His books took him to places wings never could.
And his heart fluttered with excitement.
As I work though our large picture book collection I have been selecting books about libraries and reading ready to use when we return to school after our Christmas and Summer break. Here is one that made me smile - Calvin can't fly.
Calvin is a starling. He comes from a big family but he is the odd one out. When he is very young he discovers books! When the aptly named Mr Wingstead their flying teacher prepares for class Calvin is nowhere to be seen. He is in the library. His love of books and reading leads to serious and hurtful teasing so he "waddled back to the library - the only place where he was happy." Then the time comes for the annual migration. His brothers and sisters are able to help Calvin with 'flying' but as he is dragged along Calvin smells danger. He has read about hurricanes and he knows the flock need to find shelter.
The subtitle of this happy book is "The story of a bookworm birdie."
I can't wait to share this with my students early next year.
Here are some teaching ideas. Here is a page with a video of real starlings.
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