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Westfield Leader and Scotch-Plains Fanwood TIMES
December 1, 2005

Excerpts from:
 “WF’s (Westfield’s) George Smith Pens Second Children’s Book”

By Marylou Morano

Recently, Mr. Smith released his second book, “Spike…The Amazing Chicken: A Story From Out West.”

“Spike…The Amazing Chicken” takes place out West on Mr. Smith’s cousin’s ranchette.  The reader learns very quickly that Spike is no ordinary chicken.  She wanders into the family’s home, eats human food, watches television and talks to a teddy bear.

Mr. Smith chronicles all of these activities in a talk-show format.  In Chapter One, he is the host of “The Cowboy George Show” and Spike is the guest.

“Spike…The Amazing Chicken” is written for young readers who are in the third through fifth grades.  The book was extensively tested prior to publication by principals, teachers, students and media specialists of schools located in Arizona, New Jersey and New York.

In addition, Mr. Smith also provides helpful information concerning the book’s use of nonfiction, realistic fiction and fantasy in the book.

Children will enjoy reading about the unusual main character in “Spike…The Amazing Chicken.”  The full-color photographs include not only Spike and Mr. Smith, but also the family that owns Spike.

The way Mr. Smith has woven the non-fictional, fictional and fantasy elements of the story together will entice even the most reluctant reader. Elementary school teachers will find many opportunities to integrate the messages in “Spike…The Amazing Chicken” into science and social studies lesson plans.

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