Meteor! (edició 1996)

A quiet rural community is dramatically changed when a meteor crashes down in the front yard of the Gaw family.

This book is based on a true story of a meteor that fell on a farm in the town of Union City, Michigan. The original meteor of this story resides in Riverside Cemetery as a family marker.

I thought the book Meteor! was quit funny in that the entire event grows as if a group of children are playing the game telephone!

Curriculum connection: Use a Critical Thinking Interactive Read Aloud of Meteor! by Patricia Polacco which will provide the thought-provoking questions essential to every interactive read aloud. Your students will soon be in deep discussions, ranging from plot analysis to author’s message exploration.

This is the beginning, first work of Polacco, and her artistry and magic shines through. A story of a meteor that suddenly, loudly falls from the sky, right smack dad in her grand parents back yard.

How I loved this tale of a small town occurrence rendered into a big deal of an event. ( )

The story of a meteorite that landed in a family's front yard. It's very well told. Full of rich, descriptive language and colorful dialogue, ths book is a crowd pleaser. ( )