Frindle Based on the book by Andrew Clements Adapted by William Massolia
Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nick's in fifth grade, and it looks like his days as a troublemaker are over.
Everyone knows that Mrs. Granger, the language arts teacher, has X-ray vision, and nobody gets away with anything in her classroom. To make matters worse, she's also a fanatic about the dictionary, which is hopelessly boring to Nick. But when Nick learns an interesting tidbit about words and where they come from, it inspires his greatest plan yet: to invent a new word. From now on, a pen is no longer a pen -- it's a Frindle.
“Frindle is …about discovering the true nature of words, language, thought, community, learning. It’s also about great teaching and great teachers, and about the life that surges through corridors and classrooms every school day.” - Andrew Clements
Curriculum Connections - Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary, Spelling, Creative Writing, Literature
Suited to Grades 3-6
Connections: Story-telling, Health, Social Studies, Skills for Living
$4 - Please call Dianne Pytel at 419-448-8544 ext 29 for reservations.
