Bøger i Cocky Chicks serien

Bully Jake and Grace's Fate, book 1 of 3 in the Cocky Chicks Series, dramatizes in rhyme what happens when all-day play replaces learning in a sixth-grade classroom.EIGHT illustrationsLESS THAN fifty words per pageEYE-APPEALING formattingA GLOSSARY defining text-underlined words.NO supervision, NO limits to adhere to, and NO homework means NO brain stretching for twenty-nine cocky chicks. Stepping off the school bus each morning, looking forward to a day filled with nothing but play, leads to creative minds wandering toward devious ways. One student, Bully Jake (who forever clamors for attention), loves trapping timid Grace in no-win situations.School day after school day, twenty-nine cocky chicks [In this story, chicks are both male and female.] manipulate their wimpy teacher, Mr. Cock-ROOSTER [He is also the school principal.] into sending them outside to play. The drill is simple. Create a rowdy-ruckus roar, and Mr. Cock-Rooster will send us out the door.But oh, their non-learning endeavors make Mr. Boar (the fifth-grade teacher next door) angry to his core.All year, not a smidgen of schoolwork they do as day after day, they play baseball out under the sun. But one spring day, much more lies at stake than either side (the boys against the girls) winning, as proven by one cocky chick NOT grinning.Besides being fun reading, this rhyming parody promotes diversity, teaches valuable life lessons, and emphasizes the importance of education.

Hats Off to Mr. Boar, book 2 of 3 in the Cocky Chicks Series, dramatizes in rhyme a fifth-grade teacher's worse nightmare."Before it's too late, will someone stop those cocky chicks from their disastrous fate."six illustrations, less than fifty words per page, eye-appealing formatting, anda glossary defining text-underlined words.All year long principal/teacher Mr. Cock-Rooster exercises no clout which the cocky chicks don't want their parents to find out. To them, each school day is a holiday. It is sad to say, but they manage to string their tomfoolery into early May. But ah, upon sighting a feared figure sauntering through their classroom door, they gasp, then tilt their heads to the floor.Hats Off to Mr. Boar, showcases a conscientious teacher's grit, patience, and wisdom.For eight months straight, Mr. Boar, the fifth-grade teacher at Pine Township Elementary School, tolerates the rowdy-ruckus roar occurring daily in the classroom next door. Having no authority to interfere, he can do naught but persevere. That is until the opportunity arises. Then for the out-of-line cocky chicks, a lesson, in reality, he devises.Afterward, looking forward to summertime pleasure, the cocky chicks give little thought to Mr. Boar's warning measure. But wait. One bedraggled girl sees his intervention as divine. How his lecture changes her world is told in Korte's last parody, My Mind Is Totally Mine.Besides being fun to read, this rhyming parody also promotes diversity, builds vocabulary, teaches valuable life lessons, and emphasizes the importance of education.

My Mind Is Totally Mine, the last book in the Cocky Chicks Series, is a lesson in endurance and patience and a reminder that persistence pays off. A young girl holds fast to her dream despite being blasted daily with negativity, such as "Bohunk, who do you think you are these days, showing off with As?"Seven illustrations, less than fifty words per page, artistic, eye-appealing formatting, anda glossary defining text-underlined words all contribute to a fascinating read.Trapped in poverty, degraded, and abused, the road to a better life looks bleak for Miss Maggie McPhee. Her struggle to "rise above" is both wrenching and hopeful.Longing to cut her sash to the hated label of Poor White Trash, she takes to heart the lecture the teacher next door gives when confronting the collective, year-long "naughty" behavior of her class. (Told in Korte's second parody, Hats Off to Mr. Boar.) Smitten by his directive, she works hard to improve her grades despite belittlement and put-downs from a mean stepmother. She wants to better herself. She wants to go to college. Sadly, in high school, her dream is beaten down by an adage that burdens her with stress-laden baggage. Convinced her goal is unattainable, she settles for less than her best until a historic event flips her dream to obtainable. But lingering demons haunt her mind. To break their shackles, what simple word must she say?Besides this rhyming parody (based on actual events) being a thought-provoking read, it also promotes diversity, teaches valuable life lessons, and emphasizes the importance of education.