AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: EZRA JACK KEATS
PUBLISHER: PENGUIN GROUP INC.
PUBLICATION
DATE: 1964
GENRE: FICTION-AFRICAN AMERICAN
READING
LEVEL: KINDERGARTEN-3RD GRADE
BRIEF OVERVIEW: THIS BOOK IS ABOUT PETER WHO WAS TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO WHISTLE. HE HAD TO KEEP PRACTICING AND BY THE END OF THE BOOK WILLIE HAD LEARNED HOW TO WHISTLE.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: HAVE THE STUDENTS THINK ABOUT SOMETHING THEY WANT TO ACCOMPLISH BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. SET A GOAL AND TRY TO ACCOMPLISH IT. HAVE THE STUDENTS KEEP A JOURNAL AND WRITE ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS THEY ARE DOING TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: MYRA CERECERO, VSU STUDENT
