Guji Guji by Chih Yuan Chen
I absolutely love Guji Guji, and every child that I have read the story to has loved it also. Guji Guji is the story of a crocodile who is raised as a duck. As Guji Guji grows older some other crocodiles make Guji Guji aware that he is not really a duck, and they try to convince them to trick the ducks into becoming dinner for the crocodiles. Guji Guji resists the crocodile's pressure and saves his duck family.
This is a simple (and very funny) story that is a great introduction to the dangers of peer pressure and doing what is right. The message is not at all heavy handed. Chen's drawings are a treat to look at.
Ages: 3 to 8
Keywords: Family, Ducks, Crocodiles, Peer Pressure, Humor
Lesson Plan Ideas: A good story to introduce either a health or social studies lesson on peer pressure.
Discussion Questions:
1. What else could Guji Guji have done to save the ducks?
2. What special talents do you think "crocoducks" have?
3. Why did Guji Guji feel closer to the other ducks than to the crocodiles?
4. What do you do when someone else asks you to do something that is wrong?
This is a simple (and very funny) story that is a great introduction to the dangers of peer pressure and doing what is right. The message is not at all heavy handed. Chen's drawings are a treat to look at.
Ages: 3 to 8
Keywords: Family, Ducks, Crocodiles, Peer Pressure, Humor
Lesson Plan Ideas: A good story to introduce either a health or social studies lesson on peer pressure.
Discussion Questions:
1. What else could Guji Guji have done to save the ducks?
2. What special talents do you think "crocoducks" have?
3. Why did Guji Guji feel closer to the other ducks than to the crocodiles?
4. What do you do when someone else asks you to do something that is wrong?
1 Comments:
I love this book and plan to read it to a group of first graders when they visit the library for story-time. I think your comprehension (post-reading) questions are wonderful as they engage higer-order thinking. Great job.
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