A Sick Day For Amos Mcgee

Each morning, Amos McGee boards bus five and goes to the City Zoo, where he cares for the animals. As he makes his rounds, Amos visits with each of his friends, giving each one just what they need: Amos and the elephant chess and he races the tortoise, who always wins. Because the penguin is shy, Amos sits quietly with him; and he gives the rhinoceros his handkerchief for his runny nose. At the end of the day, Amos reads stories to the owl, who is afraid of the dark. When Amos didn't come to work one day, the animals were sad. They missed him, so they went to the bus stop and and boarded the #5 bus to Amos' house. Amos was happy to see them, and enjoyed the afternoon playing chess,things his friends did for him. The elephant set up a game of chess. The tortoise hid in his shell to play hide and seek, since Amos was too tired to race. The penguin kept Amos' feet warm while he took a nap, and the rhinoceros was ready with a handkerchief when Amos sneezed, and just before they turned out the lights, the owl read a story.

Beautiful illustrations and some good friends make this a lovely bedtime story.

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