When you struggle with something and people make fun of you, it can hurt your feelings. We each bring special gifts to the table of lifeand rodney rat seems to embrace that concept. Students practice 4 vocabulary words each week and record their thinking in an inte. Helen lester is a fulltime writer who makes her home in new york. The first pages show him reading such books as squeak up and clear squeaking and pwonunciate.
Hooway for wodney wat by helen lester rodney rat has trouble pronouncing his words and is teased about being wodney wat at school. Hooway for wodney wat, book by helen lester paperback. Ashley rudock hooway for wodney wat takes on the challenging role of writing a book that touches upon the sensitive topic of speech impediments with a humorous twist. Find books like hooway for wodney wat from the worlds largest community of readers. One day, camilla capybara joins the class and overtakes it. Hooway for wodney wat is an empowering and funny tale that i highly recommend. Hooway for wodney wat book summary and study guide. Hooway for wodney wat helen lester, author, lynn m. It seems she really is bigger, meaner, and smarter than all of the rest of them. Helen lesters hooway for wodney wat teaches what may be considered a handicap, are other hwords. Hooway for wodney wat is a wonderful book about a small rat named rodney who is attending school at ps 142 elementary school for rodents.
In the story rodney has trouble pronouncing his rs. I love to sing, hang out with friends and family, color in coloring books. Everyone finds that rodney isnt so bad and their laughing turns to mean camilla. It seems she really is bigger, meaner, and smarter than all of. Rodney s facial expressions and body language are so welldone and relatable for youngsters who have ever felt nervous or shy.
Hooway for wodney wat is the book club selection for march 2014 from national braille press. Children will delight as shy rodney rat triumphs over all and his tiny voice decides the day, rs or no rs. Wonderfully illustrated book about rodney rat who calls himself wodney wat. He uses his impediment to save his classmates from a bully. Helen lester and lynn munsinger have collaborated on many funny and popular books for children, including the stories starring tacky the penguin and wodney wat, as well as the new laughalong series. Poor rodney rat cant pronounce his rs so everyone in school makes fun of him. Helen lesterhas written many hilarious and popular picture books, including the tacky the penguin series and hooway for wodney wat. What is even worse is that he is a rodent, a wodent. Goodreads members who liked hooway for wodney wat also liked. Rodney rat pronounces his name wodney wat because of a speech impediment. This is the story of rodney rat, who cant pronouce the letter r. Rodney had a strong positive selfimage and this helped him triumph over the bully.
Lynn munsinger has illustrated more than ninety books for children, many written by her frequent collaborator, helen lester. The children at school make fun of him for this and rodney feels very left out from all the activties that the other kids in his class do. Helen lester treats the subject with kindness and humor, and lynn munsinger brings rodney and his friends to life with endearing illustrations. Read along with wodney as he surprises himself and his classmates by singlehandedly saving the whole class from the big bad bully.
Hooway for wodney wat was a childrens choice book in seventeen different states. Read to find out how rodney and his friends handle a bully that comes into their class. Hooway for wodney wat by helen lester 1999, reinforced. In this book, youll meet a little rat named rodney, who had trouble with his rs. Poor rodney rat cant pronounce his rs and the other rodents tease him mercilessly. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. But when camilla capybara joins rodney s class and announces that she is. All the kids at school know that wodney has this problem and purposely ask him questions that involve rs like. His speech impediment makes him the laughingstock of the class and leaves him at the outskirts of social activities.
Wodney wat aka rodney rat has a problem with his rs. I love books that celebrate each individuals uniqueness. Hooway for wodney wat unabridged audiobook, by helen lester. Hooway for wodney wat lesson plans and ideas for kindergarten. Hooway for wodney wat edu 320 childrens literature. Jargon journal vocabulary curriculumjargon journal is a weekly vocabulary curriculum tied to picture books. Hooway for wodney wat is a humorous story that teaches young readers an important lesson on being kind to others. It brings up important discussion on needs and differences that can be seen in the classroom or real world. Wodneys transformation from cowering to empowered is beautifully underscored in the humorous, expressive illustrations. Hooway for wodney wat, paperback christian books, bibles. Hooway for wodney wat will have you, and your kids, laughing out loud.
