No Talking (Thorndike Press Large Print Literacy Bridge Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew Clements
Creator: Mark Elliott
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Category: Book
List Price: $23.95
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 1910379
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 155
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0545074738
EAN: 9781410402943
ASIN: 1410402940
Publication Date: December 5, 2007
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Product Description
"You have the right to remain silent." However...The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don't get along very well. But the real problem is that these kids are loud and disorderly. That's why the principal uses her red plastic bullhorn. A lot. Then one day Dave Packer, a certified loudmouth, bumps into an idea -- a big one that makes him try to keep quiet for a whole day. But what does Dave hear during lunch? A girl, Lynsey Burges, jabbering away. So Dave breaks his silence and lobs an insult. And those words spark a contest: Which team can say the fewest words during two whole days? And it's the boys against the girls. How do the teachers react to the silence? What happens when the principal feels she's losing control? And will Dave and Lynsey plunge the whole school into chaos? This funny and surprising audiobook is about language and thought, about words unspoken, words spoken in anger, and especially about the power of words spoken in kindness...with or without a bullhorn. It's Andrew Clements at his best -- thought-provoking, true-to-life, and very entertaining.
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fun contest between boys and girls November 12, 2008
Pourpier (Los Angeles, USA)
My 11 year old son loved reading this book. This is the story of a boy and girl who decide to challenge each other by not talking for a couple of days. They also get the rest of fifth graders in the same contest.
It is interesting to see the abilities they develop to communicate without talking. It is a great lesson for a child, and it also changes their perception of the stereotype of girls and boys.
One of the Best! November 6, 2008
Runa Zaman (Charlottesville, VA, USA)
This one definitely falls in the ranks of Frindle, The School Story, and The Landry News. It goes back to the charming school story, of two kids who make a difference in their entire school, rebelling against the authority figures. Two kids, just playing a simple little game, but in the process, revealing so much about life itself. I love the way the message is sent. Silence may not be the best solution, but on occasion, if taken the right way, it will work. The adults learn lessons from the ingenious kids, like the classic Clements works before this. I feel like the characters (other than the teachers) were really not given much characterization, though. Not much is known about their home lives, their interests, their personalities (other than the feistiness living in them all).
Random points I would like to make. It was slightly weird seeing them in a K-5 school, as the last book of his I read, 'Lost and Found', was set in a K-6 school, which I found odd. The three word story was pretty awesome, although it's more commonly seen as a forum game than a classroom activity, it worked out as a pretty awesome teaching tool. And, again, three word debating, that had me laughing very hard. All the ingenious ways the kids came up with to communicate and have fun, it's all classic Clements again :)
This could generate some really interesting discussion! October 8, 2008
Teacher Mom (Elko, NV United States)
I thought this was just a really interesting book. It generated some great discussions in our family and I am looking forward to reading it to my students. There are so many interesting topics within this book. I would highly recommend it!
No Talking September 20, 2008
Kim (Illinois)
It's often difficult to get my son, who just started fourth grade, to read. However, he really liked No Talking and I never had to battle with him to read while he was reading this book. He really enjoyed it and picked it up every night and never gave me a problem. It was our first Andrew Clements book and we'll now try other.
My 5th grader loved this book September 7, 2008
Book loving Mom (Florida)
Last weekend I ordered my daughter away from the TV and requested she pick a selection from a bag of library [paper] books and audio books we had borrowed a few days earlier. She started listening to 'No Talking' and didn't come out of her room for hours. I had to check on her several times because I never figured she would listen to the ENTIRE book in one sitting. She LOVED the book, and the narrator as well. So, although I didn't hear it firsthand she did give me a little synopsis of the book and it was an afternoon well spent!
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