This whimsical story lets children imagine what life would be like if they were a pet parrot. Readers join four parrots their young, multicultural owners as they morph into four-toed parrots climbing around the house, then chew wooden spoons, popsicles-sticks and all-with hooked parrot beaks! The fun continues as children learn all about parrots and their adaptations.
The "For Creative Minds" section has parrot fun facts, tips for taking care of a pet parrot and a "Make a Beak" craft. This fictional story includes a 5-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 29-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. If You Were A Parrot is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs.
