Gooney Bird Greene
Written by Lois Lowry
Narrated by Lee Adams
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About this audiobook
Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of attention and tells the most entertaining "absolutely true" stories.
There's never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. What other new kid comes to school wearing pajamas and cowboy boots one day and a polka-dot t-shirt and tutu on another? Gooney Bird has to sit right smack in the middle of the class because she likes to be in the middle of everything. She is the star of story time and keeps her teacher and classmates on the edge of their seats with her "absolutely true" stories. But what about her classmates? Do they have stories good enough to share?
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver.
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Reviews for Gooney Bird Greene
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This realistic fiction, early chapter book is about a feisty and friendly second grade girl who enters a new school in pajamas and cowgirl boots. She loves being the center of attention and telling her absolutely "true" stories that captivate the class. Her stories are actually true, but she tends to leave out details so they are more interesting.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a story about a new girl, Gooney Bird Greene, who enters Mrs. Pidgeon's 2nd grade class after the year has already begun. Gooney Bird Greene immediately captures the class' interest with her unique outfits and matter-of-fact way of speaking. During a lesson on storytelling the class chooses Gooney to tell a story. She begins to tell stories everyday that captivate the whole class, including Mrs. Pidgeon. The stories are really outlandish and seem to be fake, however, Gooey is telling the truth. She leaves out details to make her stories sound more interesting.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A delightful story of a quirky young girl and her fantastic stories all of which are "true." This would be a great book to read to young writers as a way to demonstrate that inspiration is all around you! You can't go wrong with Lois Lowry. It also has the benefit of being a story of a young person who is new to a school. Gooney Bird Greene may be eccentric but she is 100% herself. She sets a good example that being true to yourself and happy with who you are will serve you well no matter where you are. It's a wonderful story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5★★★★★Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
This is an adorable kid book about a little girl in 2nd grade. She's new to the school and loves to be the center of attention. This is great, because she's the new shiny object in class and everyone wants to get to know her. She tells fantastic stories, that have unbelievable titles, but they are always 100% absolutely freaking true. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book does a great job of teaching the important parts of story to young children. It would be a great read-aloud to share when teaching students how to write their own stories.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Genre: Realistic Fiction Level: Primary This book is a good example of realistic fiction because this is a real setting in a classroom, with a classroom teacher, students and a brand new student. This little girl comes into the class and is quite the story teller. She has the class completely into all of her stories. This is a real type of setting but the scenario is not real.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Cute story about a unique little girl who is a great story teller. The thing that I like about this book is it would be a great way to teach students about great stories and holding the reader's/listener's attention. This would be a great read aloud to share with students when discussing important elements of a story!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I guess this was an okay story, and maybe the unrealistic writing was the author's way of expressing how unusual Gooney Bird was. But to me it came off as more annoying/stupid then anything else. What kind of teacher always addresses her class by their grade? "Okay second-graders!" It sounds so strange! And the way Gooney Bird acts, how she says "I like to be absolutely the center of attention" all the time, and even talks down to the teacher! She basically runs the classroom, and it's just so unrealistic that it gets annoying.However, I did like the basic plot. The idea of turning ordinary happenings, like giving driving directions, into a big awesome story just by knowing how to tell it a certain way (and still remain truthful), it's a pretty good storyline.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gooney Bird Greene is about a new girl in school who knows how to 'tell stories.' She's always dressed unique and has her own style about herself. She tells stories very well with props and almost as an adult voice that she portrays.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was a fun book to read becuase Gooney is such an unusual character. A lot of the content reminds me of what I have been learning in my Literacy Methods class about things like activating students' prior knowledge, making connections, creating visual and other sensory images for the listener/reader, retelling, asking questions, drawing inferences, and identifying the most important ideas and themes from a written piece. There are some interesting choices of words and potential vocabulary embedded in the text.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I had to read this for my Battle of the Books Team at work. A thoroughly horrible book. Lowry (Newbery award winner of The Giver) is so much better than this.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A wonderful and insightful book on storytelling. You will enjoy the interesting stories of Gooney Bird Greene and will 'suddenly' feel transported inside Mrs. Pidgeon's class. My son learned a lot about writing and telling a story from this book.