When Federica invites the animals from the park back to her house,
chaos ensues!
Federica's busy family can't keep their house clean! To get away from
the buzzy, buggy mess, she escapes to the peaceful park where she can
spend time with her animal friends...which gives her an idea.
She brings home sheep and goats, spiders and dragonflies, a toad, an
owl, and some raccoons. Then she takes her family to the park for a
picnic, and while they're gone, the animals chomp the overgrown grass in
the backyard, eat the garbage and catch the pesky bugs overrunning the
house. After a peaceful afternoon at the park, Federica's family comes
home to a clean house -- and raccoons doing the dishes!
Scot Ritchie's warm art and original story bring a fresh perspective to
the busy-family challenge of keeping the house clean, while featuring a
clever and resourceful young girl who knows that, sometimes, letting
nature back into our lives is the best answer.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language
Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major
events in a story.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between
illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a
story an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or
feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of
events
