A story for all ages! Written by Janell Cannon
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I like Verdi because he climbs trees. By Anthony, grade K |
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I like Verdi because he is brave and strong. By Thalia, grade K |
Wherever
you go in P.S. 90 you
are bound to find Verdi hanging around!
Ms. Onolfi's fifth graders created math problems after reading Verdi.
Here are a few samples. Can you solve them?
away
from the tree. Every
hour Verdi moved 10 inches. How
many inches was Verdi away from the tree at 6:00
pm? by
Amanda
Fourth graders in Ms. Haft's and Ms. Scalza's fourth grade Vista class had some personal thoughts about the messages they learned from Verdi.
In
class my teacher read the story Verdi to us. When
Verdi was yellow he played and played. At this time in his
life he was young. When he got older he turned green. He
realized that as he got older, even though he changed, he
was still the same person that he was when he was younger in
many ways. I don't think that I am the same now as I was
when I was younger. Maybe I will change my mind when I get
to be a little older. by
Thomas 4-307 I
really enjoyed reading the story Verdi and looking at
the pictures with my classmates. I learned from Verdi that
even when you are older you can still do things like you did
when you were young. I still do things that I did when I was
younger, like playing with my friends and my Gameboy. I was
reminded that it is not nice to make fun of people, ever.
Sometimes I make fun of people when they make fun of me and
my brother. I try to remember that it is not nice to do, so
I apologize for making fun of someone when I remember. Verdi
helps me to remember that. It was very nice for the "Greens"
to help Verdi at the end of the story. I would recommend
that other children read this book, too. by
Boris 4-307 I
read the story Verdi in school. I found it very
interesting that snakes can change colors! I learned many
things when we talked about the story in class. I learned
from Verdi to have good feelings about yourself and others.
Everyone goes through changes that can be very different
from each other. When you get older you can still have fun.
I think that I will still be able to have fun when I get
older. by
Eulysses 4-307 I
listened to the story Verdi and we talked about it in
class. I learned many things. I learned that even if you
change you can still do some of the same things you did
before. I also learned that even if you are mature you can
still play your favorite games. I learned that everyone is
different and that everyone changes in
life. by
Ariel 4-307