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This is a great book. I read this with a group of fourth graders, and it was challenging for many of them (this has an AR level of 5.0). However, it was a good way to practice reading and enjoy a decent story.
Ruby Mae is full of ambition and wants to address the United Nations one day to deliver her message of universal peace and understanding. The problem is she's tongue tied! Her nephew makes her a Bobatron that corrects her problem...until it flies away!
This is my all time favorite picture book
From Andy
Ruby Mae has a speech disorder, but that doesn't stop her from wanting to help the world. Her nephew invented a device to help her, but it really doesn't do much. The illustrations aren't that spectacular, but the story is good to share. Students could think of other ways to help Ruby Mae get her message across instead of speaking.
My sister read this book to me during my October 2008 visit. It was a really nice moment.My sister used to work as a teacher's assistant at a Montessori school. She made her own Bobatron to wear while reading the book to the children in her class. How cool is that? Pretty dang cool in my book! She wore her Bobatron when she read this book to me. That made the moment even nicer.
This book is about Ruby Mae who doesn't seem to get words out without mumbling. She has a dream to tell the world about peace, but it is hard when you don't speak clearly. Her nephew wanted to become and inventor and crated a hat that would allow her to speak clearly. It worked and Ruby Mae moved her way up and finally was invited to speak at the United Nations. Once she go there her hat was taken away by a bird and she was nervous and started to mumble again. Her nephew said it was all in her h...
Reading this story and learning about the Barbatron reminded me of the old Mel Brooks classic "Spaceballs". There is a part in that movie where that main character Lone Star looses a ring that he thought gave him special powers. The Lone Star hears the voice of reason and it tells him that the ring meant nothing; the real force is inside you. The voice of reason goes so far as to say that the ring is nothing special "It was found in a Cracker-Jack box." When Ruby Mae, or any other student who mi...
Ruby Mae Foote learns that she really doesn’t need to wear Billy Bob’s hat invention to speak clearly. Her message at the United Nations is great for all.
