Thursday, March 3, 2011

Benito's Goal by Margarita Gonzalez-Jensen and Anne Kaske (Multicultural)

Benito is a boy that loves to play soccer with his friends Gina, Tuan, and Larisa. They've been best friends for three years; since they join the Cub's soccer team . One day on the bus, Benito told his friends some awesome news, he was asked to join the Tiger's soccer team and quit playing for the Cubs. His friends realized they were going to lose their friend,  but they supported him anyway. After a while Benito began to get so caught up with his new friends and winning, that he forgot about his old friends. During one of Benito's games, he decided to take a risky move and steal the ball from his opponent; he hurt his leg. His new friends ditched him and focused on winning the game while his old and true friends checked up on him. After that game Benito realized who his true friends were and learned to never turn his back on them again. 

NO IMAGE

I would use this book to teach about respect and knowing the characteristics of a good friend. Showing respect to your classmates is something that is needed in school and I want my students to learn that respect is necessary in school as well as outside school.

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