Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken March 11, 2009
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Mrs. Meyer insisted that we read the book, Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken, because of who the author is… Kate DiCamillo! Yep, that’s right! She’s also the author of The Tale of Despereaux and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Louise is a chicken in search of adventure. She goes out to sea and gets attacked by pirates. Barely escaping death, she manages to make it back to the farm. Her friends are anxious to hear where she has been; however, Louise is not interested in sharing her adventures. The safety of the farm soon becomes boring, and she seeks more adventures. Louise joins the circus. She finds adventure under the big top, but eventually she has a heart-racing fall that almost lands her in the mouth of a vicious beast. Louise narrowly escapes and returns home. Again, she does not share her adventures, and again she grows bored of life on the farm. This time she travels to far away land where a fortune teller predicts she will meet a dark stranger. Are you wondering what happens next? Do you think Louise will continue to seek out dangerous adventures? Will Louise ever share her experiences with her friends back at the farm? Will she even make it back to the farm? You’ll have to read, Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken to find out!
Teachers will love how this book is organized into mini-chapters for each adventure. There are also a lot of opportunity to use context clues and inferring throughout this story. Kate DiCamillo does not disappoint her readers with this quick one sit read!
Mrs. Meyer’s Enrichment Reading Class
To hear Louise and her friends chatting in the farmyard, listen to the podcast.
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i like how you used the big chickens in the audio mp3.
I TOTLLALLY WANT TO READ THIS! IF I GET A CHANCE
I have read this book it is halarious! you would like it to.
I read this it’s soooo humorous!!