Going Green (The Secret Knock Club)
By: Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud
Rating: 4 of 5
I have a couple of other books by Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud, including one of my favorite board books “How Do You Sleep?), so having an opportunity to read and review another book by this author was a real pleasure.
“Going Green” is the third book in the Secret Knock Club. The Secret Knock Club is a group of six third graders (three boys and three girls) who get together and do things for their community. In “Going Green”, the kids get to chose their kindergarten buddies – a child that they will get to help tutor and do fun things with. I don’t know if this is an actual thing that is done at school these days but it really sounds like a fun program if the kids are matched up well.
The Club members get to meet their buddies and Agnes (who has the Club treehouse in her backyard) is paired with an adorable little girl who has problems pronouncing words. Due to this little issue, Agnes is inspired with a community service that the third graders and their kindergarten buddies get to work on. There are a lot of fun times and silly times and even a few angry times.
I would suggest this as a good chapter book for children 6 to 8. The kids in the book are fun and not perfect. They accomplish real tasks and goof up more than a few things along the way. There are some ideas and concepts for kids to think about and more than a few things to laugh about. This is the type of book I let my kids read at bedtime. I let them stay up a half an hour later if they spent it reading in bed. They learned to love reading and still do today.
I received a complimentary copy of this book via the publisher.
I have a couple of other books by Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud, including one of my favorite board books “How Do You Sleep?), so having an opportunity to read and review another book by this author was a real pleasure.