Book of the Week: Ice Cream Summer

Summary: A grandfather writes to his grandson to see how his summer is going. The clever and ice cream loving boy writes about his adventures in learning which often have an ice cream theme. Perfect for summer with some pretty sweet illustrations. Students will love this cool experience just as much as ice cream.   Vocabulary: delicious- a wonderful taste encyclopedia-a book giving information on many subjects ancient-very old cartography- map making equation- a math sentence
Questions: Who sends the boy a letter?  Where do you think they will go for their special trip?  What is the boy busy with this summer?  What does he read everyday?  Why is it important to read in the summer?  What do you stay busy with in summer?  What do you think the boy is writing a book about? How do you know?  What happens when the boy drops his ice cream cone? How does the boy feel about word problems?  How dies he feel about ice cream?  What does he do at day camp?  When was the first ice cream invented?  Why is the boy reading an encyclopedia?  Where did they go at the end of the story?  Do you think there is a mountain made of ice-cream? Why or why not? 
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