Paine? Why? (Making connections, text-to-self) – (Pg.31, “He hiked until…”) If you were one of the people in this town, would you help to hide the animals like they did, or would you give them back to Mr. – (Pg.27, “Then little Red…”) What do you think will happen next? How do you think they will try to save the animals from having to “sail off with that man”? Do you think the animals will end up leaving the island with the mean zookeeper? (Predicting) – (Pg.14, “They pulled themselves…”) Did your prediction about what you thought would happen to all of the animals come true? Why/why not? (Evaluate prediction) – (Pg.11, “The captain said…”) What do you think will happen to all of the animals? Why do you think that? (Predicting) – (Pg.10, “The shattered ship…”) In the real world, can all of these animals swim? (Making Connections, text-to-world)

– What do you know about the circus? What kinds of animals are there? Are all of the animals that you see on the cover animals that you’d really see at a circus? (Making Connections, text-to-world) What do you think this story may be about? (Predicting) – The title of this book is The Circus Ship.

– Heaving: (chest): moving up and down with much effort or difficulty – Staggered: wobbled limped walked in an unsteady way – Bedraggled: dirty, wet, or messy from having wandered through mud and water – Daft: silly foolish crazy lacking good sense – Demanding: giving lots of orders asking with force Paine is clever and fun for readers of all ages! – The double-page spread of the animals hiding from Mr. – Fantastic illustrations - adorable, funny, rich detail that require analysis and extend the story – Written in fabulous bouncy rhyming couplets, which makes for an engaging read aloud – High-quality narrative, especially because of its compelling plot with an exciting sequence of events that gets readers caught up in predicting what will happen next* This is a fantastic story written by one of my favorite picture book authors. When the circus owner returns to claim his menagerie, the people help the animals devise a plan to outsmart him so that he leaves alone. The townspeople are at first wary of all of the animals, but they soon embrace them after the tiger rescues a toddler from a fire. Synopsis: When a circus ship is wrecked in a storm, the animals escape the greedy circus owner and make their way to a small island off the coast of Maine. Text Type: Picture book fiction narrative Hover over the below with your cursor for specific details and instructions for use. Here is my first Read Aloud TATTLER… Click here for the introduction/rationale for the TATTLER, and click here for a brief description of each of the TATTLER components. T ext a nd T ext T alk for raising L ifelong E ngaged R eaders

The circus ship