Ben Rides On

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Ben loves his new bike In fact, he loves it so much he even likes riding to school especially if he can take the long way around That is, until an encounter with the local bully, Adrian Underbite, leaves Ben bike less When Ben discovers where his bike actually is, the reader is in for a dramatic, and literal, cliffhanger.Will Ben ever be able to get his bike back Find out in this hilarious and tender tale by Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Matt Davies.A Neal Porter Book Read Ben Rides On Author Matt Davies – kino-fada.fr This book has many themes bullies, compassion, and the joy of a kid on a bike How do we treat others when given the opportunity for revenge This book poses that question in the most hilarious and sensitive of ways There are pages in this book that just must be experienced WowIt s very satisfying to read a picture book starring third graders, since most recent releases are trending toward preschool characters and issues This strikes a strong note about the age bike adventures, bullying, making decisions of cons...Going to school isn t as unpleasant as it once was now that third grader Ben has a great bicycle He can take the scenic route to get there, but once he arrives, Adrian Underbite, the world s largest third grader unpaged , takes the bike from him Furious, Ben fumes and plots revenge On his way home, though, he finds Adrian in a bad spot but decides to do the right thing and help him He s shocked when Adrian takes off with the bike once again after he s been rescued Is there no justice in Going to school isn t as unpleasant as it once was now that third grader Ben has a great bicycle He can take the scenic route to get there, but once he arrives, Adrian Underbite, the world s largest third grader unpaged , takes the bike from him Furious, Ben fumes and plots revenge On his way home, though, he finds Adrian in a bad spot but decides to do the right thing and help him He s shocked when Adrian takes off with the bike once again after he s been rescued Is there no justice in the world Ah, but the twist at the end makes it all worthwhile This is a great book to prompt discussions on all sorts of topics, including standing up for yourself, bullying, and acts of kindness I enjoyed the cartoon like illustrations with all of Ben s pathways and facial expressions just as much as the text.I really enjoyed this picture book and liked having it as part of a text collection on bullying Apparently, so did one of my students since it disappeared I searched for it for seve...I love the illustrations in this story When the text says With his gleaming new machine he could take the long way the illustration shows a sign pointing to Watson Elementary School , and Ben riding the opposite direction And there is a wonderful image of a grinning Ben who has just discovered his bully in a significant spot of trouble The vocabulary is excellent gleaming, devastated, peculiar, perilously , the story is very funny, and the moral is simple and understated A great choic I love the illustrations in this story When the text says With his gleaming new machine he could take the long way the illustration shows a sign pointing to Watson Elementary School , and Ben riding the opposite direction And there is a wonderful image of a gri...The cartoonist as great children s book author is not a given Consider the sad case of Berkeley Breathed, for example He achieved levels of unattainable brilliance when he penned Bloom County but his picture books have never managed to hit the same emotional beats, no matter how hard they try Don t get me wrong Some cartoonists, like Stephan Pastis or the occasional New Yorker cartoonist, like Harry Bliss, excel in pleasing their child readers All I m saying is that when a Pulitzer Prize wi The cartoonist as great children s book author is not a given Consider the sad case of Berkeley Breathed, for example He achieved levels of unattainable brilliance when he penned Bloom County but his picture books have never managed to hit the same emotional beats, no matter how hard they try Don t get me wrong Some cartoonists, like Stephan Pastis or the occasional New Yorker cartoonist, like Harry Bliss, excel in pleasing their child readers All I m saying is that when a Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial cartooning like Matt Davies comes along, you don t necessarily know what you re go...Topics addressed include bullying and kindness I liked the vocabulary Students can use context clues including the illustrations to determine meanings of unknown words.This is a good story that helps children see how bullies can change and need help The story is fun to read aloud and the illustrations complement the story nicely I like that Ben is able to turn the other cheek, even though he wants...A boy, his bike, and a bully A fun, raucous ride.Ben loves his bike but mean bully Adrian steals it Decent, not spectacular.Joy is a boy and his new bike, but when the biggest baddest third grader separates the two, the real story begins Great example of two of lessons in life forgiveness and atonement.

Ben Rides On
  • English
  • 27 May 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • 1596437944
  • Matt Davies
  • Ben Rides On