Running Away to Home // Reading to Know Bookclub F.

I'm linking up with Amy for this week's Read Aloud Thursday! My second grader could have easily read this on her own, but then I would have missed out! : ) I've also spotted another book by Robert Lawson about Paul Revere, as narrated by his horse, and I may tack that on to one of N1's reading lists one of these days.Ī few weeks ago, we also rented the Ben & Me short from the library, but I was pleased to find it on youtube as well! Parts 1 and 2 are linked below for your enjoyment, if you are interested. But for a fun tie-in to our current history lessons, I don't regret the read in the least. Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos. Would I rank this mouse story up at the top of the list with our favorite Tumtum & Nutmeg? No. The book has many more tales that are not included in the video, and it was a quick and enjoyable read for all of us over the last couple weeks. This is a book that I was excited to read with my girls because I have fond memories of the old Disney short cartoon 'Ben and Me' that I remember watching as a child. There are also several incidents where Amos, upon taking matters into his own mouse hands, causes such confusion and disruption, that it would have been better if Ben had been left on his own! Without Amos, it is sure that the Declaration of Independence wouldn't have had the well known language at it's intro ('When in the course of human events.'). The purchase of this book entitles the individual teacher to reproduce copies of the student pages for use in his or her classroom exclusively.

Ben, the diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict, can easily stand on its own as a simple, strong, nice-guy choice, though it's somewhat attenuated.

Amos chronicles several adventures and inventions of Ben - the Franklin stove, electricity - as well as several historical moments that Amos plays a key role in. Ben and Me by Robert Lawson Prepared by Rebecca Stark A Study Guide for Grades 35. The name Ben is boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning 'son of'. One night, in search of food, he stumbled into the home of Ben Franklin and a friendship was formed between the intelligent mouse, and according to Amos, the slightly absent minded Ben. Amos was a poor mouse, living with his large mouse family in the vestry of a local church.

Ben & Me by Robert Lawson