Books by lynne jonell author of emmy and the incredible. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Click to read more about emmy and the incredible shrinking rat by lynne jonell. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat by lynne jonell. Lynne jonell has 18 books on goodreads with 18786 ratings. Oct 17, 2010 if you love stories of friendship between children and animals, or youre always up for a kid protagonist who outsmarts evil or stupid adults, youll love emmy and the incredible shrinking rat. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat free pdf, djvu, rtf, txt. Lynne jonell is the author of the novels emmy and the incredible shrinking rat, emmy and the home for troubled girls, and the secret of zoom, as well as several critically acclaimed picture books. Mar 25, 2017 emmy and the incredible shrinking rat book trailer twyla begaye. Lynne jonell photo is the author of several picture books.
She opened a book and bent her head, letting her straight brown hair fall around. The first book in this playful series, emmy and the incredible shrinking rat, was named a school library best book of the year. Lynne jonell teachers writing at the loft literary center in minneapolis, mn. And after he bites her finger, emmy thinks she can hear him talkingand even if he is the only one who notices her, he isnt very nice. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat, by lynne jonell, is extremely wellwritten, with bathroom humor, pathos, and believable and sympathetic characters of both the human and rodent kind. The kids had a blast making their own chinchilla feet. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat book trailer twyla begaye. Minnesota maud hart lovelace book award master list, school library journal best books of the year, indiana young hoosier award master list. Lynne jonell is the author of the novels emmy and the incredible shrinking rat and the secret of zoom, as well as several critically acclaimed picture books. A lonely girl, a cantankerous talking rat, and a nanny who is doing very, very bad things. Why do emmy s schoolmates hardly notice she exists. This tale turns smoothly on its fanciful premise and fabulous characters. The only one who seemed to notice her was the class pet, a rat. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat emmy and the rat jonell, lynne, bean, jonathan on.
She lives in plymouth, minnesota her book the secret of zoom was chosen by school library journal as a best book of 2009, and in 2010, president barack obama purchased the book for his daughter. Lesson plan from indiana library federation created by indiana library federation view the pdf share. Jan 05, 2008 the rat she freed has the power to make people shrink, and when he accidentally shrinks one of emmys classmates, the trioemmy, the rat, and the nowdiminutive joeembarks on an adventure that leads them to discover a whole rodent city underground, a shrunken but still spry rodent scientist, and the way out of emmys difficulties with the. Recorded books emmy and the incredible shrinking rat. Her challenge increases when the rat freed by emmy, one of the few characters who can hear him talkaccidentally shrinks her to his size. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat by lynne jonell, 9780312384609, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Soon she begins to unravel the mystery of her parents strange behavior, gaining many animal friends along the. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of emmy and the incredible shrinking rat. It isnt that she obeys her nanny or gets good grades. Jonathan bean when emmy discovers that she and her formerly loving parents are being drugged by their evil nanny with rodent potions that can change people in. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat emmy and the rat book 1. If youre not in k2nd grade i think it would be a great book.
Jonell, lynne emmy and the incredible shrinking rat. Nouns adjectives verbs personal pronouns subjects and. Nov 30, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat lynne jonell. It was a fun way to track our progress through the book. After the rat bites her she was for some reason able to talk to the rat. But in spite of its allusions to other classic childrens tales, emmy and the incredible shrinking rat is an incredible story all on its own. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat is just the kind of book ill be recommending to the kids at my elementary school. The rat, whose cage sat on the counter next to emmy s desk, was. Lesson plan from friends of the saint paul library.
Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Hilarious, inventive, and irresistably rodentfriendly, emmy and the incredible shrinking rat is a fantastic first novel from acclaimed picture. Its got humor, suspense, friendship and a concoction to thwart dishonesty with uproarious side effects. The facilitator of the book club came up with some really fun activities to go along with our discussion. May 18, 20 but in spite of its allusions to other classic childrens tales, emmy and the incredible shrinking rat is an incredible story all on its own. But when it comes to emmy and the incredible shrinking rat, theres not much you can compare the book to. My book is about a girl named emmy who isnt noticed at school, and her parents are always out of town, but one day her classroom pet the rat bites her. Sep 10, 2007 something along the lines of, its like james and the giant peach meets the perils of peppermints. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat download pdf. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. This is another book from the massachusetts childrens book award list, and i think its my favorite of the bunch so far.
Sophie knows little beyond the four walls of her fathers bookshop, where she repairs old books and dreams of escaping the confines of her dull life. Seeking the answers to these questions plunges emmy into an adventure beyond anything she could have imagined. In fact, emmys parents stop caring about her, and the. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat audible audiobook unabridged lynne jonell author, narrator.
