Then the children produce follow-up activities and sample foods from each place.
The class uses their “passports” and travels by “plane” to visit these destinations. Cohen, immerses the class in activities that help students with different learning styles experience places such as: Hawaii and China. Her third grade class has a dynamic learning environment. We can see that at the beginning of her story she is struggling with the emotions of losing her best friend when she says, “When I grow up and remember third grade, I’m going to immediately try to forget it.” This is her journey. Amber is facing a very difficult year however. When she begins a sentence with “I, Amber Brown….” it signals that she is about to make an important announcement about herself and her present state of mind.
She expresses her feelings so well throughout the story that the reader is allowed into the special places in her heart. Her teacher says she has “an active imagination,” and she doesn’t argue that point. She knows she is messy, has a good memory, and can sometimes be sarcastic, according to her mom. (Apr.“I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.” Saint AugustineĪmber Brown Is Not a Crayon by Paula Danziger is a realistic story about Amber, a spunky third grader, who is almost always very confident. One hopes she has more escapades planned for Amber. Once again, Danziger demonstrates her ability to connect with her audience. She resolves never to speak to him again, but the two make peace in an affecting scene that brings this brief but memorable novel to a close. Hannah Burton calls it `gross.' '') Though she tries to keep a stiff upper lip, Amber's emotions get the best of her when Justin, while packing, decides to throw out the chewing-gum ball they have accumulated. Since preschool, they have been ``a great team'': he helps her with fractions (``which I only half understand'') she eats the cream center out of Oreos and passes the cookie part to him (``We call it teamwork.
They'll learn straight away that Amber's life is about to change, and she is not at all happy about it. This heroine's perky, first-person narrative (``I, Amber Brown, am one very excited third grader'') allows readers to make her acquaintance immediately-and effortlessly. With spunky Amber Brown, Danziger ( The Cat Ate My Gymsuit Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes ) adds to her oeuvre's sizable brood of magnetic young characters.
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