Title: Boo's Surprise
Author: Betsy Byars
Genre: Science Fiction/ Fantasy
Summary: Boo, a young girl, finds an incredibly large egg one day. The very excited Boo finds a baby dinosaur after the egg had hatched. Boo's brother, Sammy, is not very helpful to Boo who is trying to help the baby dinosaur. Not only does Boo make friends with the dinosaur but by the end of the text Boo and Sammy become closer as well.
How to use: Not only does this book provide a great example of a science fiction chapter book it also provides readers with a great lesson. The family in this story allows readers to find a great support system for Boo within Sammy. I would use this book in a classroom to show students how to find morals or lessons from within texts. The moral or lesson learned in this book is fairly clear to readers, so it serves as a great example.
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