REVIEW OF POSSUM MAGIC A. BIBLIOGRAPHY Fox, Mem. POSSUM MAGIC. San Diego, CA: Gulliver Books, an imprint of Harcourt Brace & Company. ISBN 978-0-15-200572-2. B. PLOT SUMMARY Two possums live in the Australian bush, Grandma Poss and Hush. Grandma Poss makes bush magic. One day she makes Hush invisible to make him safe from snakes. This is fine for a while, but eventually Hush wants to be able to see herself. Grandma Poss determines that “people food” is needed to restore Hush’s visibility, so they begin a journey seeking “people food.” They end up eating a variety of traditional Australian “people food” in many of the larger Australian cities: Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Unfortunately none of the food samples returns Hush’s visibility. It wasn’t until they tried a Vegemite sandwich in the city of Darwin that Hush’s tail became visible. Later, after eating pavlova in Perth her legs and body appeared. Finally, they traveled across the sea f...
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Very clever! I like your book. I've enjoyed keeping up with your blog over the semester. Enjoy the holiday!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cindi!
DeleteThis was a very clever way to look at the semester! Thank you for your creativity and resilience! You will make a great school librarian soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dr. Gross!
DeleteWow Gilbert! This was such a fun and creative way to reflect on this class! I really loved it! You always do your best, work hard, and get the work done early! You are an inspiration to me :) I'm glad you enjoyed this class and learned so much about incorporating technology into the library!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim!
DeleteI like how you decided to present your information in the book form. It was very interesting to read through.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Gilbert! I love the book idea and I think I figured out how to create one as well !
ReplyDeleteHi Gilbert,
ReplyDeleteI have very much enjoyed your writing style and enjoyed discussing with you on our respective blogs throughout the semester. I wish you the best, and will definitely check back in on your storybook for the fond memories! Fantastic job on your storybook!
Take care!
Casey Jackson
Hi Gilbert,
ReplyDeleteI love your book! Very creative! I truly enjoyed working together with you in our group assignments. Thank you for sharing!