This whole Thunder Cake idea seemed quite intriguing. It was all very exciting and almost like a storm was descending on us as we read through the pages. My students loved counting along and then laughing when I read out Polacco’s different versions of thunder: The mention of ThunderCake gets some attention and Grandma is able to explain how to count seconds when you see lightning and stop counting when you hear the thunder to help figure out how far away the storm is. Grandma soothes her explaining that summer storms full of thunder and lightning are made for baking Thunder Cake. The little girl in this story is very afraid of thunderstorms – hide under the bed afraid. Her book Thunder Cake helped us continue our discussion about how to be courageous and how to manage our fears. I am a huge fan of author/illustrator Patricia Polacco.
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