud kenny and the dragon part 1 youtube. Kennys mother allows it, as long as he finishes his kenny is an adventurous rabbit and lives in the sleepy farming village of roundbrook. The book is a fun read with lots of nods to kenneth grahame and the original story, but what really sets it apart are the magnificent illustrations. Its different in the way diterlizzi tells his story. Kenny begs to be allowed to go to see the dragon for himself, and in the end his mother agrees. If youre new to normandy, visit our about osob page to learn all about the program. This years book of choice for one school, one book is kenny and the dragon by tony diterlizzi. Free kenny and the dragon worksheets and literature unit. One school, one book is a program designed to bring our school community together while promoting reading. At school, kenny accidentally says that he saw a dragon. Listening to this with my kids as part of one school one book this year. Kenny and the dragon is one of the 26 literature guides for awardwinning literature in our extraordinary destinations collection.
Kenny of course wants to run out and see this real live dragon himself. Kenny and the dragon by tony diterlizzi, hardcover barnes. May 28, 2014 when the town decides they must exterminate the dragon and they call on kenny s friend george who turns out to be a sainted dragon slayer to do it, kenny has to find a way to save grahame. We received a lot of thats a great book comments as we carried it around during the.
Book loving kenny the rabbit has few friends in his farming community, so when one, bookstore owner george, is sent to kill another, gentle dragon grahame, kenny must find a way to prevent their battle while satisfying the dragon crazed townspeople. Everyone students, parents, teachers, even administrative staff will be participating, and we can all reap the many benefits. His two best friends are heading into a battle of legendary proportionswith each other. With the one school, one book program, we aim to build a community of readers at our school. Once there was a dragon, a little boy, his parents, a knight, and a bookkeeper.
Today, i decide to model some context clues and vocabulary work, due to some things i noticed when students were answering vocabulary based questions yesterday. The dragons name was graham and the boy is named kenny. Read th rest of the book to see what happens katieb 6232012 i got this thinking it would be fun to read to my son. But after george meets grahame, its up to them, kennys mom and dad to keep grahame safe. One school, one book timmons elementary building community of. Kenny rabbit is a protagonist you cant help but root for, and the illustrations in this book are simply adorable. Kenny s only other friend is george, an elderly badger who runs the local bookstore. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Springfield elementaryone school, one book one school, one book. Apr 30, 2020 today miss zoe, links for learning staff member, is reading aloud the childrens book kenny and the dragon by tony diterlizzi. We are beginning another year of one school, one book at maple elementary. Kenny has always felt a little on the outside he loves books, and his pursuit of knowledge is almost relentless.
Aug 05, 2008 now in paperback, the new york times bestselling tale of chivalry and showmanship from tony diterlizzi. When the town decides they must exterminate the dragon and they call on kennys friend george who turns out to be a sainted dragon slayer to do it, kenny has to find a way to save grahame. We are very excited to present this years one district, one book, kenny and the dragon by tony diterlizzi. We will all be reading the same book at the same time. Each school year, our school district picks one book and gifts a copy to each district family for a community readalong.