Resourceful Erica

Description

It is raining outside,but Erica wants to go out. Without a raincoat or rain cap, even going againsther mother’s earlier request, she goes out with a hat made out of foldednewspaper. Her adventurous day begins as she steps out of the house and meetschallenges that brings out her resourcefulness and courage. Oh, what a youngmind can do with a newspaper! A firefighters’ helmet? A boat to take her acrossthe street? Is that possible? Let Grandma tell the story again. This picture bookcombines the story with paper-folding directions so that readers can memorizethe story, and tell it using paper folding. Paper folding is an old art formthat mixes stories with actions and usually provides a surprise ending to thedelight of the audience.  Reading the story withpaper-folding activities encourages parent-child bonding and enhances languageliteracy, creativity, and memory skills.