Welcome to The Town of Highland Park's One Town, One Book
What is One Town, One Book?
We are very excited to expand on One School, One Book from last year and introduce: One Town, One Book. Bradfield Elementary will partner with Armstrong Elementary and implement a singular reading experience throughout both campuses and our community utilizing the One School, One Book national reading program. Every student, teacher, staff member, and parent will be reading the same book at the same time throughout the Highland Park community. How exciting!
EVERY Bradfield Bronco and Armstrong Eagle will be reading The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary, winner of the William Allen White Children's Book Award in 1968, the timeless Children's Classic.
Young Ralph lives in a knothole in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn, and in his short life he's seen plenty of families come and go. The only difference, it seems, is that some are more generous with their crumbs than other. Then Keith and his parents check in, and they've brought something new: a toy motorcycle that's just the right size for an adventure-seeking mouse! Ralph has always dreamed of venturing beyond the second floor, and now is his chance. Unfortunately, his first attempt at a ride lands him right at the bottom of the wastepaper basket, where he has to wait for someone to find him. Luckily, Keith is sympathetic, and generously encourages Ralph to ride. He teaches him the secret to starting the bike ("You have to make a noise...pb-pb-b-b-b") and the tiny mouse adventurer is on his way!
The Mouse and the Motorcycle is a heartwarming, adventurous story that will be loved by kindergartners through fourth graders, and parents will be nostalgic as they re-read this well-loved classic.
What do I have to do?
Every family will receive a copy of The Mouse and the Motorcycle along with a reading schedule. Every night, parents are asked to read the scheduled chapter(s) to their children. Each day in school, children will be immersed in common vocabulary, daily trivia, and cross curricular thinking and activities surrounding the events and themes within the book.
The Mission of One School, One Book.....