A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world. Diary of a worm chronicles the ups and downs of being a young worm. Theatre young kids enjoy tykes begins its 15th season with musical diary of a worm, a spider and a fly. Diary of a worm gwinnett county public library overdrive. Special jury award, worldfest houston meet a worm not that different from you or me, except that his head looks a lot like his tail. The title describes the content of this book perfectly. Insects rule in the diaries of unlikely best friends. The chicken squad is back for their third misadventure, and this time theyre facing off with whatevers hiding in a mystery box in the backyard. Highly commended prairie bud childrens book award, 20062007 a junior library guild selection. These are young readers based on this picture book, but are not written by doreen cronin. View book info and cumulative award history for diary of a worm by doreen cronin. New york times bestselling artist harry bliss is a cartoonist and cover artist for the new yorker magazine.
A hysterical journal about the daily doings and the hidden world of a lovable underground dweller that will be sure to delight kids both young and old. Harry bliss a young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world. Diary of a wormand more great animal tales scholastic. Childrens favorite storybook animals are brought to animated life in these classic tales.
Students will read the card and decide if it is a true fact about worms or a false fact. This worm lives with his parents, plays with his friends, and even goes to. Students should make predictions of what they think the book will be about. Noteworthy books for children and teens audiobk too good to miss recommended 2007 colorado childrens book award picture book nominee 2008 young hoosier book award picture book nominee diary of a worm. Students will identify with the worms trials and tribulations in school and with friends, and they will be amused by the worms antics and adventures, such as dodging girls playing hopscotch on the sidewalk after a rainy night.
If you read this book, you will discover that there are good things and bad things about being a worm. This hysterical picture book by bestselling author doreen cronin and bestselling artist harry bliss tells the daily doings of a small worm in a gigantic worm world. Cows that type, a caldecott honor book, and giggle, giggle, quack. A hilarious chapter book from the bestselling author of click, clack, moo and diary of a worm. Doreen cronin is the new york times bestselling author of diary of a worm, diary of a spider, and diary of a fly, as well as click, clack, moo. A copy of diary of a worm by doreen cronin, copies of the sequence or timeline sheet, copies of the events activity instructions prereading. This worm lives with his parents, plays with his friends, and even goes to school. Childrens illustrated honor books in the 2006 book sense book of the year awards. Based on doreen cronins new york times bestselling book series, the theme of the story is tolerance and acceptance. Review the features of combined text, as previously examined in diary of a worm. Diary of a worm diary of a worm audiobook, by doreen cronin. Expand product details the reader gets a wormseye view of the world in this wonderfully illustrated book. This hilarious picture book from the bestselling, acclaimed authorillustrator team of doreen cronin and harry bliss tells the adventures of a worm through his daily diary entries. Worm is all about having fun, respecting the earth, and never taking baths.
Teachers pet by doreen cronin, lori haskins houran, harry bliss, and john nez total resources view text complexity discover like books. But unlike you or me, he never has to take a bath, he gets to eat his homework, and because he doesnt have legs, he just cant do the hokey pokey no matter how hard he tries. There are also diary of fly and diary of a spider by cronin. Diary of a worm library binding tattered cover book store. Diary of a worm book hennepin county library bibliocommons. Meet a worm not that different from you or me, except that his head looks a lot like his tail. With the thankless job of helping the earth breathe, a young worm gives us a view of his daily life from the underground up. She lives in brooklyn, new york, with her husband and their daughters. Now hes the star of a series of i can read books with fullcolor illustrations. Read the book aloud, pointing out that the date of the diary.
Imagine that you are a worm who goes to school and keeps a diary. Diary of a worm by doreen cronin, illustrated by harry bliss. Students will need extra time to write their diaries. Heres the wimpy kid doityourself book from the wildly popular bestselling series, along with the wimpy kid blank journal224 lined pages with spot art by jeff kinney. Review the book diary of a worm by doreen cronin with your students. Diary of a worm diary of a spider diary of a fly diary of a worm by doreen cronin, harry bliss, et al. The diary of anne frank tony awards info including both nominations and wins for the productions, cast members and creative teams. It is the first in the shaggy gully books, and is one of the most popular of frenchs works. Children already know and love worm from the hilarious bestselling picture book by doreen cronin and harry bills. Diary of a worm is a prime example of how the right combination of illustrator and author can make an amazing book. The worms humanistic qualities are shown as he chronicles the familys vacation to compost island, his first day of school, his report card, information about his family, and his first tunnel, among others. Diary of a worm by doreen cronin and harry bliss duration. This funfilled chronicle of the daily ins and outs of a lovable underground dweller shows us that a worms life is really not so different from ours. It is the diary of a young male worm whos name he never discloses.
If you hate taking a bath, and going to the dentist then its good to be a worm. Worm is thrilled when its his turn to take care of the class pet. It is a humorous story in diary form of the everyday life of a worm. The youthful voice of alexander gould brings to life this animated version of the humorous book. There are other diary books by this author, such as diary of a fly, but they are not considered a series. Arrange for computer andor library access for your students.
But unlike you or me, he never has to take a bath, he gets to eat his homework, and because he doesnt have legs, he just cant do the hokey pokeyno. New york times bestselling artist harry bliss is a cartoonist and cover artist for the. With his little red baseball cap and homework woes, aspects of the worm s life will be more than recognizable to many children. The youthful voice of alexander gould brings to life this animated version of the humorous book written by doreen cronin and illustrated by harry bliss. My favorite part was when the worm said that his older sister thinks she is so pretty that she looks in the mirror for a long time and he said her face always look just like her rear end.
Diary of a worm by doreen cronin, harry bliss, hardcover. He writes of days spent with his friend spider,his dreams,goals,experiences at worm school and things he learns from his parents and grandfather as well as his interactions with humans. Three of them have been grouped together and sold as the bug diaries. Let students know that in this final reading of the book, you will look at the speech bubbles and the worm photographs to see what information they can give you about either the story or the facts. Diary of a worm hardcover tattered cover book store. Diary of a worm is a book for children in preschool through first grade. Diary of a wombat is a 2002 awardwinning picture book written by jackie french and illustrated by bruce whatley. Special jury award, worldfesthouston sorttitle diary of a worm lexilescore 360 crossrefid 128266 series diary publisher weston woods studios, a subsidiary of scholastic inc. A hysterical journal about the daily doings and the hidden world of a lovable underground. I also love the creativity of the worms perspective. Voted book of the year at the 2019 selah christian book awards. Learn about the daily ups and downs, school life, and dreams of a worm by reading this humorous diary. This lesson takes approximately 45 minutes to introduce and begin researching. Tied with diary of a worm for funniest book in the cuffie awards in the united states 2003.
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