[LM_NET] SHARE: Booktalk, Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde

["Ronda Y. Foust" <ryfoust@COMCAST.NET>]

Howard seems always to have some kind of mischief up his sleeve and  
he can always find a ready excuse for not taking the blame-- 
especially if someone else has gotten caught--even if that someone is  
his best friend. This dubious talent has kept him out of trouble for  
the most part--until he pulls one prank too many on the old woman at  
the goose pond. She seems able to see right through all of his ploys-- 
and doesn't fall for any of them. Undaunted, Howard insults her-- 
after all, he and the other children have taunted her all these  
years, calling her an old witch and making fun of her walk and her  
devotion to the geese at the pond. Imagine Howard's surprise when the  
the old woman turns HIM into a goose--feathers and all. The only way  
for Howard to ever regain his true form is for him to perform three  
good deeds. Piece of cake, right? Not exactly. Will he be able to  
convince anyone that he's a boy, not a goose? Can he figure out what  
makes a good deed good? Does he get eaten or does he learn the  
difference between being selfish and selfless? To find out, read  
Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde. Grades 3-5.

Ronda Y. Foust
School Media Specialist
Hardin Valley Elementary School
Knoxville, TN
foustr1@k12tn.net
http://thebookdragon.blogspot.com/
http://khslibrarybookblog.wikispaces.com/




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