Polacco, P. (1996). New York, New York: Philomel Books.
Brief Annotation: Stephenie Michele works in the park and every day sees a little boy named Fondo watching the geese. She offers for him to help feed them and he grows fond of a blind one and wishes he would fly away with the flock one day. Social workers come to take Fondo away but he was invited to fly away with the geese and most go before he is taken away forever.
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 2-4
Readers who will like this: Any reader who believes in a little magic and hope of people.
Response/Rating: 4; This book was fantastic and almost even a tear jerker. I loved the idea of talking to the geese and sun and understanding them.
Question: What does it mean to be homeless?
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