Lynn munsinger has lived in vermont and connecticut, devoting her time to freelance illustration. Buy a cheap copy of hooway for wodney wat book by helen lester. When a new student who likes to bully comes to school, much to his own surprise, it is wodney who saves the day. Lesson plan for hooway for wodney wat by helen lester. Poor wodney the wat cant say his rs, and due to the teasing of other wodents in his class, spends most of his time hiding in his jacket. The author has mentioned it as one of her favorites. The play on words in this book is brilliant and hilarious. Reading, writing, retelling the text, visualizing, and a fun craft for this great book by helen lester.
They have collaborated on the hilarious tacky the penguin series and many other wildly funny and popular titles, including the awardwinning hooway for wodney wat. Having suffered this problem then and now, i must say i have quite a large soft spot for our hero, wodney. The only thing is, rodney cannot pronounce his rs and all of the other kids give him so much trouble about it. Hooway for wodney wat by helen lester 2002, paperback.
Hooway for wodney wat books about bullying, math books. Rodney rat has trouble pronouncing his words and is teased about being wodney wat at school. Wodney has a speech impediment and cant say his rs. Hooway for wodney wat childrens books at bellaonline. The story begins with a rat that cant say his rs so instead of him saying his name is rodney rat he says wodney wat. I read this book because a friend recommended it, and i, in turn, strongly recommend it to others. Hooway for wodney wat bullying story read aloud youtube. Helen lester and lynn munsinger have been together through thick and thin since first publishing the wizard, the fairy, and the magic chicken in 1983. They trick him into using words that use rs like train, which for rodney comes out as twain. Booklist, ala rodney rat, who cant pronounce his rs, is the shyest, most miserable kid in school, until one day he saves his classmates from the mean bully camilla capybara.
Poor rodney rat cannot say his rs so he sounds like wodney wat. Hooway for wodney wat by helen lester, lynn munsinger. Enter camilla capybara, the newest, biggest, smartest and definitely meanest rodent at ps 142 elementary school for rodents. Booklist, ala rodney rat, who cant pronounce his rs, is the shyest, most miserable. The children at school make fun of him for this and rodney feels very left out from all.
Have you ever had trouble pronouncing any of your letter sounds. Until our unwitting hero, wodney wat, catches camilla out in a game of simon says. Rodney is scared of her, but when he becomes leader of simon says one day, camilla does not understand that rodney cant sa hooway for wodney wat is about a rat named rodney who cannot pronounce the letter r. Hooway for wodney wat is about a rat named rodney who cannot pronounce the letter r. Students get quite a kick out of camillas wellmeaning antics. Empowering youth literacy, reading fluency and global awareness through current events, books and movies. Jan 5, 2015 lesson plan for hooway for wodney wat by helen lester. My amazon store is where you will find not only all of the books ive read on my.
Hooway for wodney wat is a 1999 picture book by helen lester. This lighthearted childrens book focuses on rodney rat, a young rat who. Adventures of rodney, an epic story with colourful pictures animal adventure series book 2. The team responsible for the tacky the penguin books and princess penelopes parrot 1996, among others, is in rare form in this picture book, in which a swell little guy proves himself a hero to his tormentors. This unit correlates with the book hooway for wodney wat by helen lester.
Line drawings add hilarious details to the story of rodney rat, whose humiliating speech impediment becomes the source of his triumph when he unwittingly. This story will have everyone cheering for a little rat who saves the day. It isnt until when camilla, a school bullie, cant understand him, that he gains the respect of his classmates. Published by houghton mifflinwalter lorraine books. Every child will understand how difficult it is to be different. Hooway for wodney wat is such a good book to start a conversation about differences. A bully comes to the school and rodney saves the day. But when camilla capybara joins rodney s class and announces that she is bigger, meaner, and smarter than any of the other rodents, everyone is afraid.
They have collaborated on the hilarious tacky the penguin series and many other wildly funny and popular titles, including the. Helen lester has written numerous books, each featuring animals as the main characters. Hooway for wodney wat, hardcover 9780395923924 by helen lester. Hooway for wodney wat braille book club selections paths. Wodney is very insecure about his speech problem and is humiliated at school around all of his classmates. Hooway for wodney wat, paperback 9780618216123 by helen lester. Hooway for wodney wat lesson plan use this lesson plan for hooway for wodney wat to start a conversation about differences and teach young students about tolerance. The book is great for anyone who has been teased or picked on, and is a good way to for children to develop their confidence and. Helen lester is a fulltime writer who makes her home in new york, and lynn munsinger is a fulltime illustrator living in vermont.
715 716 844 216 1219 183 316 1480 78 892 911 444 1180 14 518 162 994 842 296 841 1598 189 1268 542 674 111 1454 37 1190 574 866 865 1489 534