By: Sam Swope
Illustrated by: Barry Root
Grades: 2-5
Grades: 2-5
Liberty Street is a suburban neighborhood with all white houses. There is a general and his wife who live on the street and despise happiness. The two of them are constantly treating to call the army when they see fun. One day, the Araboolies came into town. The Araboolies are a very large family who is all about having fun. The general tries to stop them from having fun but they do not stop because they do not understand the language.
Theme: Through colorful pages, students will learn that they do not need to conform to be like others; they need to be proud of who they are.
About the Author:
Sam Swope started off by working as a props man before he started to write for both children and adults. He won the 2006 James Thurber Fellowship for children's writers. He helped find the website chapbooks.com which make it easy for teachers to inexpensively publish their students work into books but the website ended up failing and is no long around.
Sam Swope started off by working as a props man before he started to write for both children and adults. He won the 2006 James Thurber Fellowship for children's writers. He helped find the website chapbooks.com which make it easy for teachers to inexpensively publish their students work into books but the website ended up failing and is no long around.
Pre-Reading Activities:
What do you think this book is about? Who do you think the Araboolies are and what do you notice about them from the cover?
Post Reading Activities:
Students will pair up with another student in the class and interview them. After the interview, each student will present on their partner. Students will point out what is special about their partner and what is something about them that is not like anybody else.
Students will pair up with another student in the class and interview them. After the interview, each student will present on their partner. Students will point out what is special about their partner and what is something about them that is not like anybody else.
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