AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Strawberry Shakespeare/Mike Bliz
GENRE: Fiction chapter book
READING LEVEL: 9 years old
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Homer’s horse is stolen and he hits the road to get it back. On the way, he travels to various locations and defeats many opponents. When he learns why his horse was stolen, he learns he is in danger as well.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The students will create backgrounds for plays that
show all of the locations that Homer has traveled to find his horse. They will
then recreate the scenes using individuals from the class and musical
instruments.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Emily Raymond LITR 3110 section A
