How I became a Pirate
Title: How I became a Pirate Genre: Fiction Author: Melinda Long Awards: Indies Choice Book Award: Children's Illustrated Age Group: 3 to 7 year olds Teacher Evaluation: As a teacher, I think this book would be a cute read-aloud book it teaches that while sometimes you may want to grow up because you don't love someone telling you what to do doesn't mean you won't miss it. It's a pretty quick read with cute illustrations throughout the audio and even singing which I think the kids would like. After reading the book a fun little activity could be to make/draw a pirate outfit. Summary: We see that Jeremy Jacob is in the beach with his family and then he sees some pirates come by and he decides to say yes to their invitation of joining their ship. That's when he knows he's become a pirate and as a pirate he notices al of the things he can do now that now one is telling him not to do something. Then while he's still on the ship he starts playing soccer w...