The Herbie Jones Readers' Theater - Softcover

Kline, Suzy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0399221204 ISBN 13: 9780399221200

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 1992

Synopsis

Twenty-two scripts from the pages of Herbie Jones books give youngsters sorely needed reading practice as they recite the scenes together, in an innovative and fun approach to the challenge of reading. Original.

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About the Author

Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.

Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.

Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.

 

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-5-- Kline has adapted 21 scenes from 4 of her novels to allow children to incorporate their own personalities into the characters of Herbie, Ray, Annabelle, and other friends and family. Each section features five or six vignettes, using a number of characters per scene. While the episodes are open ended, this type of oral reading could be a useful tool as a continuing, participatory activity and as an introduction to the craft of drama. Since the novels about Herbie Jones are enjoyed by many readers, this collection of oral, interactive readings is a natural and creative means of expanding literature into : the daily lives of children. --Jana R. Fine, Clearwater Pub . Lib . System, FL
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0399221204
• ISBN 13: 9780399221200
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 177