The best thing about emmy is not that shes a good girl. In the book, emmy makes a chinchilla foot out of clay so the facilitator brought some modeling clay and a picture of a chinchilla. Emmy and the incredible shrinking ratby lynne jonell. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat audiobook by lynne. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Ever since her parents became rich, emmy s life has been a lot less funthey disappear on long trips and leave her in the hands of a coldhearted nanny named miss barmy. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat by lynne jonell had memorable characters, a good mystery and many hysterical moments. Read by lynne jonell and the full cast family 6 cds 6 hours unabridged publisher. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat 2007 about book. She teaches writing at the loft literary center and lives with her husband and two sons in. No one in school seemed to notice emmy, although she tried hard to be good.
No, the best thing about the heroine of lynne jonells emmy and the incredible shrinking rat is that emmy develops the courage to. Teachingbooks emmy and the incredible shrinking rat. Personal pronouns and a day with emmy thought question and vocabulary all about emmy favorite part of emmy and the incredible shrinking rat subjects and predicates character birthday gift wish list quiz creating activity. Henry holt and company prepared by the minnesota book awardsthe friends of the saint paul public library. Lynne jonell emmy and the incredible shrinking rat similar books. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat 60second book. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat emmy and the rat by lynne jonell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat large print book. Student handout on literary terms and elements of a story prereading activity setting point of view main idea and details thought questions activities about characters comparison and contrast parts of speech. Adapted from the novel emmy and the incredible shrinking rat chapter 1, pages 3. Emmy frees the rat, triggering a landslide of fantastical events featuring the conniving miss barmy, cunning professor vole and the antique rat, his mysterious shop filled with rare rodents. The rat, whose cage sat on the counter next to emmy s desk, was not so good. Now emmy s parents spend their time jetsetting, leaving emmy in the notsoloving hands of her very strange nanny, miss barmy. Reviewed in the united states on november 20, 2012. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat free pdf, djvu. Free emmy and the incredible shrinking rat study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Setting recommendation characters point of view 3rd person emmy is a caring person who likes animals and was bitten by a rude rat in her classroom. Emmy has lived a curious life ever since her parents inherited greatgreatuncle williams mansion and fortune.
Miss barmy pretends to act in emmy s best interests, but somethings rotten in her rigid regimen. What book had jonell just finished reading when she made the decision to become an author. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the emmy and the incredible shrinking rat, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Emmy tries hard to be good, but no one seems to notice except for the rather sarcastic classroom rat. Emmy and the home for troubled girls emmy and the rat. And it certainly isnt that she eats her vegetables. Other activities to help include hangman, crossword, word scramble, games, matching, quizes, and tests. Who can resist a mystery about a very good girl, a talking rat, and. It continues, she did her homework without being told. Her books have been named junior library guild selections and a smithsonian notable book, among numerous other honors. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat book report form pdf file. Tenyearold emmy lived happily with her parents in an apartment above their bookstore until an unexpected inheritance changed their lives.
It was a fun way to track our progress through the book my boys and i read this book for the intergenerational book club at our church. As a transformed emmy and some new fourlegged friends try to outwit miss barmy and outrun professor vole, the irascible rat turns the tide. A lonely girl, a cantankerous talking rat, and a nanny who is doing very, very bad things emmy was a good girl. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about emmy and the incredible shrinking rat by lynne jonell. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat book trailer youtube. Now that she had been bitten she could now understand what the rat was saying. One day the classroom pet, the rat, not only notices her but starts talking to her. Audio excerpt from emmy and the incredible shrinking rat sample 2 name pronunciation with lynne jonell.
As you read the book, there are pictures of the rat slowly falling out of a tree. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat recorded books. Lynne jonell is an american childrens books author. In the book, emmy makes a chinchilla foot out of clay so the facilitator brought. She is the author of emmy and the incredible shrinking rat and its sequel, emmy and the home for troubled girls.
A scene from emmy and the incredible shrinking rat adapted from the novel emmy and the incredible shrinking rat chapter 1, pages 3 8 by lynne jonell, published by henry holt and company, 2007. And she never talked back to her nanny, miss barmy, although it was almost impossible to keep quiet, some days. Emmy and the incredible shrinking ratby lynne jonell henry holt and company prepared by the minnesota book awardsthe friends of the saint paul public library. No one notices her at school and her parents are always traveling, leaving her at home with her crotchety nanny, miss barmy. Free emmy and the incredible shrinking rat worksheets and. Many of the characters had realistic personalities and quirks.
Emmy tries her hardest to be good but she can never seem to please miss barmy. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat emmy and the rat. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat 2007 read online free. Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat download pdfepub.
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