The Boy Who Flew Too High

Bibliographic Information: The Boy Who Flew Too High. (http://storynory.com/2008/08/24/the-boy-who-flew-too-high/)

Brief Annotation: This Greek myth is about Icarus and his father. They both had everything they could want, except their home Athens. They both wanted to be back in Athens. To escape the tower the father asked for feathers to create a new design. He really was creating wings to escape from the tower and return to Athens. There plan was to fly home, but instructions were given to the son, “at all times follow me… and do not fly too low… nor should you fly to high.” Icarus found that he loved flying. Soon he flew too close to the sun and his wings began to fall apart. He lost the power of flight and fell into the sea.

Genre: Myth, Audio book

Grade Level: 3- 6

Readers who will like this: Children who like Greek myths; Children who are close with their fathers; ELL children

Response/Rating: 2; I feel that this was a different experience to listen to a book being read. I found myself being irritated by the voice speaking. The story was hard to follow because the voice was annoying. The message was important though “its good to aim high, but its also important not to loose your head with success and over reach yourself.”

One question you would ask before a read aloud: What is something you are good at?