Author: Mick Manning
Illustrator: Brita Granstrom
Copyright: 2007, Scholastic Inc., New York
Grade: K-3
Theme: Heroism
Synopsis:
This is a funny story about an owl that walks into a farmyard one stormy night. When the hens notice the owl in the morning, they yell and get angry because an owl is not a rooster and they want a rooster. They have the owl peck, scratch and cock-a-doodle doo like a rooster, but the owl fails. One of the hens decides to teach the owl how to be a rooster, and the owl learns many things but in the end it still cannot cock-a-doodle doo like a rooster. The hens were not impressed. The owl tells them that he is not a rooster but he can still do many other things, and he catches a rat that tries to sneak into the hen house. From that day, the owl becomes their very own special google-eyed rooster and a hero.
Pre-reading Activity:
Talk to children about heros. Ask them what they think a hero is.
Post-Reading Activity:
Have students write down a list of what makes a person a hero. Ask them who their hero is and why. Have them draw a picture of their hero.
Reflection:
I really enjoyed reading this story. it was very funny and the owl is adorable in the pictures. It was funny because the hens were so chatty and they didn't accept the owl because he couldnt' cock-adoodle do like a rooster. The last page in the story shows the own walking and the hens following him in a line. I thought this was hillarious. I think it's a really cute book and kids would really enjoy it.
About the Author: Mick Manning was born and brought up in England, in 1959. He studied illustrations and animations at the Royal College of Art in London.
Mick Manning co-illustrates most of his books with his wife Brita.
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