"...We need a new drinking fountain. Please send catalog. "
Florence Waters responds:
"I'd be delighted. . . But please understand that all of my fountains are custom-made."
And so begins the hilarious chronicle, in letters, cards, transcripts, and official town documents, as collected by Mr. Sam N.'s fifth-grade class...
Flo Waters, an artist who looks everywhere for inspiration, solicits suggestions from the fifth graders— ...a fountain big enough to splash around in; ...a glass-sided fountain with fish; . . . buttons for dispensing lemonade and root beer; and from Mr. Sam N.— ...a hot tub and whirlpool for the teachers.
Flo is thrilled. Mr. Russ is beside himself— . . ."We don't need a fountain like you create for palaces and hotels. Send bid as soon as possible, or sooner. "
But it's too late. The fountain project has taken on a life of its own. Flo is supplying designs from all over the world. The school board president is up in arms. So is her friend, Dee Eel, of the water-supply company. A scandal is brewing, and the fifth-grade class is researching Dry Creek's history. Something very fishy is going on...and the secrets are buried beneath the fountain and within this delightful, thoroughly original novel.
"...We need a new drinking fountain. Please send catalog. "
Florence Waters responds:
"I'd be delighted. . . But please understand that all of my fountains are custom-made."
And so begins the hilarious chronicle, in letters, cards, transcripts, and official town documents, as collected by Mr. Sam N.'s fifth-grade class...
Flo Waters, an artist who looks everywhere for inspiration, solicits suggestions from the fifth graders— ...a fountain big enough to splash around in; ...a glass-sided fountain with fish; . . . buttons for dispensing lemonade and root beer; and from Mr. Sam N.— ...a hot tub and whirlpool for the teachers.
Flo is thrilled. Mr. Russ is beside himself— . . ."We don't need a fountain like you create for palaces and hotels. Send bid as soon as possible, or sooner. "
But it's too late. The fountain project has taken on a life of its own. Flo is supplying designs from all over the world. The school board president is up in arms. So is her friend, Dee Eel, of the water-supply company. A scandal is brewing, and the fifth-grade class is researching Dry Creek's history. Something very fishy is going on...and the secrets are buried beneath the fountain and within this delightful, thoroughly original novel.
| ISBN-13: | 9780380975389 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Publication date: | 04/01/1998 |
| Series: | Regarding Series , #1 |
| Edition description: | 1 ED |
| Pages: | 144 |
| Sales rank: | 1,004,687 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.61(d) |
| Lexile: | 830L (what's this?) |
| Age Range: | 8 - 12 Years |
The epistolary novel. Sounds like something fancy and high brow, when, in fact, it’s far more simple and far more popular. Traditionally told through letters, like the Beverly Cleary classic, Dear Mr. Henshaw, the epistolary novel has grown to include snippets from instant messaging, email, newspaper articles, scrapbooks, and even comic drawings, as in Diary of […]
