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Waiting
for the Magic
by Patricia MacLachlan
A Texas Bluebonnet Award NomineeSM
2013 Kids Wings Top Flight Award
Hardcover
Book
Paperback
Book
Kindle
Edition
Papa
never allowed his kids to have a dog, but after Papa leaves home looking
for the magic necessary to enable him to write great poetry, Mama loads
the two kids into the car and heads for the animal shelter, intent on
replacing her "flawed" husband with a dog. They come home with
magic: four dogs and one cat (requested by 4-year-old Elinor) who indeed
fill the vacuum left by Papa.
The
story is told by William, their 5th
grade son, who has seen Papa pull this vanishing act before. Although
he has always returned, William isn't buying his excuses this time. He
is sure that Papa will not return, so he stops listening for the phone
to ring and for the door to open. He enjoys the dogs who seem to understand
their role perfectly. They are protectors and entertainers. He watches
Elinor talk to them and listen to them. It isn't long before William can
hear them, too.
When
Mama gets sick, Lula the cat shares her diagnosis to the dogs. What is
wrong? Should Mama tell Papa? Neo, the biggest dog thinks so and shares
his sage advice with William who passes it along to Mama.
What
will happen when Papa finally comes home? Can any explanation he gives
be apology enough? Should William ever forgive him? Has Papa really changed?
Will he leave again?
An easy
read in only 138 pages, Waiting for
the Magic is an endearing realistic fantasy, one too familiar to many
families in the United States today... children being raised in one-parent
families because Papa has gone away looking for magic when the real magic
is in the home he left. Too few papas ever realize that, but in Waiting
for the Magic, Papa discovers it in the dogs that initiate the magic.
He realizes that the dogs’ eight eyes became HIM while he was away.
They watched over the family. They protected them, and when he came home,
they were a beacon that reminded him who he was.
...
perhaps if more young boys have four dogs from a shelter in their homes
(not locked in cages or isolated in the back yard) to work magic on them,
they will become fathers who never leave home.
Waiting
for the Magic combines the unlikely genres of realism and fantasy
to produce an entertaining look at a family in turmoil. Appealing charcoal
pencil illustrations by Amy June Bates add to the smiles while Elinor's
hysterical one-liners, the dog's antics, cute grandparents, and an eccentric
friend all add to the fun, A double-surprise ending tops off this story
with a two-cherry cheer!
The
Kids Wings literature guide and Jeopardy-type game provide beautifully
planned curriculum that leads to the development of character, academic
skills, teambuilding, and guarantees thoughtful social and exciting academic
growth for every classroom. It is an essential part of every home and
school library. You will want this Kids Wings literature
guide PLUS a class set of this terrific novel!
Research
Links for
Waiting
for the Magic
Author Patricia
MacLachlan
Focus
on the Family
Fathers,
Stay Close to Your Child
Why
Dads Should Read to their Kids
Fatherhood:
How to Play a Game and Bond
Fathers'
Day Crafts
Holly Dunn's Daddy's
Hands
George Strait's A
Father's Love
The Elephant Song
A Daddy Joke
So,
God Made a Dog
Dogs Playing
by Themselves
The
National Center for Fathering
Quotes
to memorize:
Train
up a child in the way which he should go and when he is old he will
not depart from it. ~ Bible, Proverbs 22:6
The
father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty as the
son who neglects them. ~ Confucius
He
didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.
~ Clarence Budington Kelland
Fathers,
like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers and fathering is a
very important stage in their development. ~ David Gottesman
Noble
fathers have noble children. ~ Euripides
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person,
he believed in me. ~ Jim Valvano
Small
boys become big men through the influence of big men who care about
small boys. ~ Unknown
It
is a wise father that knows his own child. ~ William Shakespeare
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You
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A
38-page Kids Wings Literature Guide includes a interactive Jeopardy-type
game, perfect for lesson plans, handouts, or projection on your electronic
board for Waiting
for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan is
now available!
The
Lesson Planning Activity Guide Contains:
The
Activity Guide/Lesson Plans Contain:
Pre-reading Discussion Cards
2-Page Readers Theater Introduction
Anticipation Guide
Family Rules
Ballads Using Summarizing Skills
Chapters 1-2: Vocabulary, Prediction Chapter Questions, Quick Write
Crossword Puzzle
Multiple Choice Comprehension, Chapters 1 and 2
Chapters 3-5: Vocabulary, Prediction Chapter Questions, Quick Write
Words to Pictures, Visualizing the Story
Use the Clues: Inferencing Evaluation Chapters 3-5
Chapters 6-8: Vocabulary, Prediction Chapter Questions, Quick Write
Multiple Choice Comprehension, Chapters 6-8
Chapters 9-11: Vocabulary, Prediction Chapter Questions, Quick Write
Talk About the Problem, a Discussion Guide
Words to Pictures, Visualizing the Story, Chapters 9-11
Discussing Dogs and Papa, Short Answers, Chapters 9-11
Chapters 12-14: Vocabulary, Prediction Chapter Questions, Quick Write
Chapter 12: What's an Analogy?
Multiple Choice Comprehension, Chapters 12-14
Chapters 15-17: Vocabulary, Prediction Chapter Questions, Quick Write
Words to Pictures, Visualizing the Story, Chapters 15-17
Words to Pictures, Chapters 15-17
Chapters 18-20: Vocabulary, Prediction Chapter Questions, Quick Write
Logic Puzzle: Lula's Outfits
Writing: Changing Points of View
Comparing and Contrasting Books
Writing: Editing a Letter
My Letter to an Author
Answers
PLUS
An Interactive Jeopardy-type game
 
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Fosseli, Norway, for generously allowing us to use his original
symphonic composition
“Love Song” as our background music
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