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Liked It “Ned is an extremely lucky or unlucky person; it all depends on how you look at it. He’s very fortunate to be invited to a surprised party…unfortunately the party is in faraway Florida and Ned is in New York! Every step in Ned’s journey to the party is riddled with flip-flopping luck. His friend...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“book to use to see if children know what is coming”
tyson beacham wrote this review Wednesday, December 12, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Ned is an extremely lucky or unlucky person; it all depends on how you look at it. He’s very fortunate to be invited to a surprised party…unfortunately the party is in faraway Florida and Ned is in New York! Every step in Ned’s journey to the party is riddled with flip-flopping luck. His friend loans him an airplane, but the motor explodes. He lands safely in the water, but there are sharks! Finally, Ned arrives at the party. “And fortunately the party was for him, because fortunately it was his birthday!”
Amy wrote this review Friday, December 7, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Originally published in 1964, this book humorously looks at good luck and bad luck. The text is narrated in the third person and follows a set pattern throughout the book. The illustrations are simple. Each two page spread features one sentence starting with either “fortunately” or “unfortunately.” Fortunately pages are illustrated in bright colors while the Unfortunately pages are rendered in grayscale. Ned never says a word, but he’s an endearing protagonist in his orange shirt and yellow pants who manages to narrowly escape death time and again.
Full Review at Picture-Book-a-Day: http://picturebookaday.blogspot.com/2012/12/book-341-fortunately-by-remy-charlip.html”
“A book about good and bad luck. Fortunate events precede unfortunate ones all through the book. Fortunately, it all works out. Unfortunately there wasn't more.”
AARON THIEN wrote this review Wednesday, December 5, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Opposites.”
Laura O. wrote this review Wednesday, December 5, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis: Life is full of ups and downs.
Jeannine Barber wrote this review Saturday, December 1, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Summary: K-3. Fortunately, Ned is invited to a surprise party. Unfortunately he can't go. Every page brings us a fortunate (in color) or unfortunate (dull color) turn of events for our protagnonist.
Setting/Location: USA
Themes and Symbolism: life is unpredictable
Authors and Contributors: Remy Charlip
Curricular Connections: chance, resilience, humor”
“great for students to write their own stories, a journey”
Amanda Cazort wrote this review Monday, November 26, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Very fun book to use for model writing.”
Jane L wrote this review Sunday, November 25, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Pair with:
Mallory wrote this review Sunday, October 28, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
amelia bedelia series”“An up and down, tale that builds on itself as the story goes on. Every page is a new turn of events.
Jimmy wrote this review Wednesday, October 3, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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"Unfortunately he missed the haystack, fortunately he landed in water"
pair with The Important Book (predictability)”
“great use of colors and black and white to go along with the words fortunatly and unfortunatly. Fiction”
Jordan Allen wrote this review Wednesday, September 26, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
