TITLE: The
Other Side of Town
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Jon Agee
PUBLISHER:
Michael Di Capua Books Scholastic
PUBLICATION DATE: 2012
GENRE:
Comedy/Humor Fantasy READING LEVEL: 1st Grade.
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
In the middle of New York City a cab driver picks up a guy who wants to go to
the other side of town. The other side of town is another world where
everything is completely different.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will create their own version of “the other side of town”
using similarities to their home town. They will need to come up with words
that rhyme and have silly names.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Katie Prescott, Valdosta State University ECSE.
