The Rattlebang Picnic
By Margaret Mahy
Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
Laptime: preschool - early elementary
Story Circle: preschool - early elementary
When the newly married McTavishes have to choose between "a wonderfully speedy car that never breaks down" and lots of children, they choose lots of children and a rattlebang car. Packed to overflowing with The McTavish family, including seven children, Granny McTavish and the family pets the rattlebang takes them on adventurous picnics to shark infested beaches and volcanic hot springs.
Steven Kellogg's colorful and imaginatively detailed illustrations take you along with the family on a picnic full of adventure. Join Margaret Mahy's McTavishes on their rattlebang journey and don't forget the pizza!
Laptime Activities
- Go to somewhere adventuresome and have a picnic.
- Make English Muffin Pizzas - Spoon spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce on an English Muffin. Top with cheese and your favorite pizza topping. Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese is bubbly or, if you want them done quickly, put the pizzas under the broiler but watch them carefully so they don't burn.
Story Circle Activities
- From the materials in your scrap box (see Ideas from Miss Kay) have the children design their own Rattlebangs.
- Once their Rattlebangs are finished have each child write or dictate where they would drive on a picnic adventure.
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