The Ames PTA is excited to announce the launch of One Book, One School, an all-school book club that will take place over the course of the next several weeks. Each Ames student and staff member have received a copy of the book, “A Boy Called Bat,” by Elana K. Arnold, and will be asked to read one chapter a night at home aloud with their family. 

“A Boy Called Bat” is a wonderful story about an autistic boy named Bat who learns that he loves skunks. Along the way, we learn to see things from different points of view, how to make friends, and how to go for what you want and what you believe in. We hope you enjoy this book!

This program will help prepare your child to be an effective reader, spark conversations, increase learning comprehension, build vocabularies, and foster positive feelings about reading and writing. It will also be fun! In school, there will be daily trivia questions about the previous nights’ reading, and weekly drawings for fun prizes will be awarded. We will also be doing a school spirit week based on the book in March. At the conclusion of the book, author Elana K. Arnold will virtually visit our school! 

A Boy Called Bat Reading Calendar

Listen to the Book

 

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