Wednesday, October 17, 2012

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead



















Setting: Zoo, Amos' house
Characters: Amos, Elephant, Tortoise, Penguin, Rhinoceros, Owl
Theme: Being there for others, Friendship

Amos works at the zoo and works very early in the morning. He rides the bus there everyday. At the zoo he would play chess with the elephant who thinks a lot about his moves, races the tortoise who never lost, sat with the penguin since he's shy, lends the rhinoceros a handkerchief who always has a runny nose, and read stories to the owl who was afraid of the dark. One morning he woke up and was feeling sick so he couldn't go to work. All his animal friends wondered where he was so they all boarded the bus and went to his house. Amos was so happy when they got there. He and the elephant played chess thinking a lot about his own moves, played hide and seek with the tortoise, the penguin warmed his feet while he napped, and the rhinoceros had the handkerchief for when he sneezed. He felt much better, and they made tea. Then they all went to bed to go back to the zoo in the morning.