Funded Sep 20, 2022Our school does a really cool thing each and every single school year, we read one book and all of our students get a copy to keep, it happens in the spring. We all get to dive into the same text, last year it was Spring According to Humphrey, another year it was A Boy Called Bat. Each time we try to select an amazing piece of literature that will be a roller coaster ride of emotions for the kiddos, they'll laugh, they'll cry, they'll route for Ivan. This gorilla experiences the cruelty of the world when his parents and murdered and he is kidnapped from his jungle home, then sold to a mini mall where he lives in cramped and deplorable conditions not suitable for a house cat let alone a gorilla. The tale of Ivan tugs at your heart strings and when one can show empathy, they grow their compassion!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Roberts