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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/19/13

The Man With Bad Manners

TITLE: The Man With Bad Manners
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Idries Shah/Rose Mary Santiago
PUBLISHER: Hoopoe Books              PUBLICATION DATE: 2003
GENRE: Traditional Book    
READING LEVEL: Grades 4-5
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Members of a neighborhood become fed up with their rude neighbor, who has very bad manners.  One day when the man goes out of town the community comes together to get the man to change his ways, or leave the neighborhood.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The students will grow their own plants in the classroom garden, while discussing how plants benefit the food chain.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Jasmine Strickland- Valdosta State University