The Adventures of Charlie Chameleon – School Days

The Adventures of Charlie Chameleon
74 Pages
ISBN 978-0-9908979-6-5

In this second volume in the series, Charlie Chameleon and his friends are having trouble with Boris Bunny, the class bully. Charlie thinks Boris is putting on an act, but his friends disagree. Follow Charlie’s adventures as he helps Boris learn how to be a friend.

These multicultural stories are intended for second and third grade students as well as advanced first graders to read independently. Children ages three through nine will enjoy the antics of the characters in the Charlie books. The animals possess human characteristics. Charlie Chameleon takes Frankie the fish wherever he goes.

Reading the series helps children develop empathy and cultivate insight into their lives. The stories cover situations children typically encounter like getting lost, moving, starting a new school, making friends, family vacations, working in a team, and dealing with bullies using a positive method. Each chapter ends with one or more activities for children and parents or teachers to do together, related to the actions in the stories.

Ellen L. Buikema

About Ellen L. Buikema (Phoenix, Arizona Author)

Ellen L. Buikema

Ellen Buikema is a parent, writer, speaker and educator. She received a M.Ed. specializing in Early Childhood from the University of Illinois in Chicago and has extensive post-graduate work in special education from Northeastern Illinois University. She writes adult nonfiction and fiction for children, sprinkling humor everywhere possible. Ellen is the author of The Adventures of Charlie Chameleon series and Parenting . . . A Work in Progress. She has begun research for a Young Adult historical fiction.