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Owen at the Park

Scot Ritchie author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada

Published:22nd Aug '19

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    Working with his dad in the park, Owen gets to do his favorite job all by himself. First, he clears the park of picnickers, checkers players, sleepy dogs and geese, and then the magic happens …

    It’s a busy morning in the park. All along the boulevard, families are picnicking and people are napping, playing checkers and reading on the grass. But Owen and his dad are hard at work, raking and mowing the grass. And today, Owen gets to do the best job all on his own. With his dad’s encouragement, Owen gathers his courage and goes around to everyone in the park. He tells the families, the checkers players and the readers what he has to do, and they rush off. Finally, when the park is empty, it is the moment Owen has been waiting for. He turns the tap for the sprinkler system, and water cascades over the trees and flower beds.

    In creating this book, Scot Ritchie was inspired by his trip to the beautiful Tiergarten park in Berlin. Owen at the Park is a sweet story illuminating the small pleasures in everyday life and the excitement of a child taking on new responsibilities.

    Key Text Features
    author’s note

    Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
    Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3
    Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

[T]he charming . . . illustrations are gloriously green, full of diverse children and adults enjoying a warm day and myriad details to delight close readers. * Kirkus Reviews *
[A] beautiful story that is the perfect read-aloud to share with shy children to help them overcome their social anxiety. * CM Reviews *

ISBN: 9781773061672

Dimensions: 260mm x 203mm x 8mm

Weight: 421g

32 pages