![]() ![]() These students discuss their family lives, their feelings about their classmates, and the impact of their new teacher, Mr. The story is told from the perspective of seven of the students. Terupt tells the tale of a fifth grade class in an elementary school in Connecticut, USA. ![]() Terupt is up there with the best!īecause of Mr. In a city, like Vancouver, we have two immediate needs in terms of literacy: 1) to find books that require extensive critical thinking skills, 2) and for these books to be age-appropriate and easy enough for recently arrived immigrant children to understand. Terupt (2011) proves to be the perfect follow up! Finding a book that takes these same readers to the next level is challenging, because of the lack of suitable books on the market. Terupt is a terrific book for developing critical thinking and emotional sensitivity Recently I reviewed Paul Yee’s books Shu-Li and Tamara (2008) and Shu-Li and Diego (2009), which are ideal for emerging readers and middle-school ESL students. ![]()
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