AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Petra Mathers
PUBLISHER:Simon
& Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
PUBLICATION DATE: 2000
GENRE: Poetry READING LEVEL: 3rd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
Herbie the duck entered a poem contest about food that his friend, Lottie,
wrote for him. Since Lottie did not make it to the contest, he got nervous and
left. He ended up cooking in a restraunt and they loved his rhymes.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students would have to create a recipe that had rhyming ingredients.
For example, ham and jam.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Haley Thornhill-VSU
