Gooney Bird and All Her Charms (Gooney Bird Greene) (Gooney Bird Greene, 6)

Gooney Bird Greene returns for more adventures in the sixth book in this sweet and accessible chapter book series from the two-time Newbery Medal winner Lois Lowry. Each book takes place during a month of the school year in Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade classroom and explores a different subject. In this latest book set in March, Gooney Bird's class learns about the human body with the help of a real skeleton.Previous titles have explored: GOONEY BIRD GREENE, October: Storytelling GOONEY BIRD AND THE ROOM MOTHER, November: Thanksgiving and vocabulary GOONEY THE FABULOUS, December: Aesop's Fables GOONEY BIRD IS SO ABSURD, January: Poetry GOONEY BIRD IS ON THE MAP, February: Geography "It's March!" Mrs. Pidgeon said as she wrote the day's date on the chalkboard. "In like a lion, out like a lamb!" The morning bell has rung at Watertower Elementary School, and it's time for Mrs. Pidgeon's class to turn to page 52 in their science books to learn about one of the most spectacular scientific subjects of all#8212;the human body! As usual, Gooney Bird has a special plan to make learning more fun. But what on earth is in that scary-looking box that her uncle, Dr. Oglethorpe, has brought to the second grade? And what does it have to do with the charms on Gooney's jingling silver bracelet? It looks as if another special story is in the works! Gooney Bird's Great Uncle Walter lends her second grade class a skeleton while they study human anatomy, and at the end of the month the students use Gooney Bird's charm bracelet to present all they have learned. Gooney Bird's great-uncle Walter lends her second-grade class a skeleton while they study human anatomy, and at the end of the month, the students use Gooney Bird's charm bracelet to present all they have learned. Book #6