This book is something that I would definitely recommend to my future students. The authors captivated my attention with a fun mix of mystery and mythology all in one book. Not only does the story appeal to the adventurous side of the reader, but it brings attention to certain mythological characters that students may or may not be aware of. By introducing some of these characters, I think that this story would be a fun read during a unit on mythology. Though it is fiction, and not solely focused on those characters, it gives the readers bits of knowledge about some of the main roles that these mythological characters are known for.
I also think that this story would be a great for teaching inferences and predictions to students during a reading block. The Bailey School Kids work to piece information together that leads them to believe that the new dentist in town is Hercules. By showing students how the characters in the story use background knowledge and their observations to uncover this mystery, this book would be an awesome way to engage students in the process of making inferences and predictions themselves.
I can definitely see myself reading this story to my students, and I hope to be able to find more books in this series to read as I continue on my journey through the 20 book challenge!
Thanks for reading!
This book sounds great! A book that captures our attention and keeps us engaged is usually a wonderful book to read. I love how you related it to your future classroom. It is great that you are already thinking like a teacher when you are reading your books for this challenge. This challenge will definitely prepare a solid bookshelf to share with our future students. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI love the various ways in which you reflected on many different strategies that could be used from this book in your future classroom! This review is one any teacher could refer to and know exactly how they could apply it in their current, or future, units. Great post, Ashley!
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