Lucky

Lucky - The Autobiography Of A Goldfish Is Essentially A True Story. Embellished Only As Necessary To Facilitate Presentation As An Autobiography Lucky'S Memoir Uses Vocabulary Familiar To Early Readers Yet Easily Understood By Younger Children. I First Encountered Lucky As Mrs. Wroe Gingerly Carried The Fish Toward Her Classroom In A Small Cylindrical Aquarium. That Is The Sickest Looking Fish I'Ve Ever Seen! I Quipped. Candice Protectively Responded If You'D Been Through What This Fish Has Been Through You'D Look Pretty Sick Too! Together We Set Up Lucky'S New Residence And Waited For The Students To Arrive. They Were As Anxious As I Was To Hear The Story Of This Latest Addition To Their Pet Collection. At Morning Meeting Mrs. Wroe Recounted The Sometimes-Terrifying Early Life Of The Fish. It Is Not Surprising That The Enthralled Class Decided To Name Him Lucky. As I Listened And Observed The Student'S Fascination It Became Quite Clear That This Was A Wonderful Story For Young Children Demonstrating Both A Creature'S Inborn Will To Survive And The Virtue Of Human Kindness. Somehow By The End Of The Day Seated At The Computer I Began To Imagine How Lucky Might Like To Have His Early Life Remembered. Thus Was Born His Autobiography. As An Extra Bonus For Young Readers Lucky'S Adopted 2Nd Grade Family Thoughtfully Drew All Pictures; Each Child Assigned A Specific Page To Illustrate. I Believe They Did A Phenomenal Job! There Is Only One Illustration Where Lucky Cannot Be Seen. See Whether You Can Find It As You Read His Story.