Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett; illustrated by Ron Barrett

Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 1978

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Summary: Grandpa tells the story of the town of Chewandswallow, where there are no grocery stores, but food of all types fall from the sky. Everyone enjoys it until the weather turns bad and the food starts to ruin the town.


Ideas for use in library:
read aloud and discuss the story.

Curriculum connections: 
Health: discuss food, which are healthy and which are not and eating in moderation.
Science: discuss weather patterns, how storms develop

Special features:
Lesson plan from Learn NC using Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

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