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Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Bibliographic Information (APA): Stead, P. (2010). A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Illustrator: Erin Stead. New York: Roaring Brook Press.

Brief Annotation: Amos McGee is a zookeeper who was always happy to go to work. At work he had many friends like the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. One day he was sick and had to stay home from work. All his friends at the zoo missed him. They take the bus to Amos McGee’s house. Then the animals take care of Amos like he does for them at the zoo.

Genre: Picture Book

Grade Level: Pre-k-2

Readers who will like this: Readers who like stories of animals and friendship.

Response/Rating (1-4): 4 out of 4. Very cute story and illustrations about a tale of friendship.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: What do you do when you are sick? Who takes care of you? Do you take care of anyone?

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