Fall Leaf Project: Ready-to-Read Level 1

Robin Hill School

by Margaret McNamara

The first-graders of Robin Hill School love to look at all the different fall leaves. When they hear that in some states the leaves don't change color, they come up with a plan to share fall with other first-graders.

Genres: Science, Picture Books, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, School

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 22, 2006

About the author

Margaret McNamara is the Christopher Award–winning author of more than two dozen books for young readers, including the Robin Hill School series. The Fairy Bell Sisters series is inspired not only by her love of the classic sisterhood novel Little Women but by her own experiences growing up with older sisters (and a baby brother). Margaret and her family live in New York City, but they spend part of their summer on an island in Maine very much like Sheepskerry Island.

Reviews

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book in my local free library and loved the cover. I bought it for a little cousin and I know he will love it. I read every book beforehand that I choose to share with him.
Although my cousin is two, I am giving his grandma books for when he's older as well.
I thought the fall leaf subjecet was great for him since we live in New England. Although he's young, leaves are changing, he's learning colors and the picture on the cover and in the book will delight him.
I love the story about sharing knowledge with other kids in states that the leaves don't change. I actually did that as an adult to show another adult the changed leaves.
Nice book for kids and great way to show the importance of nature and sharing.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Review: This is a great level one book for those young readers in fall. Munchkin really enjoyed that the kids in the story were in the same grade as him, and he was able to read most of the book entirely on his own. It also teaches about how seasons are different even in our own country, and about the different colors and types of leaves. It was a great way to kick off the fall season for us and start him being curious about the world around him.

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[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book to introduce the idea that seasons aren’t the same everywhere.

[Mimi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute early reader

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like these illustrations and idea they had to share their autumn with others.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book didn't give my 8 year old daughter any trouble.

[Danielle Bowns]

The book, Fall Leaf Project was a good and exciting book to read about young first graders. I would be interested to read it again if I was to actually read it to them. Students of all ages that I know of would rather read a book that is about someone around their age then someone way older and more than likely not someone who is much younger than they are. Even though the book was interesting to read and find out what they do with the leaves and to see how excited the other first grade class was to receive the leaves, I know that everyone here in the United States gets a fall time where the leaves change colors. It is a normal thing here. I liked how the children had to pick up the leaves that they liked and then once got back into the classroom; they classified them by their shape or kind of leaf that they were. This helped them to recognize trees now by what kind they were instead of just trees. The students can now identify a tree by saying that it is a Maple tree or an Oak tree or whatever kind of tree it may be. Fall Leaf Project has helped students to better understand their knowledge of trees and colors and what happens as trees turn colors. By Danielle Bowns.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: Fall Leaf Project (Robin Hill School)
Author: Margaret McNamara
Genre: Children’s
Challenges: PB & J Challenge, 101 Books in 1001 Days Challenge, A to Z Reading Challenge, The Year Of Readers – 2009, Pages Read Challenge, Young Reader's Challenge 2009, Read a Book a Month Challenge, Summer Vacation Reading Challenge 2009, Summer Reading Challenge 2009

Rating: 4/5
No. of Pages: 32
Published: 2006

From the back: The First-graders of Robin Hill School love to look at all the different fall leaves. When they hear that in some states the leaves don’t change color; they come up with a plan to share fall with other first-graders.

Mine: My youngest nephew is sorting through his early books. He’s going to donate them to the local used book store, but in the mean time we are going to try to read them before they go. I love reading with my nephews

What a cute story about sharing with others that don’t have the same things as you. The teacher in the story is also trying to teach the children about other states, so there is geography involved. It’s also about the seasons of the year (Fall).

[Angie]

Synopsis: "The first-graders of Robin Hill School love to look at all the different fall leaves. When they hear that in some states the leaves don't change color, they come up with a plan to share fall with other first-graders."

My Review: I picked this book up for Munchkin as a good fall read. It was a perfect book, though meant for a 1st grade audience (but is a level one book). The story had great seasonal words and storyline. It matched perfectly with lessons at pre-K about the different colors of leaves and types of trees, so Munchkin loved knowing about them. It is also a great way to introduce different climates to young kids. This was a great book to read in the fall with those beginning readers.

[Amy Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of Robin Hill School series (which is generally appropriate for first graders and the kids in the book are first graders.) The kids are enjoying the fall leaves and can't believe that some states don't have leaves that change color. They decided to send some leaves to another school so that the kids can experience fall leaves.
No AR Level for this title but generally the series ranges from 1.3 to 2.2 with most falling between 1.3 and 1.6.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would use this book not only as a lesson about fall and changing colors, but I would also use it to introduce Pen Pals and letter writing. This book takes a self-less approach to observing the joy of fall that many other books do not. It is an easy book for students to read and would encourage them to read it by placing it in the classroom library or in their reading book bags.

[Whitney Bailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great story involving the changing of seasons and the realtionships between pen pals.

Pen pals are very unique to bring into the classroom, I really enjoyed getting to know other students and thought it was a very passionate way to encourage writing.

Encourages students to write about an item and be able to draw/create a shape story.

[Cassi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this book. It is appropriate for 1-3rd grade. It talks about how some states in the United States don't have a fall. The class in the story shares their fall with a class in the west... cute idea AND book!!!

[Yadira · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about a class who goes and observes the falling leaves, but when they find out that some states do not get a fall season they decide to send their colorful leaves to schools in other states. This would be a fun book to use as a lesson for the fall season and how leaves change color.

[Lyndsey Hurm · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book about the different seasons and pen-pals. I would read this to my students and talk about pen-pals. I could have them write letters to pen-pals in another state describing the seasons in Georgia.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little book about children making a project out of collecting pretty colored fall leaves, identifying them and sending them to children who live in an area where leaves do not change color in the fall.

[Nichole · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Heather Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

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