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When the Truck Got Stuck!
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478123111
Copyright Date: 1999
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
M
Strategy/Skill:
Point of view, Prior knowledge, Text structure
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Humor, Neighborhood, Problem Solving
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
When an ice-cream truck gets stuck under the bridge on the Woodchuck road, the race is on. The driver has to get the truck “unstuck” before the ice cream melts.
Features of the Book
- The scene is set on the first page
- The frequent use of direct speech to link events in the story
- Similes – like rows of shining bugs; as stuck as a cork in a bottle
- Descriptive language – thundering, squealing
- The use of thought bubbles
- The humor in the illustrations
- Specialized vocabulary – rig, engineer, welding torch, bridge span
Purpose
When the Truck Got Stuck! can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- using prior knowledge to predict meaning and make sense of the text
- recognizing the distinguishing features of narratives – introduction, problem, resolution, and conclusion
- recognizing the problem and the steps in the problem-solving process
- recognizing points of view in narratives
- identifying and discussing similarities and differences across texts
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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