Students can use these cards to match the cause and effect relationships from the story. An ALA Notable Book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a great antidote to bad days everywhere, sure to put a smile on even the crabbiest of faces. Justine Greenlee Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day Cause and Effect Cards This product can be used in whole group, small group, or in a literacy center. Our hero's gum-styled hair and peevish countenance are artfully depicted by Ray Cruz's illustrations. Judith Viorst flawlessly and humorously captures a child's testy temperament, rendering Alexander sympathetic rather than whiny. He resolves several times to move to Australia. As Alexander's day progresses, he faces a barrage of bummers worthy of a country- western song: getting smushed in the middle seat of the car, a dessertless lunch sack, a cavity at the dentist's office, stripeless sneakers, witnessing kissing on television, and being forced to sleep in railroad-train pajamas. People of all ages have terrible, horrible days, and Alexander offers us the cranky commiseration we crave as well as a reminder that things may not be all that bad. So begin the trials and tribulations of the irascible Alexander, who has been earning the sympathy of readers since 1972. LANGUAGE : English, AGE : Children / Juvenile. "I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day." COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States, IMPRINT : Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
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