Do you think your class could be quiet for a whole day? Could you be quiet for the whole day? I liked this book, not only because the class in the book is trying not to talk, but because one of the fifth graders, Dave, reads a book about Gandhi for his report on India. (Hooray!- Fifth graders at SJV learn about Gandhi too) The idea of not talking, something Gandhi did for his own spiritual development interested Dave. In a verbal fight with a classmate, Dave challenges her to keep quiet. Suddenly, a contest develops and spreads to all the fifth graders, where the contestants are the boys against the girls. I enjoyed the clever three-word exceptions that were made when teachers needed to hear from their students. Yes, this is another great Andrew Clements novel and a Maud Hart Lovelace Nominee for 2010-11.
NO Talking! by Andrew Clements
Do you think your class could be quiet for a whole day? Could you be quiet for the whole day? I liked this book, not only because the class in the book is trying not to talk, but because one of the fifth graders, Dave, reads a book about Gandhi for his report on India. (Hooray!- Fifth graders at SJV learn about Gandhi too) The idea of not talking, something Gandhi did for his own spiritual development interested Dave. In a verbal fight with a classmate, Dave challenges her to keep quiet. Suddenly, a contest develops and spreads to all the fifth graders, where the contestants are the boys against the girls. I enjoyed the clever three-word exceptions that were made when teachers needed to hear from their students. Yes, this is another great Andrew Clements novel and a Maud Hart Lovelace Nominee for 2010-11.
