Jennifer M. (Kaydence) reviewed Gooney Bird and All Her Charms (Gooney Bird Greene) on + 380 more book reviews
Summary:
Gooney Bird's second grade class is studying the human body. As a surprise, her uncle Dr. Oglethorpe brings in a skeleton for them to use while they research. This becomes a school wide event to label and investigate every part of Napoleon Bony-part. Unfortunately, Napoleon has an enemy and is stolen from the front of the school. Gooney Bird leads her class in the mystery to find out who the bone napper is and return Napoleon back to Dr. Oglethorpe.
My thoughts:
I enjoy the Gooney Bird series. In my opinion it is a right before Junie B. Jones series. The reading is a little simpler and there are more pictures within this series. It's great for a beginning chapter book reader. Much like Nate The Great, Gooney Bird leads you through learning some new things and enjoying what you read. Gooney Bird is charming. She's funny, self confident, and very intelligent. She also is a great friend and classmate. I prefer her to other heroines because she is not doing questionable things and trying to get away with things. She also has a distinct set of style that adds for fun dress up time with my daughter (who is still too young to read on her own).
Gooney Bird's second grade class is studying the human body. As a surprise, her uncle Dr. Oglethorpe brings in a skeleton for them to use while they research. This becomes a school wide event to label and investigate every part of Napoleon Bony-part. Unfortunately, Napoleon has an enemy and is stolen from the front of the school. Gooney Bird leads her class in the mystery to find out who the bone napper is and return Napoleon back to Dr. Oglethorpe.
My thoughts:
I enjoy the Gooney Bird series. In my opinion it is a right before Junie B. Jones series. The reading is a little simpler and there are more pictures within this series. It's great for a beginning chapter book reader. Much like Nate The Great, Gooney Bird leads you through learning some new things and enjoying what you read. Gooney Bird is charming. She's funny, self confident, and very intelligent. She also is a great friend and classmate. I prefer her to other heroines because she is not doing questionable things and trying to get away with things. She also has a distinct set of style that adds for fun dress up time with my daughter (who is still too young to read on her own).
