Truman by Jean Reidy, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019)
Truman the tortoise lives with his Sarah, high above the taxis and the trash
trucks and the number eleven bus, which travels south. He never worries about
the world below…until one day, when Sarah straps on a big backpack and does
something Truman has never seen before. She boards the bus! Truman waits for
her to return. He waits.And waits. And waits.
And when he can wait no longer, he knows what he must do. Even if it seems…impossible!
About Jean Reidy
Jean Reidy lives in Colorado, right across the street from her neighborhood library.
Her website is http://jeanreidy.com
There is a profile of her in Kite Tales: SCBWI Chapter Newsletter
at
http://jeanreidy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/KIteTales_with_Profile.pdf
About Lucy Ruth Cummins
Born in Canada, she is the youngest of six children, and her family lived in an actual log cabin. She grew up in Cortland, New York, and she now lives with her little family in Brooklyn, New York.
Her website is http://lucyruthcummins.squarespace.com/
Activities & Links
- A story-time and
curriculum guide from the publisher
https://jeanreidy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Truman_Storytime-and-Curriculum-Guide.pdf - Making turtles is a great craft project. You can make them from applesauce containers (http://www.whatilivefor.net/2019/04/recycled-turtle-craft.html), paper plates (https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/paper-plate-turtle-craft/), tissue paper (https://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/tissue-paper-and-paper-plate-turtle-craft/), or paint and a potato masher (https://happytoddlerplaytime.com/potato-masher-turtle-craft/)
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