A sick day for amos mcgee design of the picture book. Emily connellyas an assistant editor at audiofile, library school student, and substitute librarian, emily spends a lot of time surrounded by good literature. But one day when amos is sick and doesnt show up as usual, the worried animals decide to take the number five to amos s house to check in on their. This is a gently humorous tale of friendship and dedication. Parents need to know that a sick day for amos mcgee, by philip c. Woodblock illustrations in mostly soft colors and a bright red balloon draw readers into this gentle tale about the importance of kindness and taking care of others. When amos misses work, his animal friends are worried, so they board the number 5 bus to visit and help him out. Find and circle words across, down, and diagonally. They have to think about what the character might do to help amos feel bett. Amos mcgee loves to rise early, brew a pot of coffee, eat his oatmeal, swap his.
So this book, a sick day for amos mcgee is just as nourishing this morning as my hot cup of coffee. But one day, amos mcgee didnt go to work because he was sick. Every day, after breakfast and tea, he takes the number five bus to the zoo and visits the animals. The best sick day ever and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut.
One day, when his sniffles and sneezes prevented him from going to the zoo, he received some unexpected guests. Every day, amos mcgee goes to his job at the city zoo where hes attentive to each of his animal friends special needs. Children will choose an animal that was not a character in the caldecott winning book, a sick day for amos mcgee. Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, running races with the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin company, and even reading bedtime stories to the owl. Set preferences and get ageappropriate recommendations with common sense. Stead is a 2011 bank street best childrens book of the year and the winner of the 2011. Amos mcgee is a busy zookeeper that makes time for a special daily visit with each of his animal friends. Stead use this printable and interactive word search puzzle to extend student learning. A sick day for amos mcgee hardcover quail ridge books.
This is a higher level activity to be done after reading, a sick day by amos mcgee written by philip c. Stead is a 2011 bank street best childrens book of the year and the winner of the 2011 caldecott medal. Stead and illustrated by erin e stead, won the 2011 caldecott medal for best picture book, and its easy to see why. Publishers weekly best childrens books 2010, picture books. A sick day for amos mc gene is a picture book about a punctual zookeeper named amos. But when amos is too sick to make it to the zoo, his animal friends decide its time they returned the.
One morning, amos wakes up sick and cant make it to work. In this junior library guild selection, amos mcgee is too sick to make it to the zoo, so his animal. Amos mcgee is a zookeeper who always found time to visit his friendsthe elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. Unfortunately, one day amos wakes up very ill and is not able to show up to work, so the animals decide to pay him a surprise visit. Wondering if a sick day for amos mcgee is ok for your kid. One day, however, amos doesnt feel well and must miss work and so his friends. Every day, amos mcgee takes the number 5 bus to get to his job at the zoo. A sick day for amos mcgee hardcover andersons bookshop. On most days, the angular, elderly amos rides the bus to the zoo, plays chess with the elephant who thought and thought before making a move, sits quietly with the penguin, and spends time with his other animal friends. In this book, well meet amos mcgee and find out how his animal friends helped him when he needed it the most.
Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs. His friends were worried and decided to pay a special visit to their friend amos mcgee. It has appeared more than once next to the bed in a stack of books as i visit homes as a temporary nanny. The book depicts a zookeeper who has bonded with the animals he cares for and who come and visit him one day when he gets sick. Emily enjoys working behind the scenes to help keep audiofiles blog and podcast platforms running and discovering new audiobooks to love. On most days, the angular, elderly amos rides the bus to the zoo. This great tale of friendship and love will become a long time favorite in both my classroom and home. One day, amos is too sick to visit his zoo friends, but, fortunately, the animals know just what to. A touching story of friendship, this caldecott medal winning childrens book will warm the hearts of all. Amos mcgee was a zookeeper who always made time for his animal friends.
One day, however, amos doesnt feel well and must miss work and. In a day where it seems bright colors, and crazy art rule picture books, a sick day for amos mcgee is beautiful in its unflashiness. But one day when amos is sick and doesnt show up as usual, the worried animals decide to take the number five to amos s house to check in on their friend. Every morning when the alarm clock clanged, he swung his legs out of bed and swapped his pajamas for a freshpressed uniform. A sick day for amos mcgee printables, classroom activities. After reading a sick day for amos mcgee by philip c. To help put the right book in each readers hands, consider the following comprehensive text complexity analyses within your instructional plans. A sick day for amos mcgee hardcover the elliott bay. A sick day for amos mcgee board book third place books. This is such a sweet story and a caldecottwinner to boot.
Stead, a sick day for amos mcgee is a 2011 bank street best childrens book of the year and the winner of the 2011 caldecott medal. See more support materials for a sick day for amos. Publishers weekly with quiet affection, this husbandandwife team tells the story of a zookeeper whose devotion is repaid when he falls ill. Amos mcgee has plenty to do at his job at city zoo.
Zookeeper amos mcgee always follows the same routine. A sick day for amos mcgee hardcover secret garden books. Every day, amos spends time with each of his animal friends at the zoo, running races with the tortoise, caring for a particularly shy penguin and reading stories to an owl. To ask other readers questions about a sick day for amos mcgee, please sign up. A sick day for amos mcgee hardcover hudson booksellers. A sick day for amos mcgee is a beautiful picture book. A sick day for amos mcgee hardcover broadway books. But when amos is too sick to make it to the zoo, his animal friends decide its time they returned the favor. Amos mcgee goes to work at the zoo each morning in the same, unhurried, unassuming way. Amos, who spends time with the animals at the zoo everyday, learns the true meaning of friendship when he is too sick to make it to the zoo and the animals come.
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